Anadolu Efes Istanbul grabbed its first win in the 2021 Gloria Cup tournament by downing Tofas Bursa 90-84 in Antalya, Turkey on Thursday. Rodrigue Beaubois led the winners with 18 points. Filip Petrusev added 15, Chris Singleton had 13, reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP Vasilije Micic got 12 while Adrien Moerman and Bryant Dunston each contributed 11 for Efes. Bryant Dunston, Tolga Gecim and Singleton gave Efes a double-digit lead, 17-7, early in the game. Tofas got within 24-16 after 10 minutes and took the lead, 41-45 at halftime. Tofas boosted its margin to 62-71 at the end of the third quarter and then again to 73-82 with under 6 minutes left. Micic and Singleton combined for 11 points in a 14-0 run that put Efes back in charge, 86-82, in the next-to-last minute. Micic made free throws and sealed the outcome with a driving layup.

CSKA Moscow bounced back from a recent pre-season loss by topping Zenit St Petersburg 75-64 in the Neofytos Chandriotis Tournament in Nicosia, Cyprus. Will Clyburn led the winners with 18 points. Joel Bolomboy added 10 for CSKA. Jordan Loyd and Mindaugas Kuzminskas led Zenit with 10 points apiece. Clyburn and Marius Grigonis allowed CSKA to get a 13-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. Billy Baron tied the game with a three-pointer, 13-13, but Clyburn and Alexey Shved fueled a 13-0 run that made it a double-digit game, 26-13. CSKA boosted its margin to 39-24 at halftime and then again to 50-29 on a three-point shot by Johannes Voigtmann. Alex Poythress, Loyd and Andrey Zubkov brought Zenit closer, 55-46, after 30 minutes. CSKA opened the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run that Bolomboy capped with a jumper, good for a 64-46 CSKA lead. Zenit kept trying but CSKA has cruised to a well-deserved win.

AUGUST
Date Game Result Trophy Place
26 MoraBanc Andorra vs. FC Barcelona 72-81 Friendly game Encamp, Andorra
27 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Basket Napoli 75-70 11 City of Cagliari Tournament, semis Cagliari, Italy
27 FC Bayern Munich vs. Dinamo Sassari 85-86 11 City of Cagliari Tournament, semis Cagliari, Italy
28 Napoli vs. FC Bayern Munich 54-69 11 City of Cagliari Tournament, 3rd place Cagliari, Italy
28 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Dinamo Sassari 84-72 11 City of Cagliari Tournament, finals Cagliari, Italy
28 Zenit St Petersburg vs. Parma Basket 98-74 Friendly Game Russia
28 Germani Brescia vs. Anadolu Efes 71-97 Friendly Game Italy
29 Germani Brescia vs. Anadolu Efes 75-89 Friendly Game Italy
29 Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Rilski Sportist Samoko 100-77 Friendly Game Pravets, Bulgaria
30 AS Monaco vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 75-85 Friendly game Italy
30 FC Barcelona vs. Limoges 83-47 Friendly game Encamp, Andorra
31 FC Bayern Munich vs. Basket Verona 66-89 Friendly game Bozen, Italy
31 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. FMP 69-64 Friendly game
SEPTEMBER
Date Game Result Trophy Place
1 CSKA Moscow vs. MBA 107-59 Friendly game Moscow, Russia
1 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 87-88 Friendly game Kaunas, Lithuania
1 Real Madrid vs. UCAM Murcia 80-84 V Torneo Ciudad de Albacete Albacete, Spain
2 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. MEGA Basket 82-77 Friendly game Belgrade, Serbia
2 AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 83-95 Friendly game Milan, Italy
2 Ionikos vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 59-98 Friendly game Piraeus, Greece
2 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. JDA Dijon 55-77 Ain Star Game 2021 Lons-le-Saunier, France
3 Zenit vs. Nizhny Novgorod 95-69 Kondrashin and Belov Cup St Petersburg, Russia
3 CSKA vs. Parma 94-58 Kondrashin and Belov Cup St Petersburg, Russia
3 Unicaja Malaga vs. Real Madrid 88-75 Torneo Costa del Sol Malaga, Spain
3 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lietkabelis Panevezys 80-82 Friendly game Kaunas, Lithuania
3 Metropolitans 92 vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 90-88 OT Ain Star Game 2021 Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
3 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Lenovo Tenerife 67-81 Torneo Ciudad de Getafe Getafe, Spain
4 Zenit St Petersburg vs CSKA Moscow 100-73 Kondrashin and Belov Cup St Petersburg, Russia
4 Monaco vs Peristeri 90-78 bwin Tournament against Covid-19 Piraeus, Greece
4 Olympiacos vs Lavrio 99-64 bwin Tournament against Covid-19 Piraeus, Greece
4 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs Apollon Patras 78-76 Friendly game Athens, Greece
4 AX Armani Exchange Milan vs Anadolu Efes Istanbul 90-62 Friendly game Milan, Italy
4 Joventut Badalona vs. FC Barcelona 69-82 Lliga Catalana, semis Manresa, Spain
4 Real Madrid vs. UCAM Murcia 80-65 Torneo Costa del Sol Malaga, Spain
4 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs Chalon 61-90 Ain Star Game 2021, Finals Bourg en Bresse, France
4 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Semt77 Yalovaspor 88-77 Friendly game Istanbul, Turkey
4 Urbas Fuenlabrada vs. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 72-88 Torneo Ciudad de Getafe Getafe, Spain
5 BAXI Manresa vs FC Barcelona 81-70 Lliga Catalana, finals Manresa, Spain
5 Olympiacos Piraeus vs AS Monaco 98-93 bwin Tournament against Covid-19 Piraeus, Greece
5 ALBA Berlin vs. Bakken Bears 84-75 Friendly game Oranienburg, Germany
6 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. FC Bayern Munich 74-68 Friendly game Ljubljana, Slovenia
7 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. KK Oradea 74-50 Friendly game Belgrade, Serbia
8 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 69-76 Gloria Cup 2021 II Belek – Antalya, Turkey
8 Lavrio MegaBolt vs. AS Monaco 63-79 Friendly game Lavrio, Greece
9 CSKA Moscow vs. Zenit St Petersburg 75-64 Neofytos Chandriotis Tournament Nicosia, Cyprus
9 Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Tofas Bursa 90-84 Gloria Cup 2021 II Belek – Antalya, Turkey
10 Tofas Bursa vs. Zalgiris Kaunas – Gloria Cup 2021 II Belek – Antalya, Turkey
10 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul – Gloria Cup 2021 II Belek – Antalya, Turkey
11 FC Barcelona vs. Valencia Basket – Spanish SuperCup, Semifinals Tenerife, Spain
11 Lenovo Tenerife vs. Real Madrid – Spanish SuperCup, Semifinals Tenerife, Spain
11 CSKA Moscow vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv – Neofytos Chandriotis Tournament Nicosia, Cyprus
11 Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Zenit St Petersburg – Neofytos Chandriotis Tournament Nicosia, Cyprus
11 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade – MagentaSport Cup, semis Munich, Germany
11 FC Bayern Munich Bayern vs. Virtus Segafredo Bologna – MagentaSport Cup, semis Munich, Germany
11 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. ALBA Berlin – Paris European Games Paris, France
11 Paris Basketball vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan – Paris European Games Paris, France
11 Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. AS Monaco – Istanball Cup, semis Istanbul, Turkey
11 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. UNICS Kazan – Istanball Cup, semis Istanbul, Turkey
12 Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia and Tenerife – Spanish SuperCup, final Tenerife, Spain
12 Bayern, Panathinaikos, Zvezda and Virtus – MagentaSport Cup, finals Munich, Germany
12 LDLC ASVEL vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan – Paris European Games Paris, France
12 Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Zalgiris Kaunas – Gloria Cup 2021 II Belek – Antalya, Turkey
12 Paris Basketball vs. ALBA Berlin – Paris European Games Paris, France
12 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. Zenit St Petersburg – Neofytos Chandriotis Tournament Nicosia, Cyprus
12 Olympiacos Piraeus vs. CSKA Moscow – Neofytos Chandriotis Tournament Nicosia, Cyprus
12 Fenerbahce, Monaco, Partizan and UNICS – Istanball Cup, finals Istanbul, Turkey
12 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Bilbao Basket – Euskalkopa Santurtzi, Spain
15 CSKA Moscow – Friendly game Moscow, Russia
15-18 ALBA Berlin, Bursaport, Darussafaka, Izmir, Belediyesi and Yalovaspor – Frutti Extra Cup Bursa, Turkey
16 Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul – Friendly game Belgrade, Serbia
16 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Turk Telekom Ankara – 21 Cevat Soydas Tournament Bursa, Turkey
16 Promiteas Patras vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade – Friendly game Patras, Greece
16 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. Bnei Herzliya – Friendly game Tel Aviv, Israel
17 Bahcesehir vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul – 21 Cevat Soydas Tournament Bursa, Turkey
17 LDLC ASVEL vs. Roanne – Friendly game Lyonso, France
18 AEK vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade – Friendly game Greece
18 Fenerbahce, Turk Telekom – 21 Cevat Soydas Tournament, finals Bursa, Turkey
18 CSKA Moscow vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar – VTB United League Super Cup Moscow, Russia
18 UNICS Kazan vs. Zenit St Petersburg – VTB United League Super Cup Moscow, Russia
18-19 Efes, Maccabi Panathinaikos and Partizan – Giannakopoulos Cup Athens, Greece
18 FC Bayern Munich vs. SIG Strasbourg – Expert Jakob Cup Bayreuth, Germany
18 AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. winner Group C – LBA Supercoppa 2021, QF Casalecchio di Reno, Italy
19 CSKA, Zenit, UNICS, Lokomotiv – VTB United League Super Cup, final Moscow, Russia
20 Hamburg Towers vs. AS Monaco – Friendly game –
24 LDLC ASVEL vs. Fos-Sur-Mer – Friendly game Feurs, France

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