Anadolu Efes 83-68 Panathinaikos: Cameron Payne leads 14-0 run after visitors cut lead to one

Anadolu Efes beat Panathinaikos 83-68 in Istanbul on Friday in EuroLeague round 9, according to the official box score and Eurohoops. The game tipped off at 5:30pm GMT.

Efes led 45-37 at half-time and 61-51 after three quarters. Panathinaikos came back behind Mathias Lessort and cut the gap to 66-65 after a dunk by Guerschon Yabusele, Eurohoops reported.

Cameron Payne then started a 14-0 run in under three minutes, according to Eurohoops. Payne finished with 14 points, eight assists and three steals, making four of 11 three-point attempts.

Collin Malcolm and Bruno Fernando scored 15 points each for Efes. Dario Šarić had 11 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, and Jordan Loyd scored 10.

Kendrick Nunn led Panathinaikos with 17 points, Nigel Hayes-Davis added 11 points and five rebounds, and Lessort had 11 rebounds.

Efes are 4-5. Panathinaikos are 7-2 and remain level with Olympiacos at the top of the standings, according to Eurohoops.

See also: EuroLeague round 7 Thursday · EuroLeague round 9 Thursday