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EuroLeague 27/02/2014, 22.03

Tomic, Dorsey lead Barcelona to big OT win vs Efes

89-84 the final score

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In one of the most thrilling games of the 2013-14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague season, FC Barcelona needed overtime to edge Anadolu Efes Istanbul 84-89 in Group E on the road on Thursday. Barcelona improved to 8-0 while Efes dropped to 2-6. Ante Tomic paced the winners with career-highs of 26 points and 15 rebounds, hitting 11 of his 16 shots for a performance index rating of 40. Juan Carlos Navarro added 17 points and a career-high 11 assists, while Kostas Papanikolaou had 10 points for Barcelona. Zoran Planinic and Kostas Vasileiadis led Efes with 14 points apiece. Planinic dished 9 assists. Jamon Gordon and Kerem Gonlum each had 13 for the hosts. Tomic shined early and got plenty of help from Erazem Lorbek and Papanikolaou to give Barcelona a 6-20 lead. Vasileiadis and an outstanding Gonlum brought Efes within 17-22 after 10 minutes. Barcelona improved its defense late in the first half, as Papanikolaou and a close basket by Marko Todorovic allowed the guests to get a 12-point margin at halftime. A dunk by Bostjan Nachbar gave Barcelona its biggest lead, 33-48. Cedi Osman stepped up with consecutive triples, getting help from Dusko Savanovic and Milko Bjelica to make it a three-point game late in the third quarter. A layup by Planinic completed the hosts' comeback, 57-55. Navarro and Huertas helped Barcelona tie the game again, 64-64, but a 7-0 run that Vasileadis capped with a layup gave Efes a 71-64 lead. Barcelona did not give up and a tip-in by Joey Dorsey on Brad Oleson's missed free throw attempt send the game to overtime, 75-75. Tomic and Navarro shined in the extra period, making sure that Barcelona grabbed its 20th consecutive Top 16 win. 

 
(via Euro-Step)

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