Janning's tip-in lifts Anadolu Efes past Real Madrid

In an outstanding battle that went down to the wire, Anadolu Efes Istanbul survived a tough test by edging previously undefeated Real Madrid 75-72 in Group A. The game appeared headed for overtime before Matt Janning soared for a game winning tip-in. Cedi Osman led the winners with 16 points on 4-of-4 three-point shooting and 7 rebounds. Dario Saric added 13 points, Stephane Lasme scored 12 and Milko Bjelica and Stratos Perperoglou each got 11 for Efes. Sergio Llull led Madrid with 20 points. Ioannis Bourousis added 17, Andres Nocioni 11 while Sergio Rodriguez netted 10 for the guests. A 0-7 run that Llull capped with a three-pointer gave Madrid an early 7-11 edge. Perperoglou and Dontaye Draper stepped up for Efes, but Llull tied the game at 18-18 after 10 minutes. Bjelica struck from downtown to put Efes up 28-21. Llull and Rodriguez helped Madrid regain the lead at 31-32, but back-to-back triples by Osman helped Efes reach halftime with a 39-36 edge. A layup by Draper made it a double-digit game, 50-40, soon after the break. A 2-14 run, which Rodriguez capped with a jumpe,r put Madrid back ahead, 52-54. The game turned into a thriller when Osman tied the game with a three-pointer, 71-71. Lasme and Nocioni traded layups for a 73-73 tie, but Efes got the ball back with 6.8 seconds left. Bjelica and Osman missed around the basket before Janning took over with the game-winning tip-in at the buzzer!