Sloukas leads Fenerbahce past Efes

A two-time Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champ with a near-perfect shooting night helped Fenerbahce Istanbul snap its three-game losing streak with an 88-80 home win over crosstown rival Anadolu Efes Istanbul on Thursday. Fenerbahce improved to 5-3 with the victory while Efes fell to 3-5. Kostas Sloukas missed just one shot while scoring 21 points and dishing 4 assists to pace the winners. Jan Vesely was just as big with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Luigi Datome added 11 points and 7 rebounds, while Mehli Mahmutoglu drilled all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter as Fenerbahce pulled away. Jayson Granger led Efes with 19 points while Bryant Dunston had 11 and Bryce Cotton 10, but the visitors were hurt by 8-for-17 free throw shooting while Fenerbahce made 18 of 22.