EuroLeague Recap Round 2: Eight Games, Eight Storylines on Matchday Night

Eight EuroLeague games unfolded on Monday, September 29, 2026, from Dubai to Belgrade, headlined by two nail-biting one-point finishes, a 24-point rout inside Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul's arena, and Valencia Basket's 111-point offensive outburst at home against Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, results that reshape the early picture of the 2025-2026 EuroLeague season.

Two games came down to the final possession, three were decided by 20 points or more, and one Italian derby-style clash between Armani Olimpia Milano and Virtus Bologna went down to a 2-point margin. Here is a breakdown of all eight results and the individual performances that stood out.

Dubai Basketball edges Barcelona at home behind balanced scoring

Dubai Basketball defeated FC Barcelone 94-87 at home on September 29, in a game where the home side got contributions from multiple scorers. Dwayne Bacon. finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds and an assist, shooting 1-of-6 from 3-point range and 1-of-3 on 2-pointers while going a perfect 9-of-9 from the free-throw line across 26 minutes and 14 seconds on the floor. Élie Okobo ran the offense with 9 points and a team-high 6 assists to go with 2 rebounds, adding 7-of-8 free throws in 27 minutes and 42 seconds. Jaron Blossomgame chipped in 10 points on an efficient 5-of-6 mark on 2-point attempts in 22 minutes and 43 seconds.

For Barcelona, Umoja Adeyemi Gibson was the top contributor among the named players, scoring 12 points on 2-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc and 3-of-4 on 2-point attempts, adding 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 25 minutes and 20 seconds. The Spanish club could not overcome the home side's depth, falling by 7 points on the road in a game that saw Dubai Basketball's supporting cast outproduce Barcelona's down the stretch.

Anadolu Efes beats Real Madrid by 10 in Istanbul

Anadolu Efes Istanbul beat Real Madrid 94-84 at home, with the Spanish club unable to find enough offense from its own key contributors to close the gap. Chukwuma Okeke led Real Madrid's named scorers with 11 points on a sharp 3-of-6 clip from 3-point range and a perfect 1-of-1 on 2-pointers, adding 4 rebounds and an assist in 20 minutes and 5 seconds. Mikael Olli Axel Jantunen struggled to find his shot, finishing with 7 points on just 1-of-6 shooting from long range, though he did add 3 rebounds and 2 assists across 18 minutes and 43 seconds.

🚀 Did you miss me?#SahayaHükmet #RuleTheCourtpic.twitter.com/P54j75qKhj

— Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) 29 septembre 2026

On the winning side, Daron Russell scored 5 points on 1-of-2 from 3-point range in a brief 8 minutes and 10 seconds, while Santiago Yusta added 3 points on a clean 1-of-1 from beyond the arc in 7 minutes and 18 seconds. No individual Efes top-scorer data separates itself in this dossier beyond those two, but the 10-point home win extended a difficult road trip for Real Madrid.

Olympiacos survives Zalgiris Kaunas in the tightest road win of the round

Olympiacos Piraeus escaped Kaunas with a 93-91 road win, one of the closest margin of the eight games. Aleksandar Vezenkov paced the visitors with 18 points and a team-high 8 rebounds, shooting an efficient 8-of-10 on 2-point attempts and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line in 24 minutes and 39 seconds. Tyrique Jones added 5 points, 3-of-4 from the free-throw line and an assist in 15 minutes and 56 seconds off a modest 1-of-3 mark on 2-pointers.

Zalgiris Kaunas nearly pulled off the upset behind 20 points on 4-of-6 shooting from deep and 4-of-5 on mid-range by Sterling Brown in 23 minutes, but it was not enough to hold off Vezenkov and Olympiacos down the stretch. The 2-point final margin made this the tightest finish of the round among these eight games.

Fenerbahce blows past Bayern Munich by 24 points

Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul produced the largest margin of the round, defeating FC Bayern Munich 100-76 at home. Talen Horton-Tucker led the home side with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 2-of-5 from 3-point range and 5-of-9 on 2-point attempts while going 3-of-3 from the line in 19 minutes and 27 seconds. Marcus Bingham Jr. added 12 points on a clean 2-of-4 from beyond the arc and 3-of-3 on 2-pointers in 15 minutes and 42 seconds.

MVP MVP MVP! 🔥

👉 Talen Horton-Tucker! 👏#YellowLegacy #EuroLeague #PetrolOfisi pic.twitter.com/ueU5HKCbid

— Fenerbahçe Tarfin Erkek Basketbol (@FBBasketbol) 29 septembre 2026

Austin Wiley did what he could for Bayern Munich, scoring 8 points on 4-of-6 shooting from inside the arc and grabbing 5 rebounds in 16 minutes and 36 seconds, but the German club was overwhelmed by Fenerbahce's efficiency across the board. The 24-point final margin stands as the widest of any of the eight games played this Monday.

Hapoel Tel Aviv steals a 1-point win in Belgrade

Hapoel Tel Aviv edged Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 81-80 on the road, the tightest possible margin alongside the Olympiacos-Zalgiris result. JJared Butler led all scorers for the home side with 19 points on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range and 3-of-5 on 2-point attempts in 18 minutes and 46 seconds. Tyson Carter added 12 points on 2-of-4 from beyond the arc and 3-of-5 on 2-pointers in 19 minutes and 7 seconds, while Christopher Jones contributed 6 points and a team-high 4 assists in 17 minutes and 34 seconds.

Daniel Oturu was the lone named contributor for the visitors, finishing with 5 points, 6 rebounds and a rough 1-of-5 mark from the free-throw line in 19 minutes and 13 seconds. Despite Butler's 19-point night pacing all scorers in the building, Crvena Zvezda came up a single point short, with Hapoel Tel Aviv escaping Belgrade with the road win.

Valencia Basket's 111 points bury Baskonia by 23

Valencia Basket posted the highest team total of the round, defeating Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 111-88 at home. T.J. Shorts ran the show with a game-high 10 assists to go with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting from inside the arc in 18 minutes and 52 seconds, while Omari Kamau Moore added 10 points and 6 assists of his own on 4-of-9 on 2-point attempts in 19 minutes and 50 seconds. Jasiel Fernandez chipped in 10 points on a perfect 1-of-1 from 3-point range and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line in 16 minutes and 5 seconds, and Gonzalo Gutierrez added 4 points in 11 minutes and 41 seconds.

Baskonia's D.J. Stewart led the visitors with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting from inside the arc and 4 assists in 22 minutes and 49 seconds, while Anthony Lawson added 13 points on 2-of-5 from 3-point range in 22 minutes and 28 seconds and Christopher Duarte scored 9 points in 21 minutes and 10 seconds. Valencia's 23-point win was built on balanced scoring across four double-digit contributors, with Shorts II's double-digit assist total standing out from the box score.

Milano holds off Bologna by 2 in an Italian derby-style thriller

Armani Olimpia Milano survived Virtus Bologna 87-85 at home in a game decided by just 2 points. Devon Hall led the winners with 12 points on a perfect 2-of-2 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line in 22 minutes and 55 seconds, while Robert Cole added 11 points and 3 assists on 3-of-4 shooting from inside the arc in 15 minutes and 53 seconds.

For Virtus Bologna, Bo Klintman scored 7 points and grabbed a team-high 5 rebounds on 1-of-2 from 3-point range in 19 minutes and 22 seconds, while Mouhamet Diouf added 4 points on 2-of-3 on 2-point attempts in 10 minutes and 34 seconds off the floor. The narrow 2-point margin made this one of the two closest finishes of the round, with Milano holding on at home in a clash that carried the feel of an Italian derby.

Partizan Belgrade wins by 13 points on the road in Paris

Partizan Belgrade closed out the round with a 92-79 road win over Paris Basketball. Tonye Jekiri anchored the win inside, scoring 15 points and grabbing a team-high 7 rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting from 2-point range in 21 minutes and 30 seconds. Kyle Allman, Jr. added 10 points and 2 assists on 1-of-2 from 3-point range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line in 25 minutes and 13 seconds, while Kevarrius Keshawn Hayes contributed 4 rebounds in 14 minutes and 44 seconds despite going just 2 points on the scoresheet.

Crno-bele boje brani. Krvlju, slavom, životom...✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/WvwhGwvIDa

— KK Partizan Mozzart Bet (@PartizanBC) 29 septembre 2026

Paris were lead by Nadir Hifi, 19 points and 4 assists on only 33% shooting from the field and Jared Rhoden who provided 14 points and 9 rebounds off the bench. They will look to regroup after a 0-2 start in EuroLeague play.