In the third game of Top 16 the Turkish champions Fenerbahce Ülker play against Lietuvos Rytas at Abdi Ipekci Sportvenue.
In a game so dramatic, it had to be won twice, Fenerbahce Ulker rallied from a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat visiting Lietuvos Rytas 95-91 after overtime on Thursday in Istanbul, Turkey. After this victory Fenerbahce improved to 2-1 and takes over second place in Group E. Overtime was played almost an hour late because Fenerbahce thought it had already won on Will Solomon's tie-breaking jump shot on the fourth-quarter buzzer. But the referees ruled belatedly that Solomon's shot left his hands late, with no time left to play. After a Fenerbahce celebration, both teams were in their locker rooms when told to return to the court and warm up for overtime, during which the hosts dominated . Solomon had 5 of Fenerbahce's 16 points in overtime and led the winners with 27 total. Tarence Kinsey added 16, Omer Asic 13, Emir Preldzic and Omer Onan 10 each for the winners.
Price hit a triple that hit the rim, popped up and fell down but Damir Kaan answered with his own shot from downtown. Jomantas missed free throws while Solomon tied the game with 50 seconds remaining, 79-79. Bajramovic and Price missed from downtown while Solomon buried a six-meter shot that set Fenerbahce and all its fans celebrating. L. Rytas claimed that the shot came after the buzzer and instant replay confirmed it, so the players were called back on court from the locker rooms and overtime started more than half an hour after the end of the regulation.
The overtime started just as balanced as the final minutes, as Jomantas tied again, 83-83, with free throws. Kinsay hit a driving layup that Eidson matched on a second-chance basket at 85-85. Solomon made a free throw while Eidson missed from downtown. Preldzic made foul shots on Bajramovic's fifth foul for a 88-85 edge with 98 seconds remaining. Asik shined with a huge dunk over Vroman while Solomon added an acrobatic driving layup to seal the outcome, 92-85, with a minute to go. Anisimovas scored in the paint while Eidson added an outstaning driving layup to give L. Rytas some hope, 92-89, with 20 seconds remaining. Preldzic made 1-for-2 free throws but a huge block by Asik allowed all Fenerbahce fans that came back to Abdi Ipecki to celebrate a major win. Kaan made free throws to seal an incredible win in style, in one of the longest Euroleague games ever!