- Virtus edged Efes 64-67 in the Play-in Showdown last season after the two teams finished in ninth and tenth place, respectively. Tornike Shengelia paced Virtus with 13 points, while Will Clyburn, who joined Virtus this summer, scored 22 for Efes.
- Last season in Istanbul, Efes beat Virtus 99-75 in Round 21, with Darius Thompson setting career highs in points (26) and steals (5).
- Last season in Bologna, Virtus beat Efes 93-81 in Round 6 as Tornike Shengelia earned MVP of the Round honors after collecting 19 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds for a PIR of 30.
- When these two teams met in Bologna in the 2022-23 season, the first time they played an official game in more than two decades, Efes held off Virtus 80-85 with Rodrigue Beaubois scoring 19 points and collecting a career-high 8 rebounds.
- Virtus and Efes played six times during the 1990s, too, and Efes won four of those games.
- Will Clyburn joined Virtus this summer after spending two seasons with Efes.
- Efes center Vincent Poirier was a teammate of Virtus forward Tornike Shengelia at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz for two seasons, from 2017 to 2019.
- Virtus forward Achille Polonara spent the first half of the 2022-23 season with Efes.
- Polonara posted career highs in points (23) and assists (6) while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Efes in April 2021.
- Ante Zizic moved from Efes to Virtus ahead of Round 18 last season after spending a season and a half with Efes.
- Efes forward Rolands Smits has played under Virtus coach Luca Banchi and been a teammate of Virtus's Andrejs Graziulis with the Latvian national team
- Rodrigue Beaubois dished a career-best 7 assists in Efes's home win over Virtus in March 2023.
- Efes guard Elijah Bryant grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, all on the defensive end, against Virtus in March 2023.
- Virtus guard Daniel Hackett posted his career highs in points (31) and triples made (6) while playing for CSKA Moscow against Efes in February 2022.
- Last season in Istanbul, Efes beat Virtus 99-75 in Round 21, with Darius Thompson setting career highs in points (26) and steals (5).
- Last season in Bologna, Virtus beat Efes 93-81 in Round 6 as Tornike Shengelia earned MVP of the Round honors after collecting 19 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds for a PIR of 30.
- When these two teams met in Bologna in the 2022-23 season, the first time they played an official game in more than two decades, Efes held off Virtus 80-85 with Rodrigue Beaubois scoring 19 points and collecting a career-high 8 rebounds.
- Virtus and Efes played six times during the 1990s, too, and Efes won four of those games.
- Will Clyburn joined Virtus this summer after spending two seasons with Efes.
- Efes center Vincent Poirier was a teammate of Virtus forward Tornike Shengelia at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz for two seasons, from 2017 to 2019.
- Virtus forward Achille Polonara spent the first half of the 2022-23 season with Efes.
- Polonara posted career highs in points (23) and assists (6) while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Efes in April 2021.
- Ante Zizic moved from Efes to Virtus ahead of Round 18 last season after spending a season and a half with Efes.
- Efes forward Rolands Smits has played under Virtus coach Luca Banchi and been a teammate of Virtus's Andrejs Graziulis with the Latvian national team
- Rodrigue Beaubois dished a career-best 7 assists in Efes's home win over Virtus in March 2023.
- Efes guard Elijah Bryant grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, all on the defensive end, against Virtus in March 2023.
- Virtus guard Daniel Hackett posted his career highs in points (31) and triples made (6) while playing for CSKA Moscow against Efes in February 2022.
Game Facts - Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Streaks
Marco Belinelli has made at least 1 three-pointer in 14 straight and 33 of his last 34 games.
Belinelli has scored in double figures in six straight games.
Tornike Shengelia has scored 10 or more points in eight of his last nine games.
Shengelia has had a double-digit PIR in seven straight games.
Achille Polonara has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight games.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 straight games.
Clyburn has scored in double digits in nine of his last 10 games.
Clyburn has had a PIR of 13 or more in nine of his last 10 games.
Clyburn has had at least 1 steal in nine straight games.
Records/Milestones
Ante Zizic ranks 14th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.6%.
Achille Polonara needs 5 rebounds to reach 600 for his career.
Tornike Shengelia ranks 17th all-time with 3,069 points. Scottie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is 16th with 3,179 and counting.
Shengelia needs 3 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Will Clyburn ranks 20th all-time in scoring with 3,016 points. Felipe Reyes is 19th with 3,029 points.
Marco Belinelli has made at least 1 three-pointer in 14 straight and 33 of his last 34 games.
Belinelli has scored in double figures in six straight games.
Tornike Shengelia has scored 10 or more points in eight of his last nine games.
Shengelia has had a double-digit PIR in seven straight games.
Achille Polonara has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight games.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 straight games.
Clyburn has scored in double digits in nine of his last 10 games.
Clyburn has had a PIR of 13 or more in nine of his last 10 games.
Clyburn has had at least 1 steal in nine straight games.
Records/Milestones
Ante Zizic ranks 14th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.6%.
Achille Polonara needs 5 rebounds to reach 600 for his career.
Tornike Shengelia ranks 17th all-time with 3,069 points. Scottie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is 16th with 3,179 and counting.
Shengelia needs 3 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Will Clyburn ranks 20th all-time in scoring with 3,016 points. Felipe Reyes is 19th with 3,029 points.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks
Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 steal in eight straight games.
Beaubois has made 16 consecutive free throws.
Ercan Osmani has made all 10 free throws in his EuroLeague career.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin tied the EuroLeague single-game record with 10 made three-pointers in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Shane Larkin ranks ninth all-time in made three-pointers with 507. Vassilis Spanoulis is eighth with 518 made triples.
Larkin is ranked in 13th place all-time in scoring with 3,315 points. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade is 12th with 3,330 and counting.
Rodrigue Beaubois ranks 12th all-time with 457 made three-pointers. Alexey Shved is 11th with 459.
Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 steal in eight straight games.
Beaubois has made 16 consecutive free throws.
Ercan Osmani has made all 10 free throws in his EuroLeague career.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin tied the EuroLeague single-game record with 10 made three-pointers in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Shane Larkin ranks ninth all-time in made three-pointers with 507. Vassilis Spanoulis is eighth with 518 made triples.
Larkin is ranked in 13th place all-time in scoring with 3,315 points. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade is 12th with 3,330 and counting.
Rodrigue Beaubois ranks 12th all-time with 457 made three-pointers. Alexey Shved is 11th with 459.