Fenerbahce vs Baskonia Tips & Live Stream - Can Fenerbahce justify the favorite role against Baskonia?

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Last updated: Fri 23 Jan 2026 07:30

Nemanja Dojcinovic 23 Jan 2026

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Fenerbahce secured a recent victory over Virtus Bologna despite key absences.
Baskonia struggles after a loss to Panathinaikos, missing Marcus Howard.
Previous head-to-heads favored Fenerbahce, adding pressure on Baskonia.

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Fenerbahce vs Baskonia Preview
Fenerbahce Form & Team News
Baskonia Form & Team News
Head to Head

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After a heroic win in Bologna, Fenerbahce will have a chance for another home victory against Baskonia.

Can the hosts live up to their role as favorites, or will Baskonia pull off a major surprise?

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Fenerbahce Form & Team News

Fenerbahce are in solid form, which they confirmed with an away win against Virtus Bologna, 85:80, despite missing several very important players.

Coach Sarunas Jasikevicius could not count on Wade Baldwin, Bonzie Colson, Brandon Boston Jr, Arturs Zagars, Scottie Wilbekin, and Chris Silva for that game, but it did not stop the rest of the team from coming together and delivering a very strong performance.

It was a tight and exciting game in which the teams exchanged the lead, and neither side held a double digit advantage throughout the full 40 minutes. The key moment was likely the third quarter, which Fenerbahce won 25:13, shifting the momentum in their favor.

Midway through the final period, the home side built a small lead, but that did not shake the visitors, who quickly regained the advantage and managed to hold on until the end to secure an important win.

In the absence of several teammates, Talen Horton Tucker took responsibility and was the main reason behind Fenerbahce’s victory, delivering one of his best performances of the season with 28 points. He received strong support from Tarik Biberovic with 15 points and Nando De Colo with 12.

Baskonia Form & Team News

After two consecutive wins, Baskonia suffered their 15th loss of the season last week.

They were beaten in Athens by Panathinaikos, who comfortably won the game 93:74 despite missing their best player, Kendrick Nunn.

At no point in the game did Baskonia manage to impose themselves offensively, while their defense was, as expected, the weaker part of their performance.

Baskonia were also without Marcus Howard, and in his absence their offense became far more predictable for the home defense.

Panathinaikos punished every mistake in the paint, while Vasileios Toliopoulos emerged as a surprise x factor, scoring a season high 21 points.

For Baskonia, Timothe Luwawu Cabarrot was once again at a high level with 17 points and 15 rebounds, while Kobi Simmons added 15 points and Rodion Kurucs finished with 12.

Head to Head

Last season, Fenerbahce won both head to head meetings against Baskonia. At this venue, the final score was 82:77, with Finals MVP Nigel Hayes Davies scoring 17 points.

Verdict

Fenerbahce v Baskonia

The exact lineups for this game are still uncertain, as the status of several players from both teams who missed the previous round remains questionable.

Fenerbahce spent a lot of energy in their last game, so a high level shooting performance is not expected against Baskonia. They will need to rely on defense and strong support from the home crowd.