🗓️ Blog published on May 23, 2025
The Final Four stage of the EuroLeague 2025 delivered everything fans hoped for — high tension, emotional returns, and veteran heroics. In this blog, we break down both semifinal clashes, starting with Fenerbahçe vs Panathinaikos, a game filled with history, subplots, and big-time performances. And we finish with the most surprising and shocking result of all – Olympiacos vs Monaco.
EuroLeague Final Four 2025 game 1
Final Score: Fenerbahçe 82 – 76 Panathinaikos
Halftime: 38 – 33 Fenerbahçe
This was a clash not just of clubs, but of legacies.
Fenerbahçe entered the game chasing their second EuroLeague title, while coach Ergin Ataman attempted to pull off an extraordinary feat — winning back to back EuroLeague championships with two different clubs (after doing it with Efes). But this time, it wasn’t meant to be.
Panathinaikos got a long-awaited return from their injured center — his first appearance since December 19th, 2024. Expectations were high, especially combined with the presence of Final Four 2024 MVP Kostas Sloukas. But neither delivered.
Fenerbahçe took control early after a slow-paced opening, where Pana briefly led 5–3. From there, it was all about tactical discipline, depth, and execution.
Despite a below-average shooting night, Kendrick Nunn led Panathinaikos in scoring with 19 points, but fouled out in the fourth quarter. His impact was inconsistent.
Another notable contributor was Cedi Osman, who had already been the X-factor in the playoff series against Efes — and delivered again with 22 points and 6 assists.
But overall, the Green squad couldn’t get enough momentum from its stars.
On the other side, Fenerbahçe leaned into its depth and rotated hot hands quarter by quarter:
Melli didn’t score until the third quarter, but became vital down the stretch.
McCollum’s story stood out the most — at 37 years old, having joined from a struggling Karşıyaka squad, he returned to EuroLeague action for the first time since Himki 2020/21, and looked like he never left.
Both Hall and McCollum were the reason that broke Panathinaikos’ rhythm.
The result?
Fenerbahçe books a ticket to the EuroLeague Final 82-76! — and they looked sharp doing it.
EuroLeague Final Four 2025 gane 2
Final Score: Monaco 78 – 68 Olympiacos
Quarter by Quarter: Q1 – 17:17 | Halftime – Monaco lead 35:32 | Q3 – 6-point Monaco lead
This was the semifinal where pressure met patience — and only one survived.
Olympiacos entered the Final Four not just as a favorite, but with a mission:
Break the “first place curse” that’s haunted the EuroLeague since 2016. Under the new competition format, no team that finished first in the regular season has gone on to win the title. This was supposed to be the year that changed.
But Monaco — led by Olympiacos legend and Greek icon Vassilis Spanoulis — had other plans.
After a balanced first quarter (17–17), Olympiacos briefly took the lead early in the second (26–24). That was their last moment in control.
From that point, Monaco tightened the grip, slowed the game down, and played arguably their best basketball of the entire season. Meanwhile, Olympiacos looked tense — forced shots, shaky ball movement, and dreadful shooting percentages.
At one point in the third quarter, Monaco led by 13, and Olympiacos had just 3/16 from three-point range.
Despite the loss, Evan Fournier stood tall for Olympiacos. His late third-quarter run kept the game within reach — and his final stats prove it:
But he couldn’t do it alone. MVP of the playoff series Sasha Vezenkov had an unusually quiet night:
For Monaco, the story was about balance and impact:
This result also sets up an emotional finale — either Šarūnas Jasikevičius or Vassilis Spanoulis will become just the fourth person in history to win the EuroLeague both as a player and a coach.
Spanoulis already made history by leading Monaco to their second-ever Final Four, and now he’s one win away from a title in his rookie coaching year.
So what did we witness in the 2025 Final Four semis?
📎 EuroLeague Final Four 2025 semifinal was great but don’t miss our Final blog after the championship game!
📎 Until then, explore more EuroLeague moments, and NBA playoff madness!
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