By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
At this point, not only Bahcesehir is not considered a fluke, but they proved beyond any doubt that they fully control their destiny in the standings in the BKT EuroCup.
Facing Dreamland Gran Canaria, Bahcesehir led from wire to wire on the way to a 73-65 win. The hosts led even by 18 points (65-47) before GranCa made a last effort to come back.
The Spaniards trimmed the lead to six (69-63) with two minutes left but couldn’t get any closer.
Tai Odiase with 16 points led a balanced team effort by the winning side, while Mike Tobey with 16 points, six rebounds, and five assists did his best for the guests.
Thanks to this result, Bahcesehir remains alone on top of Group A with Gran Canaria following in the second place.
In Group B, Aris got the 81-66 home win over Lietkabelis with Trey Woodbury scoring a season-high of 25 points, while the Hamburg Towers managed to upset Hapoel with an 82-80 home win.
Group A
Bahcesehir College Istanbul – Dreamland Gran Canaria 73-65
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica – Dolomiti Energia Trento (18/12)
ratiopharm Ulm – Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius (18/12)
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv – Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul (18/12)
Joventut Badalona – Trefl Sopot (18/12)
Standings
- Bahcesehir 10-2
- Gran Canaria 9-3
- Ratiopharm Ulm 7–4
- Hapoel Tel Aviv 6–5
- Besiktas 6-5
- BC Wοlves 6-5
- Buducnost 4-7
- Trento 4-7
- Joventut 3-8
- Trefl Sopot 0-11
Group B
Aris Midea Thessaloniki – 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 81-66
Veolia Towers Hamburg – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 82-80
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana – Turk Telekom Ankara (18/12)
Valencia Basket – U-BT Cluj-Napoca (18/12)
Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse – Umana Reyer Venice (18/12)
Standings
- Valencia 10-0
- Cedevita Olimpija 7-4
- Hapoel Jerusalem 7-5
- JL Bourg 6-5
- Cluj-Napoca 6-5
- Turk Telekom 6-5
- Venice 5-6
- Lietkabelis 4-8
- Aris 3-9
- Hamburg 3-9