By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Teksut Bandirma dominated the first half which was enough to push them to an 81-66 home win over EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez.
Bandirma improved to 8-6 but will stay in the fourth spot in Group B behind San Pablo Burgos while Pau-Lacq-Orthez was already out of playoff contention and will finish with a 5-9 record.
Emanuel Terry led the way with 13 points while Tyler Kalinoski added 12 and Alperen Sengun 11 points.
For the French squad, Justin Dentmon and Cheikh Mbodj scored 13 points each while Ronald Moore helped with nine.
Bandirma made the crucial run in the first quarter as they went ahead 28-11 after ten minutes and 47-26 at halftime. The guests tried to make a comeback after the break but couldn’t closer than a nine-point margin (64-55) early in the fourth quarter and Bandirma secured the win.
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