Wiltjer and Hunter lead Turk Telekom past Lietkabelis

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Turk Telekom took over in the fourth quarter and logged a 92-83 home win over Lietkabelis in Basketball Champions League.

The Turkish team improved to 7-3 with this win keeping the playoff pace while Lietkabelis made a step back holding a 4-6 record in Group A.

Kyle Wiltjer led the way with 27 points including 20 in the second half while RJ Hunter scored 18 and Muhammed Baygul 15 points. All three of them spent slightly over 20 minutes on the floor.

For Lietkabelis, Paulius Valinskas scored 17 followed by Vytenis Lipkevicius with 15 and Zeljko Sakic with 13 points.

Turk Telekom was ahead 21-19 after ten minutes and 44-38 at halftime. Lietkabelis did grab the lead in the third quarter (58-56) but only for a short while as the hosts made a 23-5 run from that moment onward to grab a 79-63 lead which was more than enough to close the game safely.

Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League

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