By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
With five players scoring in double figures, Fenerbahce Beko crushed Yukatel Merkezefendi 90 – 64 behind a strong performance in the second half to move to 6-1 in the Turkish BSL League. In contrast, Merkezeendi suffered its sixth loss.
Johnathan Motley had team-high 16 points for Fener while Scottie Wilbekin produced 15 points plus six assists. Yam Madar added 14 points plus five assists, Sehmus Hazer scored 14 points of his own and Tarik Biberovic pitched in 11 points.
Nate Mason stood out from Merkezefendi with 19 points, five rebounds and five assists while Rihards Lomazs scored 15. Their team closed halftime tied at 33 with Fener but fell behind after the break and was quite overpowered down the stretch.
Fener finished the third quarter up 57 – 49 and then completely blew away Merkezefendi to turn the game into a rout despite the absences of Nick Calathes and Tyler Dorsey.
On Tuesday (14/11), Fener is playing against Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and then facing Maccabi Tel Aviv in the same city Thursday.