By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Creating a double-digit separation in the fourth quarter, Fenerbahce Beko beat Onvo Buyukcekmece, 97-85, in Ulker Sports Arena on Sunday.
Sertac Sanli scored nine of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. A brilliant performance in Round 1 of the Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Ligi Regular Season consisting of 7/8 field goals, including 4/5 three-pointers, six rebounds, three assists, and one block.
Connecting 8/14, including four three-pointers, Melih Mahmutoglu chipped in 20 points. Latvian Arturs Zagars had 19 points. Wade Baldwin IV, Tarik Biberovic, Nicolo Melli, Yigit Hamza Mestoglu, Dyshawn Pierre, and Scottie Wilbekin sat out for the team coached by Sarunas Jasikevicius. For the losing side, 35-year-old combo guard Jermaine Love registered a game-high 24 points with 5/8 from the field.
Earlier, Anadolu Efes opened the BSL campaign by making short work of Yalovaspor en route to a win, 100-59, in Basketbol Gelisim Merkezi. Among five double-digit scorers, former Arizona standout Stanley Johnson dropped a game-high 16 points and Dogus Ozdemiroglu threw in 14 more points. Justus Hollatz, Shane Larkin, Jordan Nwora, and Daniel Oturu were left out of the lineup.
BSL Round 1
Yukatel Merkezefendi – Mersin Spor 65-75
Manisa – Bursaspor 73-81
Turk Telekom – Galatasaray 72-70
Tofas – Besiktas Fibabanka 99-95
Bahcesehir Koleji – Karsiyaka 82-68
Aliaga Petkimspor – Darussafaka Lassa 108-85
Anadolu Efes – Yalovaspor 100-59
Fenerbahce Beko – Onvo Buyukcekmece 97-85
Switching from the domestic league to Round 2 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, the Istanbul outfits are facing each other on Thursday.
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