By Javier Molero/ jmolero@eurohoops.net
Fenerbahçe secures a comfortable away victory in the Turkish league. Jasikevicius’s side—fresh off a dominant performance against Baskonia in the EuroLeague—defeated Bursaspor (59–78) in a game that was effectively decided by halftime.
Onuralp Bitim was the top scorer for the Istanbul side with 19 points. He was joined by Shane Larkin—who is becoming increasingly comfortable within Jasikevicius’s system—with 9 points. New arrival Dwight Powell recorded 5 points and 6 rebounds.
For the visiting team, Michael Moore recorded 20 points and 7 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough to close the gap against a far superior Fenerbahçe side.
With this victory (5-2), they close the gap on Türk Telekom, who remain the leaders of the BSL (6-1). The leaders previously defeated Manisa and are maintaining their spectacular level of performance in the domestic competition.
Tofas beats Anadolu Efes on the road
Tofas staged a surprise in the seventh round of the Turkish championship by defeating Anadolu Efes away with a score of 93-87.
After a poor first half, Efes, just like against Paris in the Euroleague, made a comeback in the third quarter (31-21). However, they fell in the final moments of the match, with the last quarter belonging to the visitors who secured the victory.
Bryce Jones led Tofas to triumph with 20 points, Shavar Reynolds scored 16, and Terrel Carter added 14. For the home team, Fatts Russell had a double-double with 14 points and 12 assists, while Santi Yusta and David Mutaf both added 13 points, and Cameron Payne had only two points. Also, he was ejected in the third quarter, after an intentional foul on Emirhan Serbest.
Beşiktaş fall by one at Karşıyaka
Beşiktaş let a seven-point fourth-quarter lead slip in an 84–83 road loss to Karşıyaka in the Turkish Basketball Super League. Beşiktaş led 59–52 after three quarters, but Karşıyaka outscored them 32–24 in the final period to improve to 4–3 and drop the visitors to 3–4.
Lonnie Walker IV led Beşiktaş with 17 points. Devon Dotson added 12 points and three assists, while Scottie Wilbekin finished with 10 points and three assists. Ante Žižić, Furkan Korkmaz and Wenyen Gabriel scored eight points apiece.
Ishmael El-Amin led Karşıyaka with 15 points, while Rashard Kelly and Markel Starks added 13 each. Briante Weber and Steven Enoch both scored 12, with Weber also handing out four assists. Beşiktaş will host Bursaspor in their next league game.
BSL Scores Round 7
- Belediyespor vs Bandirma Bordo 95-78
- Türk Telekom vs Manisa 94-82
- Trabzonspor vs Petkim Spor 81-91
- Bursaspor vs Fenerbahçe 59-78
- Bahçesehir vs Merkezefendi 97-86
- Anadolu Efes vs Tofas 87-93
- Galatasaray vs Esenler Erokspor 90-81
- Pinar Karsiyaka vs Besiktas 84-83
Standings: Türk Telekom (6-1), Bahçesehir (6-1), Fenerbahçe (5-2), Anadolu Efes (5-2)…
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