By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Krunoslav Simon scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed six rebounds, leading Anadolu Efes to a 86 – 67 rout over Istanbul Buyuksehir for Round 26 of the Turkish League.
Erick Buckner’s 21 points plus the 17 points and nine rebounds by Ivan Buva couldn’t prevent the loss of Buyuksehir vs. the superior Efes. Especially in the second half.
The two teams went toe-to-toe for 24 minutes but with the score 43 – 42 in the mid of the third quarter, Efes charged for a 13-0 run and never looked back afterward.
For Efes, Bryant Dunston added 14 points and four rebounds. Errick McCollum had 11 points plus six assists and Derrick Brown 11 points.