By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Banvit was getting back into the game multiple times but Anadolu Efes put on a strong fourth quarter and secured a 93-85 home win on Day 18 of Turkish League.
Shane Larkin banked 20 points for the victors followed by Rodrigue Beaubois’ 19 and Krunoslav Simon’s 13 points. For Banvit, DJ Shelton scored 18 and Gary Neal 17 points.
Fenerbahce took down Buyukcekmece improving to 15-2 at the top of BSL standings while Efes is behind them with 14-3. Tofas follows with 12-5 after Sammy Mejia led them past Afyon while Banvit now holds a 6-11 record.
BSL Day 18 results and scorers
Gaziantep – Sakarya 83-58 (Mckissic 20 – Edogi 16)
Besiktas – Turk Telekom 85-67 (Pressey 22 – Landesberg 20)
Pinar Karsiyaka – Istanbul BBSK 86-93 (Marei 23 – Erden 20)
Fenerbahce – Buyukcekmece 107-70 (Muhammed 14 – Eldridge 13)
Tofas – Belediyespor 95-74 (Mejia 31 – Carter 15)
Bahcesehir – Darussafaka 92-85 (Harris 27 – Savas 21)
Efes – Banvit 93-85 (Larkin 20 – Shelton 18)