By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Darussafaka Tekfen beat Afyon Belediyespor 85 – 67 in the game that concluded Round 21 in the Turkish BSL League.
Micheal Eric scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the winning squad that outplayed its opponents 27 – 16 in the fourth quarter to reach a comfortable win. Jon Diebler notched 14 points and six rebounds while Kartal Ozmizrak scored 11.
From Afyon, Altan Erol had 15 points and five rebounds, Randy Culpepper 15 points, and Jamelle Haggins 12 points and six rebounds.
After this result, Dacka is now 9 – 12 and two wins below the playoffs zone. Afyon is at the last spot of the standings with 4 – 16.
Turkish League powerhouses Fenerbahce and Anadolu Efes got wins in this round but both saw players getting injured. Defending champion Fener crushed Tofas Bursa with Marko Guduric suffering an ankle injury. Bryant Dunston also hurt his ankle as standings leader Efes overcame Gaziantep in a thriller.
BSL Round 21 Results:
Sakarya – Pinar Karsiyaka – 64 – 87
Galatasaray – Besiktas 93 – 87
Banvit – Istanbul Buyuksehir 95 – 63
Fenerbahce Beko – Tofas Bursa – 89 – 56
Gaziantep – Anadolu EFes – 65 – 66
Buyukcekmece – Bahcesehir 103 – 106
Darussafaka Tekfen – Afyon Belediyespor 85 – 67