The 27th week of the Turkish Basketball Super League hosted the giant derby. In the match played at Ülker Sports and Event Hall, Galatasaray NEF beat Fenerbahçe Beko with a score of 76-70.
Galatasaray NEF’s outside shooting percentage left its mark on the match played at Ülker Sports and Event Hall yesterday (April 11). Starting the game with 4 out of 4 from behind the three-point line, the yellow-red team closed the first period ahead 25-18. In the second quarter, although İsmet Akpınar’s intervention in Fenerbahçe Beko was caught in a 9-0 series, the half ended with the superiority of the guest team 38-36.
Starting effectively in the third quarter, Galatasaray NEF increased the difference up to 7 with the points of Melo and Göksenin Köksal. Increasing the tempo of the game for the rest of the period, the home team took the lead 52-51 with Marko Guduric’s three-pointer. However, the points of Canaan, the new transfer of the yellow-red people, enabled the away team to lead 58-56 in the last quarter. Fenerbahce Beko, who started the last period well, took the lead 68-63 with Polonara’s effective play. In the section where Melo and Blackshear, the influential names of the match on behalf of the Yellow-Reds, were excluded from the game with 5 fouls, the guest team, which scored 13-0 with the baskets made by Canaan, Dee Bost and Kravish, entered the last 45 seconds with an 8-point margin. Galatasaray NEF, which did not lose the advantage of its opponent in the remaining section, defeated Fenerbahçe Beko 76-70 on the road.
After the end of the match, the basketball players of Galatasaray experienced great joy, while the yellow-dark blue fans threw foreign objects on the field. The guest team quickly headed to the locker room after foreign matter was thrown onto the field.
Galatasaray NEF’s post-win post:
With this result, Galatasaray NEF increased the number of wins to 17. Results and standings of the 27th week of the Basketball Super League:
