Hall: TOFAŞ
Referees: Mehmet Keseratar, Zafer Yılmaz, Serhat Büker
Frutti Extra Bursaspor: Needham 12, Onuralp Bitim 22, Andrews 23, Hayes 14, Dudzinski 2, Holland 9, Metin Türen 11, Ömer Utku Al 4
Fenerbahçe Beko: Melih Mahmutoğlu 3, Henry 13, Guduric 9, Booker 16, Vesely 4, Metecan Birsen 5, Şehmus Hazer 10, İsmet Akpınar, Tarık Biberovic, De Colo 15, Ahmet Düverioğlu 2
1st Period: 21-15
Circuit: 40-32
3. Period: 68-61
BURSA (AA) – In the second match of the ING Basketball Super League play-off quarter-finals, Frutti Extra Bursaspor defeated Fenerbahçe Beko 97-77, bringing the series to 1-1.
Frutti Extra Bursaspor, who started the match more willingly and scored points with Andrews and Needham, was ahead 8-3 in the 3rd minute. When Onuralp Bitim joined the score production of the green-whites, who did not give Fenerbahçe Beko a comfortable attack chance in defense, Frutti Extra Bursaspor finished the first quarter with a 21-15 advantage.
In the second quarter, the home team, who performed well the set games drawn by the head coach Dusan Alimpijevic, went to the conclusion with Onuralp Bitim, Hayes and Needham in patient attacks and increased the difference to double digits (32-22) in the 15th minute. Even though Fenerbahçe Beko tried to close the gap with Booker’s points from the free throw line and De Colo’s from outside throws, Frutti Extra Bursaspor’s 40-32 lead went to the locker room.
Frutti Extra Bursaspor, who scored points with Onuralp Bitim and Needham in the outside shots in the third quarter, countered with Booker and Henry, and Fenerbahce Beko reduced the lead to 2 in the 24th minute: 48-46. Frutti Extra Bursaspor, who found his rhythm again with Onuralp Bitim’s 3-point field goal in these minutes, came from the edge when Metin Türen hit three points in a row and the gap widened again and the home team entered the final period with a 68-61 advantage.
Bursa representative, who increased his energy with the support of his audience in the last period, increased the pressure on Fenerbahçe Beko in defense and effectively increased the difference to 15 in the 33rd minute with Andrews and Metin Türen in offense: 78-63. After this minute, when the resistance of the yellow-dark blue people was broken, Frutti Extra Bursaspor did not give a chance to return to their opponent and they were victorious 97-77 from the park.
