Hall: Basketball Development Center
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Referees: Miguel Angel Perez (Spain), Damir Javor (Croatia), Ioannis Foufis (Greece)
Anadolu Efes: Thompson 5, Bryant 15, Johnson 5, Ercan Osmani 2, Oturu 21, Larkin 9, Beaubois 11, Nwora 5, Smits, Poirier 3, Doğuş Özdemiroğlu, Willis 2
Fenerbahçe Beko: Baldwin 15, Colson 16, Guduric 8, Hayes-Davis 11, Sertaç Şanlı 3, Melli 2, Tarık Biberovic 7, Hall, Zagars 11, Birch 10
1st Period: 21-27
Half time: 37-46
3rd Period: 51-60
With five fouls: 36.57 Colson (Fenerbahçe Beko)
Disqualification: 28.49 Tarık Biberovic (Fenerbahçe Beko), 28.49 Bryant (Anadolu Efes)
ISTANBUL (AA) – In the second week of the Basketball THY Europa League, Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Anadolu Efes 83-78 away.
With this result, the yellow-dark blue team got its second victory. Anadolu Efes suffered its first defeat.
The first THY Europa League match played at the Basketball Development Center started with mutual baskets. While Anadolu Efes was effective from under the basket, Fenerbahçe Beko scored 6 hits from outside shots. The yellow-dark blue team finished the first period ahead 27-21, with Colson scoring 14 points.
Continuing its superior play in the second quarter, Fenerbahçe Beko increased the difference to double digits in the 12th minute: 21-31. The yellow-dark blue team increased the difference to 15 points in the 15th minute against Anadolu Efes, who could not score points in their consecutive shots, especially from behind the 3-point line, and fell out of the game: 23-38. Although the home team reduced the difference to single digits in the last part, Fenerbahçe went to the locker room with a 46-37 advantage.
Fenerbahçe Beko, who scored consecutive baskets from outside shots at the beginning of the third period, increased the difference to 15 points again in the 22nd minute: 37-52. Recovering with Bryant’s scoring play, Anadolu Efes narrowed the gap to 8 points in the 27th minute: 48-56. The yellow-dark blue team entered the last quarter ahead 60-51.
In the fourth and last quarter, Fenerbahçe increased the difference to 14 points again in the 33rd minute: 54-68. Anadolu Efes did not allow the difference to increase by scoring with Nwora and Oturu. The yellow-dark blue team prevailed 74-63 in the 36th minute. The remaining episode witnessed great excitement. Anadolu Efes, which had an 11-0 streak, equalized the score in the 39th minute: 74-74. Fenerbahçe Beko, who scored critical baskets from outside shots in the remaining period, won the match 83-78.
– Tarık Biberovic and Bryant were disqualified
After the tension in the third period of the match, Tarık Biberovic and Elijah Bryant were disqualified.
In the 29th minute of the match, Tarık Biberovic fell to the ground under the basket after scoring a layup. At the same time, Bryant lost his balance and fell to the ground. Then, after Tarık’s move, physical contact occurred between the two players. Tension was barely averted after the intervention of teammates and referees.
The referees of the match, who watched the position on the monitor, expelled Tarık Biberovic and Elijah Bryant from the game.
Source: aa
