Hall: TOFAŞ
Referees: Marcin Kowalski (Poland), Igor Dragojevic (Montenegro), Artem Lavrukhin (Russia)
Nanterre 92: Berhanemeskel 22, Bouquet 6, Kaba 6, Stone 19, Warren 20, Conklin 8, February 7, Fortas 2, Eyango-Dingo
Frutti Extra Bursaspor: Jones 3, Peters 17, Newman 15, Can Maxim Mutaf, Kadji 21, Munford 19, Oğuz Savaş 14, Tevfik Akdamar 2
Period 1: 13-20
Circuit: 38-46
Period 3: 57-53
Normal time: 81-81
Coming out with five fouls: 42.53 Warren, 43.03 Berhanemeskel (Nanterre 92), 42.45 Can Maxim Mutaf (Frutti Extra Bursaspor)
BURSA (AA) – Basketball Frutti Extra Bursaspor defeated French representative Nanterre 92 91-90 in the postponement match for the 5th week of the ULEB European Cup Group D, after the normal duration was 81-81.
Frutti Extra Bursaspor, competing in European cups for the first time in its history, got its first win with this result.
The match started with mutual numbers. While the first 5 minutes of the quarter was equal to 5-5, Frutti Extra Bursaspor found rhythm with the baskets of Oğuz Savaş and Munford, and increased the difference to 5 points (13-18) in the 8th minute. Frutti Extra Bursaspor, which maintained its superiority in the rest of the period, finished the quarter ahead 20-13.
Frutti Extra Bursaspor, which continued to be superior at the beginning of the second period, carried the difference to double digits with the numbers Munford found behind the line: 19-29. Continuing its hard defense in the continuation of the quarter, the green-white team went superior to the locker room 46-38.
The party that started the second half well was the representative of France. Nanterre 92, who reduced the difference to 3 with Berhanemeskel’s accurate outer shot, went ahead 49-48 with Warren’s consecutive points. Frutti Extra Bursaspor had difficulty in scoring this quarter, while the French representative was leading 57-53 in the last period.
The final quarter witnessed great competition. Frutti Extra Bursaspor, who responded to Stone’s outer shots from Nanterre 92 with Newman, made the score 72-72 in the 36th minute in this episode where superiority constantly changed hands. The green-and-white team brought the score to 81-81 with Peters scoring a basket shortly before the end, and the match went into extension.
While there were mutual numbers in the overtime, Frutti Extra Bursaspor left the hall 91-90 victorious.
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