Langston Hall, Jamar Smith, Jamal Jones, Sam Dekker and Oğuz Savaş; the home team started with QJ Peterson, İsmail Cem Ulusoy, Jarmar Gulley, Ryan Luther and Alpha Kaba.
Gaziantep Basketball started the game with Kaba hits under the basket and was ahead 6-4 in the first three minutes. Bahçeşehir College maintained the balance in the game with Smith’s offensive leadership, and the TV timeout, which came with 4 minutes and 51 seconds left in the quarter, was tied 10-10. After the time-out, both teams had difficulties in scoring, while the first quarter of the match was trailed 15-14.
While both teams started the second quarter with problems in scoring, the first three and a half minutes were passed with a score of 19-20. When the Red Dragons brought the score to 21-26 with Oğuz and Kartal on top of each other, Gaziantep Basketball time-out came with 5 minutes and 26 seconds left in the half. Bahçeşehir College, which scored consecutive points with Dekker after the time-out, carried the lead to double digits in the last four minutes of the first half (21-31). In the remaining part of the half, both teams drew a balanced image and went to the locker room with a score of 32-38.
While both teams started the second half with mutual baskets, the first three-minute episode was played 39-47. In the middle of the quarter, the home team cut the gap to half and the television break was entered with 45-49, with 4 minutes and 58 seconds remaining. Gaziantep Basketball, which took control of the game with offensive rebounds in the last part of the quarter, was ahead 55-54 in the last quarter of the match.
Bahçeşehir College started the last quarter with a 6-2 series under the leadership of Solomon, and the home team applied for a time-out with 6 minutes and 37 seconds left in the game. After vicious minutes for both sides, the score was 64-62 with 4 minutes and 31 seconds remaining, and this time Bahçeşehir College took the break. Taking control of the game with Kaba’s technical fouls and Smith’s consecutive hits in the last part of the match after the break, the Red Dragons won the game 76-69 and increased the number of wins in the league to 7.
“Gaziantep Basketball stood out as one of the best teams in the league until this part of the season. It is very valuable for us to be victorious on the road against a team composed of such quality players and playing good basketball. I would like to thank my players who continued the fight for forty minutes and the Bahçeşehir College family who did not leave us alone here.”
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