HALL: Nilüfer TOFAŞ
REFEREES: Yener Yılmaz, Atluğ Köselerli, Özge Şentürk
FRUTTİ EXTRA BURSASPOR: Xavier Munford 16, Lamar Anthony Peters 14, Oğuz Savaş 20, Can Maxim Mutaf 7, Stefan Bircevic 6, Metin Türen 4, Birkan Batuk 6, Tevfik Akdamar 8, Ömer Can İlyasoğlu 1
FENERBAHÇE BEKO: Melih Mahmutoğlu 12, Tarik Biberovic 8, Danilo Barthel 11, Kenan Sipahi 5, Ahmet Düverioğlu 9, Lorenzo Brown 4, Alex Perez 5, Kyle O Quinn 4, Jarrell Eddie 11, Ali Muhammed 8, Berkay Candan
1st PERIOD: 20-15
FIRST HALF: 40-34
3rd PERIOD: 60-62
In the 28th week of the ING Basketball Super League, Frutti Extra Bursaspor defeated Fenerbahçe Beko 82-77 at home. Following this result, Frutti Extra Bursaspor won their 12th victory in the league, while Fenerbahçe Beko was defeated for the 7th time.
The first minutes of the fight, in which both teams focused on defense, were passed with counter numbers. Fenerbahce Beko, with Ahmet Düverioğlu’s performance under the basket, was ahead 13-8 in the 5th minute. Bringing balance to the score with Munford and Oğuz’s points, Bursa team also achieved a 15-13 advantage with Metin’s layup basket. The host, who held the rhythm of the game in this section, finished the first period ahead 20-15.
Fenerbahce Beko, who started the second period with successive baskets by Ali Muhammed, equalized the situation in a short time, and took the lead again with Brown’s layup basket: 20-22. Bursa representative, who was effective with Bircevic, left behind the 15th minute with a score of 32-26 after Munford’s free throw hits. Bursa representative, who preserved his advantage in the remaining sections, went ahead 40-34 to the locker room.
Fenerbahce Beko, who caught the 8-0 series with Ahmet, Biberovic and Melih’s baskets on the way back, took the lead 42-40 in the 22nd minute. In these sections, where both teams hardened their defenses, the superiority constantly changed hands. While Oğuz and Munford responded with the guest teams Melih and Brown, the final period of the match was entered with Fenerbahçe Beko’s 62-60 superiority.
The Bursa representative, who equalized with Can’s basket, found a rhythm with Birkan’s outside shot, and started to widen the gap after Oğuz’s slam dunk basket. After Munford’s outside shot, it was passed in the 35th minute with the home host’s superiority 74-66. Fenerbahce Beko, who was ineffective in the offensive for a long time, held onto the game again with Eddie and Biberovic’s three-pointers: 74-72. The last minute of the breathtaking struggle was entered with the 80-77 superiority of the host. Frutti Extra Bursaspor, keeping its score advantage, left the match with an 82-77 victory.
