The 15th week of the 2022/2023 season of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League has ended. In the match of the week, Fenerbahçe Beko won comfortably against Frutti Extra Bursaspor. Galatasaray Nef was defeated 85-72 in Manisa BBSK’s away game, while Anadolu Efes passed the Merkezefendi Municipality Basket 96-77.
Match of the week: Frutti Extra Bursaspor 84-100 Fenerbahce Beko
In the most striking match of the 15th week of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League, the leader Fenerbahçe Beko defeated one of the league’s ambitious teams, Frutti Extra Bursaspor, on the road with a score of 100-84. Having achieved their 13th win this season, the yellow-dark blue team kept their place at the top. Frutti Extra Bursaspor, the host of their fifth defeat, dropped to the fifth place.
Starting the first quarter of the match well, the green-whites got a 7-1 advantage in the first two minutes when Onuralp Bitim was effective. However, Fenerbahce Beko, who caught the series with the points of Nigel Hayes-Davis and Johnathan Motley, entered the television break 12-9 superior. While the last part of the quarter passed with mutual baskets, the first quarter was passed with the 22-20 superiority of the guest team. With 6:33 remaining to the end of the second quarter, Fenerbahçe Beko had the advantage of 36-35, while coach Itoudis took the time-out. Fenerbahce Beko, which was effective with Devin Booker’s points on the return of the timeout, increased the lead to double digits with a 9-0 series. In the last part of the half, the guest team opened the difference even more with Scottie Wilbekin’s points and finished the first half 58-43.
Continuing to play well in the third quarter, Fenerbahce Beko widened the gap with the 3-pointers he caught, bringing the score to 69-50 with 5:19 remaining. The yellow-dark blue team, who did not allow the gap to close in the later parts of the quarter, entered the last quarter with a superior 80-60. Fenerbahçe Beko, which was effective with Şehmus Hazer and Melih Mahmutoğlu in the last quarter, managed to maintain its superiority and won the match with a score of 100-84.
Onuralp Bitim had 17 points, Zach Auguste had 14 points and 5 rebounds, David Dudzinski had 13 points and 5 rebounds, Derek Needham had 12 points and 5 assists and Anthony Clemons had 11 points and 5 assists for Frutti Extra Bursaspor. In Fenerbahçe Beko, Scottie Wilbekin scored 17 points and 5 assists, Nigel Hayes-Davis scored 17 points, Johnathan Motley scored 15 points and 7 rebounds, Marko Guduric and Melih Mahmutoğlu each scored 13 points.
Onuralp Bitim determines the score of the first half:
Johnathan Motley ends with a dunk:
Summary of the match from here You can watch.
Featured coach performance of the week: Hakan Demir – Manisa BBSK
Manisa Metropolitan Belediyespor Club (BBSK), which entered the 15th week of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League in the last place with 3 wins and 11 losses, defeated Galatasaray Nef, which it hosted, with a score of 85-72, and managed to escape from the last place. In the Aegean representative, who held the upper hand from the beginning to the end of the match, coach Hakan Demir left his mark on the week. Having a 13-point lead in the first quarter of the match, Manisa BBSK increased its lead to 17 points at the end of the half. Although Galatasaray Nef managed to close the gap in the third quarter, the home team, which put their weight on the game again in the last quarter, managed to write the victory. Manisa BBSK, which has reached its 4th victory this season, has risen one place and signaled that it will fight to the end in the race to stay in the relegation.
Hakan Demir’s statements:
Summary of the match from here You can watch.
Highlights of the week: Demetre Rivers – Boubacar Toure – Damyean Dotson – Shane Larkin
While ONVO Büyükçekmece defeated Beşiktaş Emlakjet with a score of 82-69, Demetre Rivers marked the week with 26 points and 15 rebounds. Playing with a 10/13 field goal percentage, Rivers also hit 6/7 from behind the arc.
Even though Tofaş lost 89-84 away at Bahçeşehir College, Boubacar Toure kept his team in the game with 28 points and 10 rebounds.
Even though Gaziantep Basketball lost 78-74 away at Darüşşafaka, Damyean Dotson left his mark on the week with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Dotson scored 8/11 three-pointers in the match.
Anadolu Efes defeated Yukatel Merkezefendi with a score of 96-77, while Shane Larkin left his mark with 17 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Larkin has signaled that he has fully recovered from his injury.
Results and standings in the 15th week of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League:
Written by: Yahya Kemal Dogan
Editor: Doga Productdül
