Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Beşiktaş GAİN away 101-87 in the 14th week of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League.
With this result, the yellow-dark blue team got its 12th victory in the league. The black-whites suffered their first defeat.
Black and white fans filled the stands in the match at Turkcell Basketball Development Center.
Fenerbahçe Beko’s new transfer Chris Silva also watched the match.
The match started with mutual points. While Fenerbahçe Beko was effective in the opponent’s basket with Tucker, Beşiktaş GAİN was hitting long-distance shots, and Beşiktaş GAİN entered the television break with a 15-11 advantage. Fenerbahçe Beko dominated the game after the break and took the lead 21-20. Beşiktaş GAİN, which was effective under the basket in the last part, finished the first quarter ahead 24-23.
In the second period of the match, both teams managed to score points under the opponent’s basket. Black and white people; While he scored with Zizic and Mathews, Fenerbahçe Beko was effective with Tucker and Tarık Biberovic. Fenerbahçe Beko entered the television break with a 38-35 advantage. After the break, the yellow-dark blue team increased the difference to 7 points with points from Tarık Biberovic and Melih Mahmutoğlu: 36-43. After the difference increased to 7, Beşiktaş GAİN went to a break. The black-whites, who were effective in defense after the break, went on a 9-1 streak and took the lead: 45-44. While both teams scored from free throws in the last part, Fenerbahçe Beko finished the half ahead 48-47.
The yellow-dark blue team, which started the third period quickly and was effective in defense, increased the difference to 12 points with the hits of Tucker and Tarık Biberovic in outside shots: 56-68. After the break, Fenerbahçe Beko scored a basket in fast attacks due to Beşiktaş GAİN’s turnovers, and entered the last period ahead by 20 points: 62-82.
Fenerbahçe Beko started the last quarter of the match quickly. Scoring points with Jantunen, Tucker and Hall, the yellow-dark blue team brought the score to 90-64 in the first 2 minutes, while the black-white team went to a break. After the break, Beşiktaş GAİN, which was effective in defense, went on a 13-3 streak: 77-93. With 4 minutes and 53 seconds left before the end of the game, the referees asked for a third announcement and went to the locker room, and the game was stopped for 15 minutes. The game started again after the referees returned to the court. Fenerbahçe Beko did not allow Beşiktaş to lose the difference in the remaining time and won 101-87 on the court.
Beşiktaş GAİN: 87 – Fenerbahçe Beko: 101
Salon: Turkcell Basketball Development Center
Referees: Emin Moğulkoç, Tolga Edis, Nazlı Çisil Güngör
Besiktas GAIN: Mathews 12, Dotson 13, Yiğit Arslan 5, Vitto Brown 14, Zizic 10, Berk Uğurlu 2, Morgan 17, Lemar 7, Canberk Kuş 2, Anthony Brown 5
Fenerbahçe Beko: Horton Tucker 27, Melih Mahmutoğlu 10, Tarık Biberovic 11, Melli, Birch 2, Metecan Birsen 11, Baldwin 14, Mert Emre Ekşioğlu, Boston 7, Jantunen 6, Hall 13, Yiğit Hamza Mestoğlu
1st Period: 24-23
Circuit: 47-48
3rd Period: 62-82
