In the 19th week of the Basketball Super League, Trabzonspor beat Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket 91-76 at home and increased its winning streak to 10 matches.
Trabzonspor; Players including Yeboah, Reed and Taylor took the lead with their points and closed the first 5 minutes of the match ahead 14-8. Yukatel Merkezefendi Municipality Basket did not allow the gap to widen with the points of Griffin and Egemen Güven. The Black Sea team finished the first period ahead 23-17.
In the second period, the guest team gained the upper hand in the 16th minute: 33-34. Trabzonspor, with the support of its fans, achieved a draw in the 19th minute: 38-38. Trabzonspor scored 2 more points in the last minute, where there were mutual ball losses, and closed the first half ahead 40-38.
The guest team took the lead at the beginning of the third period, took the lead with the effectiveness of Miles and Ömer Can İlyasoğlu, and increased the point difference to 6 in the 25th minute: 44-50. The home team took the lead in the 28th minute with Taylor’s shots from outside and Delgado and Reed’s shots from inside: 55-54. Continuing its game superiority, Trabzonspor finished the third period ahead 62-58.
Trabzonspor widened the gap in the last quarter with the effective play of Reed, Yeboah and Hamm, and won the match 91-76.
Salon: Hayri Gur
Referees: Mehmet Şahin, Ziya Özorhon, Duhan Köyiçi
Trabzonspor: Reed 26, Berk Demir 8, Yeboah 16, Hamm 11, Taylor 9, Grant, Tinkle, İsmail Cem Ulusoy 13, Ege Arar 2, Dorukhan Engindeniz, Delgado 6
Merkezefendi Municipality Basket: Bleijenbergh 5, Ömer Can İlyasoğlu 9, Miles 7, Roko Badzim 5, Mahir Ağva 14, Emre Tanışan, Griffin 13, Cazalon 10, Omic 8, Egemen Güven 5
1st Period: 23-17
Circuit: 40-38
3rd Period: 62-58
Left the game with five fouls: 38.26 Taylor (Trabzonspor)
