Fenerbahçe Tarfin defeated Bursaspor Basketbol 78-59 on the road in the seventh week of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi, the team announced. The victory marked Fenerbahçe Tarfin’s fifth win of the season. Bursaspor, meanwhile, suffered its sixth defeat.
The game, held at the TOFAŞ Spor Salonu in Bursa, saw Fenerbahçe Tarfin establish control early and maintain the lead throughout the contest, according to the team’s official report. The Istanbul-based squad opened its starting lineup with Trent Forrest, Shane Larkin, Shavon Shields, Nicolo Melli, and Sertaç Şanlı.
Bursaspor’s Fast Start Fades as Fenerbahçe Takes Control
Bursaspor began the match with a 6-0 run, but Fenerbahçe quickly responded with baskets from Shields and Melli to tie the score at 6-5. The visitors held a narrow 8-9 advantage after the first five minutes before Onuralp Bitim’s clutch shooting from beyond the arc helped Fenerbahçe secure a 23-15 lead at the end of the first quarter, the team reported.
Micheal Moore ve Leyton Hammonds üç sayı çizgisinin gerisinde üst üste basketlerle farkı 21-23’e indirdi. Fenerbahçe then answered with a decisive 9-0 spurt, fueled by Wade Baldwin, Dwight Powell, and Onuralp Bitim, to extend the lead to 33-24. Shane Larkin also connected from deep during the quarter, allowing Fenerbahçe to take a 43-36 halftime lead into the break, according to the team’s account.
Third Quarter Push Seals the Victory
Fenerbahçe Tarfin opened the third quarter with a 7-0 run, building a 52-41 advantage with five minutes remaining in the period. A strong performance from the Nicolo Melli-Wade Baldwin duo helped the visitors take a 59-47 lead into the final 10 minutes, Fenerbahçe reported.
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Melih Mahmutoğlu’s basket ignited the team, and contributions from Nicolo Melli and Ignas Sargiunas pushed the lead to 65-51. Onuralp Bitim continued his sharpshooting from beyond the arc, helping Fenerbahçe’s lead grow to a commanding 71-55. The team maintained its scoring advantage to secure the 78-59 final score.
Players Scoring for Fenerbahçe
Onuralp Bitim was the top scorer for Fenerbahçe Tarfin, contributing 19 points, largely from three-point territory. The team’s scoring was well-distributed, with Shavon Shields and Shane Larkin each adding nine points, and Wade Baldwin and Nicolo Melli chipping in with eight and seven points, respectively. Melih Mahmutoğlu and Ignas Sargiunas each scored seven points, while Dwight Powell added five, the team’s report stated.
Hürriyet corroborated the final score and Fenerbahçe’s fifth win, noting Bursaspor’s sixth loss. The outlet provided the official box score, confirming Fenerbahçe’s scoring leaders as Onuralp Bitim with 19 points, followed by Shields and Larkin with nine each, and Baldwin with eight.
Bursaspor’s leading scorer was Micheal Moore with 20 points, according to Habertürk. Leyton Hammonds added 11 points, and Brandon Taylor contributed 10 for the home team.
Jasikevicius Reflects on a Comfortable Win with Room for Improvement
Fenerbahçe Tarfin head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius commented on the victory following the game. Speaking to beIn Sports, as reported by Eurohoops, Jasikevicius said, “Bence bugünkü oyunumuzdan dolayı memnun olmalıyız. Sonuçta günün sonunda rahat bir farkla maçı kazandık. Çok sayıda oyuncudan katkı aldık.”
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“Yine de maç içinde yaptığımız bazı hatalardan dolayı istikrar sorunu yaşadık,” Jasikevicius said. “Belki maç içinde oyunu biraz daha zorlayıp farkı biraz daha erken açabilirdik. Ancak böyle durumlar, bazı oyuncularımız için güzel bir öğrenme fırsatı oluyor.”
Translated, his statements are: “I think we should be satisfied with today’s performance. In the end, we won the game with a comfortable margin. We got contributions from many players. Still, we had some consistency issues during the match due to mistakes we made. Maybe we could have pressured the game a bit more and opened the gap a little earlier. But such situations provide a good learning opportunity for some of our players.”
Official Match Details
The game was officiated by Hüseyin Çelik, Özge Şentürk, and Uğur Akyıldız, as confirmed by both Fenerbahçe’s report and Hürriyet’s coverage. The quarter-by-quarter scores were 23-15, 36-43, 47-59, and 59-78 in favor of Fenerbahçe Tarfin.
Bursaspor’s starting lineup, as listed by Habertürk, included Leyton Hammonds, Ergi Tırpancı, Brandon Taylor, Warren Washington, and Bryce Brown, with head coach Roger Grimau. Fenerbahçe’s starting five, as noted by multiple outlets, was Forrest, Larkin, Shields, Melli, and Şanlı, under Jasikevicius.
What’s Next for Fenerbahçe Tarfin
With this win, Fenerbahçe Tarfin continues its campaign in the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi. The team will look to build on this momentum in its next matchup. Fenerbahçe’s schedule for the upcoming week will determine its next opponent and venue.
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