TOFAŞ was the guest of Fenerbahçe Beko in the 16th week match, which is the opening week of the second half of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League. The Blue Greens started the match played at Ülker Sports and Event Hall with Alex Perez, Hugo Besson, Tolga Geçim, Yiğitcan Saybir and Marek Blazevic, and scored their first basket with Marek Blazevic. Bursa team responded to the opponent’s points with Hugo Besson, Yiğitcan Saybir and Marek Blazevic, leading 9-14 at the television break in the 6th minute. After the break, after Maxwell Lewis’ three-pointer, Bursa team scored with Jordan Floyd and Lynn Kidd and closed the first period ahead 19-23.
TOFAŞ Basketball Team started the second quarter with Jordan Floyd’s basket and could not prevent the opponent’s points, so the home team took the lead 26-25 at 11.30. While Fenerbahçe Beko increased the difference to 5 (30-25) at 12.30, Bursa team ended the opponent’s 9-0 streak with Tolga Geçim’s three-pointer. The Blue Greens reduced the difference to 1 (36-35) in the 16th minute with the points scored by Alex Perez and Yiğitcan Saybir, and although they equalized the score 38-38 with a three-pointer from captain Tolga, they entered the locker room trailing 45-38.
Starting the third period with good defense, TOFAŞ reduced the difference to 3 in the 23rd minute with baskets by Marek Blazevic and Alex Perez: 45-42. Bursa team responded to the opponent’s points with Alex Perez, Yiğitcan Saybir and Lynn Kidd, and when they could not prevent the opponent’s three-pointers, the difference increased to double digits at the end of the 27th minute: 61-51. Responding to the opponent’s points at the end of the quarter with Furkan Korkmaz and Jordan Floyd, TOFAŞ Basketball Team entered the last quarter trailing 68-59.
Responding to the fourth period with baskets by Jordan Floyd and Furkan Korkmaz, the Bursa representative made the score 74-66 in the 32nd minute, but Fenerbahçe Beko gained a 14-point lead with 6.36 left: 82-68. TOFAŞ, who scored points with Özgür Cengiz, Maxwell Lewis and Yiğitcan Saybir in the remaining part, tried to close the gap, but was defeated 90-82 on the court.
Jordan Floyd scored 14 points for TOFAŞ in Fenerbahçe Beko away match; Yiğitcan Saybir reached double digits with 11 points; Hugo Besson and Furkan Korkmaz contributed 9 points.
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TOFAŞ Basketball Team will play its next match in the league at home against Galatasaray MCT Technic on Saturday, January 24 at 20.30. Bursa team will face off against German representative Alba Berlin at home in the first week of the Basketball Champions League last 16 round, Group J, on Tuesday, January 20 at 20:00.
Source: BULLETIN
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