Turkish League, Game 13: January 2-3, 2010
Rado Rancik - Galatasaray Cafe CrownEfes did not find much trouble to down Kepez Belediye 88-51 at home on Sunday. Igor Rakocevic led the winners with 21 points. Preston Shumpert added 15, Ermal Kuqo had 14, Bootsy Thornton got 12 while Charles Smith contributed 10 for Efes, that led 20-18 early in the second quarter. A 41-10 run allowed Efes to break the game open, 61-28, and add another win. Fenerbahce had to battle hard to edge Aliga Petkim 85-94 on the road on Sunday. Lynn Greer paced the winners with 21 points. Emir Preldzic added 20, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Omer Onan had 16 points, Semih Erden got 15 while Rasim Basak pulled down 11 rebounds for FB Ulker, that trailed 72-71 with 7 minutes left. Three-pointers by Onan, Preldzic and Greer boosted the guests' lead to 73-82. Aliaga got within 85-88 but a double technical foul on Reha Oz and the hosts' bench allowed Greer to seal the outcome from the foul line. Galatasaray Cafe Crown improved to 6-7 by edging Besiktas Cola Turka 87-96 on the road on Saturday. Rado Rancik led the winners with 23 points. Mike Wilkinson added 22, Murat Kaya got 16, Darius Washington had 13 while Simas Jasaitis and Evren Buker each contributed 11 for Galatasaray. Mire Chatman had 18 points for Besiktas, Lonny Baxter added 17, Engin Atsur 15 and Haluk Yildirim 10. Besiktas led 72-67 early in the fourth quarter but Wilkinson and Rancik stepped up to make Galatasaray regain the lead at 79-82. Wilkinson had all points in a 0-7 run that sealed the outcome. Turk Telekom moved up to 7-6 by downing Pinar Karsiyaka 82-67 in Ankara on Saturday. Lamayn Wilson led the winners with 24 points. Soner Senturk and Demond Mallet each added 13 while Erwin Dudley got 10 for Telekom, that overcame an early deficit to get a 37-28 halftime lead and kept full control of the game after the break. In other games, Darussafaka beat Antalya 66-75, Tofas upset Mersin 68-80, Erdemir downed Oyak 69-84 while Banvit thrashed Bornova 65-83.


LAST GAME GAME 13
January 2-3, 2010
Day Match Result
Jan. 3 Efes Pilsen vs. Kepez Belediye 88-51
Jan. 2 Besiktas vs. Galatasaray 87-96
Jan. 2 Oyak Renault vs. Erdemir 69-84
Jan. 2 Antalya BSB. vs. Darussafaka 66-75
Jan. 2 Bornova Belediye vs. Banvit 65-83
Jan. 2 Turk Telekom vs. Pinar 82-67
Jan. 3 Aliaga P. vs. Fenerbahce Ulker 85-94
Jan. 2 Mersin BSB. vs. Tofas 68-80
NEXT GAME GAME 14
January 16-17, 2010
Day Match
Jan.16 Galatasaray vs.Aliaga Petkim
Jan.16 Fenerbahce Ulker vs.Bornova
Jan.17 Darussafaka vs. Mersin BSB.
Jan.16 Tofas vs. Turk Telekom
Jan.16 Antalya BSB. vs. Efes Pilsen
Jan.16 Pinar vs. Besiktas
Jan.17 Banvit vs. Oyak Renault
Jan.16 Erdemir vs. Kepez Belediye


STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Efes Pilsen 13 12 1 1110 911
2 Fenerbahçe Ülker 13 11 2 1038 920
3 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 13 9 4 1191 1080
4 Banvit 13 9 4 976 911
5 Erdemir 13 8 5 1019 982
6 TÜRK Telekom 13 7 6 1043 998
7 Pinar Karşiyaka 13 7 6 1061 1008
8 Bornova Belediye 13 6 7 1025 1089
9 Antalya Bşb. 13 6 7 967 973
10 Tofaş 13 6 7 959 1002
11 Aliağa Petkim 13 5 8 1054 1153
12 Oyak Renault 13 5 8 907 937
13 Mersin Büyükşehir Bld. 13 3 10 990 1082
14 Kepez Belediye 13 3 10 867 964
15 Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires 13 1 12 848 975
16 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 13 6 7 650 720

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