Turkish League, Regular Season, Game 17: January 30- February 1, 2010 - TURKEY

May 22, 2013

Turkish League, Regular Season, Game 17: January 30- February 1, 2010

Another week, another win for defending Turkish League champion Efes Pilsen, which outlasted Banvit 51-57 on the road for its 14th straight league win. Ermal Kuqo recorded 10 points and 9 rebounds and Preston Shumpert scored 11 to lead Efes as it improved to 16-1. In Monday's game, Fenerbahce Ulker remained hot on Efes's heels after trouncing Erdemir 107-82. Roko Ukic led seven Fener scorers in doubles figures with 18 points. Turk Telekom capitalized on Banvit's loss and a defeat to Besiktas ColaTurka to move into a three-way tie for third place at 11-6. Telekom topped Mersin Buyuksehir Bld. 71-87 as Huseyin Besok deposited 25 points and Umit Sonkol registered a double-double. Besiktas fell 96-82 at Antalya. Aaron Lee Jackson paved the way for Antalya with 27 points and 6 assists. Darius Washington and Rado Rancik scored 16 points apiece as Galatasaray Café Crown defeated Kepez Belediye 78-64. In other games, Pinar Karsiyaka bested Oyak Renault 66-62 thanks to 21 points from Ryan Toolson and Tofas edged Bornova Belediye 73-71 as both Brandon Brown and Sean Denison both had double doubles.

Another week, another win for defending Turkish League champion Efes Pilsen, which outlasted Banvit 51-57 on the road for its 14th straight league win. Ermal Kuqo recorded 10 points and 9 rebounds and Preston Shumpert scored 11 to lead Efes as it improved to 16-1. The visitors pulled ahead by holding Banvit to just 8 second-quarter points en route to a 22-30 lead at the break. It reached 11 in the third quarter before Banvit narrowed the gap to 50-44 with three-and-a-half minutes remaining. But an Igor Rakocevic triple secured another Efes win. Baris Ermis led Banvit with 17 points.

Turk Telekom capitalized on Banvit’s loss and a defeat to Besiktas ColaTurka to move into a three-way tie for third place at 11-6. Telekom topped Mersin Buyuksehir Bld. 71-87 as Huseyin Besok deposited 25 points and Umit Sonkol registered a double-double. Telekom dominated early, leading by 13 after 10 minutes and 28-48 by halftime. Sonkol amassed 13 points and 11 rebounds and Tutku Acik dished 7 assists for the winners.

Darius Washington and Rado Rancik scored 16 points apiece as Galatasaray Café Crown defeated Kepez Belediye 78-64. Gala built a 44-31 halftime lead and ended any doubt by dominating the third quarter 25-12 to register the win. Mike Wilkinson added 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and Evren Buker had 11 points in the win. Jovo Stanojevic paced Kepez with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

In Monday's game, Fenerbahce Ulker remained hot on Efes's heels after trouncing Erdemir 107-82. The hosts outscored Efes by 8, 12 and 11 points in the first three quarters to build an insurmountable lead. Roko Ukic led seven Fener scorers in doubles figures with 18 points, Tarence Kinsey added 16, Lynn Greer 15, Mirsad Turkcan 14, Omer Onan and Oguz Savas 11 apiece and Gordon Giricek 10. Leon Williams paced Erdemir with 17 points and 12 boards.

LAST GAME GAME 17 Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2010
Day	Match	Result
Jan. 30	Banvit vs. Efes Pilsen	51-57
Jan. 30	Antalya BSB. vs. Besiktas	96-82
Jan. 30	Pinar vs. Oyak Renault	66-62
Jan. 30	Galatasaray vs. Kepez Bel.	78-64
Jan. 30	Tofas vs. Bornova Belediye	73-71
Jan. 30	Mersin BSB. vs. Turk Telekom	71-87
Jan. 31	Darussafaka vs. Aliaga P.	71-62
Feb. 1	Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Erdemir	107-82

NEXT GAME GAME 18 February 5-7, 2010
Day	Match
Feb. 5	Banvit vs. Fenerbahce Ulker
Feb. 6	Bornova B. vs. Darussafaka
Feb. 6	Erdemir vs. Galatasaray
Feb. 6	Oyak Renault vs. Tofas
Feb. 7	Aliaga Petkim vs. Antalya
Feb. 6	Kepez Belediye vs. Pinar
Feb. 6	Efes Pilsen vs. Turk Telekom
Feb. 7	Besiktas vs. Mersin BSB.

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Efes Pilsen	17	16	1	1438	1194
2	Fenerbahçe Ülker	17	15	2	1421	1208
3	Beşiktaş Cola Turka	17	11	6	1540	1405
4	Banvit	17	11	6	1246	1176
5	TÜRK Telekom	17	11	6	1381	1280
6	Erdemir	17	9	8	1362	1352
7	Pinar Karşiyaka	17	9	8	1335	1290
8	Bornova Belediye	17	8	9	1316	1388
9	Antalya Bşb.	17	8	9	1284	1284
10	Tofaş	17	7	10	1272	1354
11	Aliağa Petkim	17	7	10	1350	1468
12	Oyak Renault	17	5	12	1188	1270
13	Galatasaray Cafe Crown	17	9	8	1001	1031
14	Kepez Belediye	17	4	13	1164	1315
15	Mersin Büyükşehir Bld.	17	4	13	1278	1401
16	Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires	17	2	15	1120	1280