Turkish League, Regular Season, Game 2: October 22-23, 2011 - Turkey

May 26, 2013

Turkish League, Regular Season, Game 2: October 22-23, 2011

Josh Shipp – Galatasaray Café Crown (Photo galatasaray.org)

All three Turkish Airlines Euroleague teams in the Turkish League pulled out wins in the second game of the season, joining three other teams at the top of the standings with two victories apiece. Fenerbahce Ulker won a tough game on the road against Antalya Bsb. Basketball as Oguz Savas scored 15 points in a well-balanced attack that featured five players in double figures. Galatasaray Medical Park took out Eurocup competitor Banvit 84-73 by displaying greater scoring efficiency when the game counted most. The winners were led by Josh Shipp’s 22 points. Andalou Efes had an easier time of it, rolling past Allaga Petkim 80-65, as Ersan Ilyasova and Stanko Barac had 16 points apiece and Tarance Kinsey hit 14. Besiktas Milangaz fought past Pinar Karsiyaka 93-100 behind Deron Willliams's 24 points and Marcelus Kemp’s 23. Also notching a second win was Tofas, which edged out Erdemir, 74-70. The home squad got 24 points from Austin Nichols and another 19 from Tomislav Ruzic. Turk Telecom routed Bandirma 67-95 to get its second win behind three players with 16 points each: Michael Wright, Darius Washington, Jr. and Simas Jasaltis. Olin Edirne got its first win of the season by beating Hacettepe University 74-80 as four players scored in double figures led by Vladimir Stimac’s game-leading 23 points. Mersin Bsb. also got in the win column by beating Trabzonspor, 66-78. James Mays led all scorers with 21 points.

Andalou Efes rolled past Allaga Petkim 80-65 as Ersan Ilyasova and Stanko Barac had 16 points apiece and Tarance Kinsey hit 14. Barac added 8 rebounds and Ilyasova and Kinsey each grabbed 6 to help Efes outrebound Aliaga 38-31. Fenerbahce Ulker played big in the final quarter to earn a 77-81 road win. Oguz Savas led the defending champs with 15 points, James Gist added 13 and Emir Preldzic scored 12 and handed out 4 assists. Antalya was paced by Stevan Jelovac, who led all scorers with 19 points. Galatasaray Medical Park downed Banvit 84-73, relying on more overall team play and a higher shooting percentage from the field. Josh Shipp’s marksmanship helped, as he hit 8 of 9 shots- I including 2 of 3 from downtown. Tutku Acik orchestrated the attack with 8 points and 7 assists. Banvit received 22 points from Charles Davis and 13 from Baris Ermis.

LAST GAME GAME 2 October 22-23, 2011
Day	Match	Result
Oct. 22	Pinar vs. Besiktas Milangaz	93-100
Oct. 22	Antalya vs. Fenerbahce Ulker	77-81
Oct. 23	Anadolu Efes vs. Aliaga Pe.	80-65
Oct. 23	Bandirma vs. Turk Telekom	67-95
Oct. 22	Trabzonspor vs. Mersin BSB.	66-78
Oct. 22	Hacettepe Un. vs. Olin Edirne	74-80
Oct. 22	Tofas vs. Erdemir	74-70
Oct. 22	GS Medical Park vs. Banvit	84-73

NEXT GAME GAME 3 October 28-30, 2011
Day	Match
Oct. 30	Aliaga Petkim vs. Tofas
Oct. 29	FB Ulker vs. Bandirma
Oct. 30	Olin Edirne vs. Anadolu Efes
Oct. 29	Mersin BSB. vs. Antalya BSB.
Oct. 30	Banvit vs. Hacettepe Un.
Oct. 29	Erdemir vs. Trabzonspor
Oct. 28	Turk Telekom vs. Besiktas
Oct. 30	GS Medical Park vs. Pinar

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Anadolu Efes	2	2	0	169	118
2	Beşiktaş Milangaz	2	2	0	207	162
3	Galatasaray Medical Park	2	2	0	182	144
4	TÜRK Telekom	2	2	0	189	152
5	Fenerbahçe Ülker	2	2	0	169	140
6	Tofaş	2	2	0	146	131
7	Olin Edirne	2	1	1	151	172
8	Hacettepe Üniv.	2	1	1	149	145
9	Mersin Bşb.	2	1	1	139	138
10	Pinar Karşiyaka	2	1	1	172	171
11	Antalya Bşb.	2	0	2	162	175
12	Banvit	2	0	2	144	163
13	Aliağa Petkim	2	0	2	130	155
14	Trabzonspor	2	0	2	129	166
15	Erdemir	2	0	2	123	163
16	Bandirma Kirmizi	2	0	2	136	202