May 23, 2012
Turkish League, Game 25: March 28, 2007
Drew Nicholas - Efes Pilsen Fenerbahce Ulker struggled, but still managed to beat Mutlu Aku Selcuk University 84-78 on Wednesday to remain even with Turk Telekom atop the Turkish League with 23 wins in 25 games. Turk Telekom had little trouble bouncing Oyak Renault 67-93. Meanwhile Efes Pilsen stayed on their tails by pounding last-place Tekel 100-64 behind 20 points from Drew Nicholas. Besiktas Cola Turka picked up a crucial road win at Pinar Karsiyaka, 56-63, to remain in contention for fourth place. The come-from-behind victory was the club's first win under new coach Ufuk Sarica. In other games, Galatasaray Cafe Crown topped Beykoz 80-72, Alpella downed Banvit 73-61, Darussafaka edged Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi 83-81 and CASA TED Kolejliler overcame Tofas 102-91.

Fener started strong and led 12-8 after 4 minutes. However the inside play of David Lee Dixon kept Selcuk close, even though Ibrahim Kutluay and Omer Onan teamed to put the hosts ahead 21-19 after 10 minutes. The visitors' strong defense in the second quarter stopped Fener, but still critical points in the last minute of the first half by Will Solomon and Mirsad Turkcan helped Fener to a 34-33 halftime advantage. Towards the end of a back-and-forth third quarter, Damir Mrsic and Solomon heated up to build a 56-50 lead for the hosts. Mrsic gave Fener its biggest lead, 59-51, in the opening minute of the last period with a three pointer, but Selcuk University didn't give up the fight. With 3-and-a-half minutes to play, Dominique Hawkins's free throws made cut the deficit to 70-69. But Mrsic and Solomon came to the rescue and the visitors were unable to answer as Fener won by 6. Mrsic scored his 17 points all in the second half, Solomon added 16, Turkcan had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds and Kutluay posted 13 points, too. Brian Boddicker had 20 points and 9 rebounds, Hawkins had 14 points plus 6 assists and Kendell Dartez added 13 for Selcuk University.

Efes Pilsen became the only team to record at least 100 points in a game twice by defeating Tekel 100-64. The first quarter result, 27-13, was a sign of things to come as Efes played with young players off the bench for most of the second half. Nicholas led Efes with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Antonio Granger scored 13 – all in the first half, plus 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Can Akin had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. All Efes 12 players were involved in the scoring. Cornelius Richardson was the only scorer in double digits for Tekel with 15. Besiktas Cola Turka also had an important 56-63 win at Pinar Karsiyaka for its first victory under new coach Ufuk Sarica. The visitors were down 54-52 with just 4 minutes to go, but a big defensive effort and the critical points from Erkan Veyseloglu and Donnell Harvey ignited a 2-11 game-ending run that sent the win home with Besiktas. Veyseloglu finished with 17 points, Harvey had 14 and Baris Ozcan 11 for the visitors. Marcus Slaughter was the best man for Pinar Karsiyaka with 13 points.


LAST GAME GAME 25 - March 28, 2007
DayMatchResult
Mar. 28Efes Pilsen vs. Tekelspor100 - 64
Mar. 28Galatasaray  vs. Beykozspor80 - 72
Mar. 28Pinar Karsiyaka vs. Besiktas Cola Turka56 - 63
Mar. 28Oyak Renault vs. Turk Telekom67 - 93
Mar. 28CASA TED Kolejliler vs. Tofas102 - 91
Mar. 28Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Mutlu Aku Selcuk84 - 78
Mar. 28Darussafaka vs. Mersin BSB.83 - 81
Mar. 28Alpella vs. Banvitspor73 - 61
NEXT GAME GAME 26 - March 31-April 1, 2007
DayMatch
Mar. 31Tekelspor vs. Beykozspor
Mar. 31Tofas vs. Fenerbahce Ulker
Mar. 31Mersin BSB. vs. Alpella
Apr. 1Besiktas Cola Turka vs. CASA TED
Mar. 31Darussafaka vs. Oyak Renault
Mar. 31Efes Pilsen vs. Pinar Karsiyaka
Mar. 31Galatasaray  vs. Mutlu Aku Selcuk
Mar. 31Turk Telekom vs. Banvitspor


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Turk Telekom2523220451713
2Fenerbahce Ulker2523220451696
3Efes Pilsen2522319521630
4Galatasaray Cafe Crown2516918251800
5Besiktas Cola Turka2415917671677
6Casa Ted Kolejliler25141119451911
7Banvitspor25121318681805
8Mersin Bsb.25111418051886
9Pinar Karsiyaka25101518521913
10Darussafaka24111318011835
11Mutlu Aku Selcuk Uni.2591618961927
12Tofas2581716831811
13Alpella2581716751863
14Beykozspor2571817501925
15Oyak Renault2571816921864
16Tekelspor2532215761921
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Gökhan Türe, Istanbul

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