May 24, 2012
Turkish League, Game 27: April 4, 2007
Mirsad Turkcan - Fenerbahce Ulker Efes Pilsen beat Galatasaray Cafe Crown 75-57 for its sixth straight Turkish-League victory on Wednesday to improve to 24-3 and keep the heat on league-leading Fenerbahce Ulker. The top of the league table remained unchanged as Mirsad Turckan checked in with another double-double to guide to lead Fenerbahce over Beykoz 89-73 and Turk Telekom held off Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi 75-71. Donnell Harvey scored 21 points to lead Besiktas Cola Turka over bottom of the league Tekel 73-77. The biggest surprise of the week came when Oyak Renault upset Banvit of Bandirma 71-74 on the road behind Andre Woolridge's 31 points. In other games, Alpella topped Darussafaka 62-55, Mutlu Aku Selcuk University beat CASA TED Kolejliler 71-67 and Tofas downed Pinar Karsiyaka 75-70.

Efes had some ups and downs during the game. The hosts trailed 6-12 midway through the opening period, but Antonio Granger, Drew Nicholas and Marcus Haislip sparked a 17-2 run for a 23-17 lead at the end of the first period. Galatasaray scored 7 unanswered points to start the second quarter and regain the lead, but Efes responded with 15-3 burst on the way to a 39-27 halftime advantage. In the third quarter, Efes remained in control with Cuneyt Erden and Kerem Gonlum putting the hosts ahead 59-44 with 10 minutes remaining. Ermal Kuqo, Can Akin, Nikola Prkacin and Cenk Akyol joined the scoring race in the last quarter as Efes extended the lead up to 23 points and won the handily 75-57. Haislip lead Efes with 12 points, Nicholas and Granger scored 11 each, Prkacin and Gonlum also added 9 both. Murat Kaya let the visitors with 16 in defeat.

Fenerbahce Ulker remained on top of the standings with 25 wins from 27 games with an easy 89-73 victory against relegation-threatened Beykoz. Turkcan posted another double-double with 15 points, 17 rebounds plus 6 assists to play a key role in the win. Damir Mrsic added 15, Semih Erden scored 13 and grabbed 6 boards and Willie Solomon had 11 points and 6 assists for Fenerbahce. The home team also outrebounded Beykoz 42-22 and had 22 assists to Beykoz's 13. Edmund Saunders scored a game-high 26 points for the visitors. Turk Telekom beating Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi 75-71 in Ankara behind Erwin Dudley's 18 points and 12 from Tutku Acik. Muratcan Guler added 10 for Turk Telekom, while Umut Tinay had 19 points, Eearnest Shelton 14 and Jared Homan 11 for Mersin.

Besiktas Cola Turka beat bottom of the league Tekel 73-77 on the road for its 16th win. Harvey scored 21 points and Erkan Veyseloglu and Baris Ozcan added 16 each to seal the victory. Gokhan Ucoklar had a game-high 28 for Tekel, which has already been relegated to the second division. The biggest surprise of the week came when Oyak Renault stunned Banvit of Bandirma 71-74 on the road. Banvit was coming off an upset win over Turk Telekom over the weekend. Woolridge led Oyak with 31 points, Ozgur Biyik added 14 and Charles Bennett 11. Marque Perry scored 23 for Banvit.


LAST GAME GAME 27 - April 4, 2007
DayMatchResult
Apr. 4Tekelspor vs. Besiktas Cola Turka73 - 77
Apr. 4Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Beykozspor89 - 73
Apr. 4Alpella vs. Darussafaka62 - 55
Apr. 4Efes Pilsen vs. Galatasaray Cafe Crown75 - 57
Apr. 4Mutlu Aku Selcuk Uni. vs. CASA TED71 - 67
Apr. 4Banvitspor vs. Oyak Renault71 - 74
Apr. 4Tofas vs. Pinar Karsiyaka75 - 70
Apr. 4Turk Telekom vs. Mersin BSB.75 - 71
NEXT GAME GAME 28 - April 7-8, 2007
DayMatch
Apr. 8Beykozspor vs. Besiktas Cola Turka
Apr. 7Alpella vs. Fenerbahce Ulker
Apr. 7Darussafaka vs. Galatasaray
Apr. 8Banvitspor vs. Efes Pilsen
Apr. 7Turk Telekom vs. Tekelspor
Apr. 7Mutlu Aku Selcuk Uni. vs. Tofas
Apr. 7Oyak Renault vs. Pinar Karsiyaka
Apr. 7CASA TED Kolejliler vs. Mersin BSB.


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Fenerbahce Ulker2725222121829
2Efes Pilsen2724321191754
3Turk Telekom2724321941861
4Galatasaray Cafe Crown27171019671944
5Besiktas Cola Turka26161019201827
6Casa Ted Kolejliler27151220892058
7Banvitspor27131420161953
8Darussafaka26121419311957
9Mersin Bsb.27111619382036
10Mutlu Aku Selcuk Uni.27101720362079
11Pinar Karsiyaka27101719892080
12Alpella27101718121980
13Tofas2791818181959
14Beykozspor2781919192097
15Oyak Renault2781918262010
16Tekelspor2732417322094
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Gökhan Türe, Istanbul

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