May 24, 2012
Turkish League, Game 17: February 2-4, 2007
Omer Onan - Fenerbahce Ulker Fenerbahce Ulker trounced rival Besiktas ColaTurka on the road at the Akatlar Arena 68-82 for the second time this season. Fenerbahce, which downed Besiktas 83-71 in their previous meeting, was led by Omer Onan, who shined on the defensive end, and Jamel Thomas, who scored 10 of his 18 points in the last quarter. The win also means that Fenerbahce will start with a 1-0 advantage should the teams meet in the playoffs. Meanwhile, Efes Pilsen struggled to beat CASA TED Kolejliler 59-64 in Ankara, matching Fenerbahce at 15-2 in the standings – one win behind league-leading Turk Telekom. Drew Nicholas led Efes with 22 points. Jan Hendrik Jagla scored 25 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead Turk Telekom past Darussafaka 79-89. Galatasaray Cafe Crown moved into a tie for fourth place after topping Tofas 72-76 behind 18 points from Murat Kaya. Umit Sonkol recorded a double-double of 19 points and 10 boards as Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi edged Banvit 83-81. In Friday's game, Caner Oner scored 18 to help last place Alpella beat Oyak Renault 59-51. In other results, Pinar Karsiyaka got 15 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists from Marcus Slaughter to defeat Beykoz 78-64 and Tekel outlasted Mutlu Aku Selcuk University 63-59.

Besiktas got off to a speedy start against Fenerbahce Ulker as Ivan McFarlin and Cevher Ozer scored inside to build a 13-6 lead after four minutes. However Fenerbahce then kept Besiktas scoreless for five minutes and rode Willie Solomon and Ira Clark to a 0-16 run to finish the period up 15-22. Thomas tied the game at 27-27, but Fenerbahce responded well with the zone defense and with the help of Onan and Damir Mrsic's outside shooting, the visitors took a 40-43 halftime lead. The game remained close throughout the third period and Aubrey Reese leveled the game for Besiktas once again at 59-59 early in the fourth period, but that was all for Besiktas. Five straight three pointers – two from Onan and three by Mrsic came one after another and the shell-shocked Besiktas squad wasn't able to answer. Onan's layup with two minutes remaining gave Fener its biggest lead, 64-80, as the visitors held on for the win. Onan led Fener with 18 points, Mrsic was 5-for-7 from downtown for 15 points, Mirsad Turkcan added 11 points and 5 rebounds and Semih Erden had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Donnell Harvey scored 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for Besiktas, McFarlin added 13 points and Reese scored 11 points and dished 5 assists for Besiktas.

Efes Pilsen struggled to beat CASA TED Kolejliler 59-64 in Ankara. Efes was unable to control the game in the first half, after a 12-12 first quarter and a 13-13 second quarter for a 25-25 halftime result. The hosts put pressure on Efes in the third quarter and Erek Hansen and Richard Shields helped put CASA TED 5 points ahead at the end of the third period, 46-41. But Efes started to shake things up in the last 10 minutes. Nicholas ran the offense and everyone joined together for a tough defensive showing. Nikola Prkacin's layup with two minutes remaining made it 52-61 for Efes, as the visitors won the game 59-64. Nicholas lead Efes with 22 points and Prkacin added 9. Shields had 20 and Nezih Gurol scored 11 for CASA TED.


LAST GAME GAME 17 - February 2-4, 2007
DayMatchResult
Feb. 4CASA TED Kolejliler vs. Efes Pilsen59 - 64
Feb. 4Besiktas Cola Turka vs. Fenerbahce Ulker68 - 82
Feb. 3Tofas vs. Galatasaray Cafe Crown72 - 76
Feb. 3Pinar Karsiyaka vs. Beykozspor78 - 64
Feb. 3Darussafaka vs. Turk Telekom79 - 89
Feb. 2Alpella vs. Oyak Renault59 - 51
Feb. 3Tekelspor vs. Mutlu Aku Selcuk Uni.63 - 59
Feb. 3Mersin BSB. vs. Banvitspor83 - 81
NEXT GAME GAME 18 - February 7, 2007
DayMatch
Feb. 7Alpella vs. Tekelspor
Feb. 7Mutlu Aku Selcuk Uni. vs. Efes Pilsen
Feb. 7Oyak Renault vs. Fenerbahce Ulker
Feb. 7Turk Telekom vs. CASA TED Kolejliler
Feb. 7Besiktas Cola Turka vs. Tofas
Feb. 7Darussafaka vs. Pinar Karsiyaka
Feb. 7Galatasaray Cafe Crown vs. Mersin BSB.
Feb. 7Beykozspor vs. Banvitspor


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Turk Telekom1716113531118
2Efes Pilsen1715213161094
3Fenerbahce Ulker1715213771170
4Galatasaray Cafe Crown1712512211153
5Besiktas Cola Turka1712512641192
6Banvitspor179812671191
7Casa Ted Kolejliler179812871253
8Pinar Karsiyaka178912911324
9Mersin Bsb.178912211288
10Darussafaka1771012551289
11Mutlu Aku Selcuk Uni.1761112991296
12Beykozspor1751211401282
13Oyak Renault1741311621267
14Tofas1741310871225
15Alpella1731411111289
16Tekelspor1731410701290
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Gökhan Türe, Istanbul

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