Turkish League, Game 18: February 6-7, 2010
Igor Rakocevic - Efes PilsenEfes Pilsen leads the Turkish League standings with a 17-1 record. Fenerbahce Ulker is second at 15-3 while Besiktas Cola Turka and Banvit tie for third place each at 12-6. Efes had to battle hard to edge Turk Telekom 80-72 in Istanbul on Saturday. Igor Rakocevic led the winners with 20 points. Bootsy Thornton added 13 while Charles Smith had 11 for Efes. Tutku Acik had 17 points for Telekom, that went down to 11-7. Huseyin Besok added 12, Erwin Dudley 11 and Lamayn Wilson 10. Telekom rallied from a nine-point deficit in the second quarter to get within 36-35 at halftime. Rakocevic helped Efes to boost its margin to 59-53 after 30 minutes. Telekom got within 73-68 with over 2 minutes left but Preston Shumpert and Thornton sealed the outcome down the stretch. Fener registered a 79-67 road loss against Banvit. Charles Davis led the winners with 25 points. Lynn Greer had 13 points for Fener while Mirsad Turkcan added 11. Banvit led 61-54 after 30 minutes and boosted its margin to 70-56 to seal the outcome. Besiktas thrashed Mersin Buyuksehir Bld. 91-73 behind 32 points from Lonny Baxter, that only missed a free throw in a near-perfect performance. Mire Chatman and Brad Newley each added 17 for Besiktas, that led 62-50 after 30 minutes and did not find any trouble to cruise to a big home win. Galatasaray Cafe Crown dropped to 9-9 due to a 76-74 road loss against Erdemir. Erkan Veyseloglu led the winners with 21 points. Simas Jasaitis had 15 points for Galatasaray, Rado Rancik added 14 while Mike Wilkinson and Darius Washington each got 12 for the guests. A 12-2 run allowed Erdemir to seal the outcome in crunch time, 76-68. In other games, Bornova Belediye edged Darussafaka Cooper Tires 82-77, Pinar Karsiyaka topped Kepez Belediye 55-71, Tofas thrashed Oyak Renault 58-76 while Antalya Bsb. defeated Aliaga Petkim 78-88 with 21 points from Aaron Jackson.


LAST GAME GAME 18
February 5-7, 2010
Day Match Result
Feb. 5 Banvit vs. Fenerbahce Ulker 79-67
Feb. 6 Bornova vs. Darussafaka 82-77
Feb. 6 Erdemir vs. Galatasaray 76-74
Feb. 6 Oyak Renault vs. Tofas 58-76
Feb. 7 Aliaga Petkim vs. Antalya BSB. 78-88
Feb. 6 Kepez Belediye vs. Pinar 55-71
Feb. 6 Efes Pilsen vs. Turk Telekom 80-72
Feb. 7 Besiktas vs. Mersin BSB. 91-73
NEXT GAME GAME 19
February 13-14, 2010
Day Match
Feb. 14 Fenerbahce vs. Efes Pilsen
Feb. 13 Turk Telekom vs. Besiktas
Feb. 14 Darussafaka vs. O. Renault
Feb. 13 Tofas vs. Kepez Belediye
Feb. 13 Antalya BSB. vs. Bornova
Feb. 13 Galatasaray vs. Banvit
Feb. 13 Mersin BSB. vs. Aliaga P.
Feb. 13 Pinar vs. Erdemir


STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Efes Pilsen 18 17 1 1518 1266
2 Fenerbahçe Ülker 18 15 3 1488 1287
3 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 18 12 6 1631 1478
4 Banvit 18 12 6 1325 1243
5 TÜRK Telekom 18 11 7 1453 1360
6 Erdemir 18 10 8 1438 1426
7 Pinar Karşiyaka 18 10 8 1406 1345
8 Bornova Belediye 18 9 9 1398 1465
9 Antalya Bşb. 18 9 9 1372 1362
10 Tofaş 18 8 10 1348 1412
11 Aliağa Petkim 18 7 11 1428 1556
12 Oyak Renault 18 5 13 1246 1346
13 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 18 9 9 1075 1107
14 Kepez Belediye 18 4 14 1219 1386
15 Mersin Büyükşehir Bld. 18 4 14 1351 1492
16 Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires 18 2 16 1197 1362

Sunday, February 07, 2010
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