Turkish League, Regular Season, Game 21: March 6-8, 2012 - Turkey

May 23, 2013

Turkish League, Regular Season, Game 21: March 6-8, 2012

Galatasaray Medical Park survived a stern test to edge Tofas 103-102 after two overtime and to remain alone atop the Turkish League standings. Preston Shumpert led six Gala scorers in double figures with 23 points and Jamon Lucas tallied 13 points and 11 assists as Galatasaray improved to 17-3. Tofas forced the first overtime on Taurean Green free throws that made it 80-80. Then Lucas had a chance to win it at the end of the first extra session, but he split free throws to tie it at 91-91 and extend the game by five minutes. Galatasray looked to have the game won with a 4-point lead in the last minute of the second overtime, but Tofas battled and had a chance to win at the buzzer, but missed. Bradley Buckman finished with 34 points and 16 rebounds and Green posted 20 points and 10 assists in defeat. The two teams tied for second place, Anadolu Efes and Banvit BK, also won to get to 16-4. Efes took care of Hacettepe University 52-75 led by 14 points each from Dusko Savanovic and Sasha Vujacic. Banvit bested Trabzonspor 95-85, but also needed overtime. Keith Simmons and Kenan Bajramovic led the way with 19 points apiece and Baris Ermis dished 13 assists. Jonathan Gibson went for 38 points and 6 assists in defeat. Fourth placed Besiktas beat Erdemir 64-81 as Zoran Erceg netted 19 and Pops Mensah-Bonsu posted 15 points and 9 boards. And in another overtime thriller, Bojan Bogdanovic and Emir Preldzic carried Fenerbahce Ulker over Pinar Karsiyaka 102-99. Bogdanovic scored 26 and Preldzic tallied 13 points and 11 assists for the defending champs.

LAST GAME GAME 21 March 6-8, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Mar. 8	Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Pinar	102-99
Mar. 7	Olin Edirne vs. Antalya BSB.	91-72
Mar. 7	Hacettepe Univ. vs. Anadolu Efes	52-75
Mar. 7	Aliaga Petkim vs. Bandirma Kirmizi	65-67
Mar. 7	Banvit vs. Trabzonspor	95-85
Mar. 7	Mersin BSB. vs. Turk Telekom	96-85
Mar. 7	GS Medical Park vs. Tofas	103-102
Mar. 6	Erdemir vs. Besiktas Milangaz	64-81

NEXT GAME GAME 22 March 10-11, 2012
Day	Match
Mar. 10	Besiktas vs. Aliaga Petkim
Mar. 11	Pinar vs. Anadolu Efes
Mar. 11	Bandirma vs. Olin Edirne
Mar. 11	Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Mersin BSB.
Mar. 10	Antalya BSB. vs. Banvit
Mar. 10	Turk Telekom vs. Erdemir
Mar. 10	Tofas vs. Hacettepe Univ.
Mar. 10	Trabzonspor vs. GS Medical Park

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Beşiktaş Milangaz	21	16	5	1814	1629
2	Galatasaray Medical Park	20	17	3	1651	1406
3	Banvit	20	16	4	1621	1462
4	Anadolu Efes	20	16	4	1697	1426
5	Fenerbahçe Ülker	21	15	6	1712	1589
6	Pınar Karşıyaka	21	12	9	1757	1662
7	Tofaş	21	11	10	1651	1652
8	Erdemir	21	10	11	1500	1563
9	Aliağa Petkim	20	11	9	1516	1507
10	Mersin Bşb.	21	8	13	1656	1726
11	TÜRK Telekom	21	8	13	1678	1738
12	Hacettepe Üniv.	21	7	14	1491	1677
13	Olin Edirne	21	6	15	1497	1603
14	Antalya Bşb.	21	5	16	1703	1823
15	Trabzonspor	21	5	16	1517	1702
16	Bandırma Kırmızı	21	3	18	1404	1700