Baskonia 70-76: Clean Istanbul by 2/2 in Devil’s Week

The third week of the season was a dream for Baskonia, who prevailed on Friday evening (16/12) and Fenerbahçe in Istanbul (76-70) in the fourteenth round after a double by Anadolu Efes. euroleague.

The Basques went 9-5 (6-1 at home and 3-4 away), with Marcus Howard and Perea Henry leading the offense with Costello-Kuchar poles at bat. With 22 assists for 10 errors, Juan Benaroya’s team closed out the 40 minutes.

The Turks fell to 10-4 (5-2 at home and 5-2 away), who bowed out for the second consecutive day after the heavy defeat at the Peace and Friendship Stadium at the hands of Olympiacos. Carsen Edwards tried to turn the game around in the final, but his team didn’t deserve the score, trashing seven shots and bowing naturally.

The Turks entered the game poorly, had 5/17 shooting in the first half (13-21), and also had six errors on their three passes while Costello had eight points. The situation became even more dramatic for Fenerbahçe in the second quarter, with a 33-52 halftime deficit looking like a mountain to climb 6/16 2 points and 6/16 3 points against 15 assists and only three fouls from before. Basques who put on a great show.

And while everything seemed upside down for the hosts, Fenerbahçe scored 23-8 in seven minutes to reduce the score to four (56-60 in the 27th minute). What happened at that point? Baskonia responded 0-7 to +11 in the third period and never looked back from that point. She has a great result that not only keeps her on her way to the top eight but also gives her hopes of something more.

RefereesResic, Filjos, Nedovic

contracts: 13-21, 33-52, 56-67, 70-76

Fenerbach (Etudes): Persen 2, Edwards 10 (2/3 2-pointers, 2/5 3-pointers), Akpnyar, Mahmutoglu 11 (2/4 2-pointers, 2/6 3-pointers), Hayes (0/6) shots, 5 rebounds, 2 assists), Pierre 10 (2/3 2 shots, 1/2 3 shots, 3/5 shots), Dziquiri 12 (5/9 2 shots, 2/5 shots, 9 rebounds, 5 assists ), Goodrich 14 (2/3 2-point, 3/7 3-shots, 1/2 shots, 2 rebounds, 3 assists), Booker, Kalathis 11 (2/5 2-point, 2/6 3- 1-pointers, 1/2 shots, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers)

Baskonia (Benaroya): Howard 15 (2/4 2-pointers, 3/7 3-pointers, 2/2 shots, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 turnovers), Henry 13 (5/14 2-pointers, 1/4 3-points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists), Sendekerskis 8 (2/4 2-pointers, 7 rebounds, 3 assists), Marinkovic 5 (1), Thompson 4 (2/9 shots, 9 assists, 3 steals), Kochar 10 (4/4 2 points, 2/2, 5 rebounds), Enoch 9 (7 rebounds), Costello 10 (2 3-pointers, 9 rebounds), Guidraitis, Holmes 2

Fenerbahçe team stats: 16/37 2 made, 10/30 3 made, 8/15 shooting, 45 rebounds (32 rebounds – 13 offensive), 16 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 11 turnovers

Baskonia team stats: 21/45 2 made, 7/21 3 made, 13/18 blocked shots, 46 rebounds (32 defensive – 14 offensive), 22 assists, 6 steals, 10 fouls

Upcoming matches for the two teams: In the fifteenth round, Fenerbahçe will receive Partizan (22/12 at 19:45), while Baskonia will play at home against Virtus (22/12 at 21:30).