Moerman, Pleiss step up for Efes in win over Tofas

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Anadolu Efes emerged with an 84-77 victory over Tofas at home to win their third straight game in the Turkish Super Lig and move up to the second place of the standings with a 16-4 record.

Adrien Moerman kept Efes intact when Tofas pushed for a comeback in the fourth quarter, to lead all scorers of Ergin Ataman’s team with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Tibor Pleiss followed not far behind with a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Vasilije Micic was added to the list of top scorers with 12 points and 9 assists, while Erten Gazi scored 10 points.

Tyler Ennis scored 16 points for Tofas, which now falls to a 12-9 record in the eighth place of the standings. Kasey Shepherd and Elgin Cook had 13 points apiece and Muhsin Yasar scored 11.

Turkish Super Lig Round 21 results:

Bursaspor – Galatasaray 99-78
Yalovaspor – Pinar Karsiyaka 80-87
Bahcesehir – Turk Telekom 69-86
Darussafaka – Afyon Belediye 79-73
Petkim Spor – Buyukckmece 72-74
Merkezefendi – Besiktas 76-71
Anadolu Efes – Tofas 84-77
Gaziantep – Fenerbahce 70-86

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