By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Trailing for most of the game, Anadolu Efes recovered to avoid the upset and defeat Manisa, 78-69, in Sinan Erdem Dome Sunday.
Fueling the second-half resurgence with 15 points, Vasilije Micic ended up with 23 points connecting 7/9 field goals in Turkey’s BSL Regular Season Round 23. Will Clyburn followed with 17 points. Shane Larkin chipped in 11 points, four assists, and three rebounds. Chris Singleton, Elijah Bryant, and Ante Zizic alongside injured teammates Bryant Dunston and Dogus Balbay did not dress. Standing out for the visitors, O.D. Anosike posted an 11-point, 17-rebound double-double.
After jumping to 17-6 at the domestic level, Ergin Ataman’s side is heading to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 33 matchup versus crosstown rival Fenerbahce Beko Thursday. A must-win game to extend hopes for a playoff berth into the last week of the double-legged round-robin schedule.
Pouring a career-high 31 points, Kenny Chery fired Aliaga Petkim Spor to the home win, 96-85, over Ayos Konyaspor. Elsewhere in Round 23 of Turkey’s top-flight division, Fenerbahce Beko will take on Galatasaray Nef tomorrow and Pinar Karsiyaka outlasted Yukatel Merkezefendi in a triple-overtime epic Saturday.
BSL Round 23
Turk Telekom – Besiktas Emlakjet 79-67
Frutti Extra Bursaspor – Bahcesehir Koleji 81-87
Yukatel Merkezefendi – Pinar Karsiyaka 101-109 3OT (76-76)
Aliaga Petkim Spor – Ayos Konyaspor 96-85
Anadolu Efes – Manisa 78-69
Gaziantep – Tofas 77-83
Darussafaka Lassa – Onvo Buyukcekmece (3/4)
Fenerbahce Beko – Galatasaray Nef (3/4)
STANDINGS: Turk Telekom 43 (20-3), Fenerbahce 40 (18-4), Karsiyaka 40 (17-6), Efes 40 (17-6), Bursaspor 36 (13-10)…
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