By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Bouncing back from a loss to the Panathinaikos Aktor in Round 26 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, Anadolu Efes rocked Darussafaka Lassa, 83-67, on Sunday.
Never trailing in Istanbul’s Darussafaka Ayhan Sahenk Sports Hall, Luca Banchi’s side jumped to 14-4 in the Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Ligi Regular Season.
With 7/10 field goals, Daniel Oturu recorded a game-high 17 points in the Round 18 contest. Ercan Osmani followed with 13 points and nine rebounds. Salih Altuntas (ankle surgery), Rodrigue Beaubois (ankle), Stanley Johnson (personal), Shane Larkin (foot), and Vincent Poirier (knee) were unavailable.
For the hosts, forced down to 6-12, two games away from the relegation zone of the BSL, Tres Tinkle posted a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double.
On Saturday, besides Fenerbahce Beko improving to a league-high 17-1, James Palmer Jr. dropped 32 points, a new personal best for the 2024-25 campaign, leading Galatasaray to a win, 87-84, against Bahcesehir Koleji.
Next week, the domestic campaign extends into the 2025 ING Turkish Cup, from the Quarterfinals on Tuesday and Wednesday to the Final Four in Sanliurfa on Friday and Sunday.
BSL Round 18
Mersin Spor – Karsiyaka 94-87 OT (80-80)
Besiktas Fibabanka – Yukatel Merkezefendi 102-77
Galatasaray – Bahcesehir Koleji 87-84
Bursaspor Yorsan – Fenerbahce Beko 97-98 OT (88-88)
Semt77 Yalovaspor – Turk Telekom 93-96
Darussafaka Lassa – Anadolu Efes 67-83
Onvo Buyukcekmece – Tofas 88-83
Aliaga Petkimspor – Manisa (10/2)
STANDINGS: Fenerbahce Beko 35 (17-1), Anadolu Efes 32 (14-4), Besiktas Fibabanka 31 (13-5), Tofas 31 (13-5), Galatasaray 29 (11-7), Mersin Spor 29 (11-7)…