By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Jeremy Evans put on an all-around performance and led Darussafaka Tekfen to a 94-87 home win against Turk Telekom on Day 14 of Turkish League. Darussafaka improved to 6-7 while Turk Telekom now holds a 9-4 record.
Evans banked 20 points along with 13 rebounds while also adding five assists. Michael Eric added 14 points and eight rebounds but was ejected from the game due to hitting two opposing players. Toney Douglas scored 12 points.
For Turk Telekom, Sylven Landesberg nailed game-high 26 points while Kenny Gabriel helped with 12 points and nine rebounds in addition to Vladimir Stimac‘s 14 points and eight rebounds.
Turk Telekom was ahead 25-20 after ten minutes and kept a small 45-43 advantage at halftime. It was a balanced game after the break but Darussafaka was slowly taking over (65-62) and has done so completely in the fourth quarter on their way to a double-digit win.
Banvit improved to 4-9 with an upset against Fenerbahce after overtime. Fener still stands alone at the top with 11-2 while Efes follows with 10-3 after beating Buyuksehir which holds a 4-9 record. Tofas (8-5) had the week off.
BSL Day 14 results and scorers
Besiktas – Sakarya 77-65 (Rich 22 – Wilbekin 15)
Galatasaray – Buyukcekmece 93-85 (Hayes 27 – Williams 24)
Istanbul BBSK – Efes 80-93 (Babic 19 – Simon 31)
Belediyespor – Gaziantep 71-73 (Ozer 19 – Jekiri 20)
Pinar Karsiyaka – Bahcesehir 103-77 (Marei 32 – Harris 27)
Banvit – Fenerbahce 83-78 (Morgan 20 – Melli 22)
Darussafaka – Turk Telekom 94-87 (Evans 20 – Landesberg 26)