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The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Erokspor (16-5) in Istanbul on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by fifteenth ranked Gaziantep (9-12) 84-76. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Erokspor. Gaziantep looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American point guard Marquis Wright (185-1995, college: Siena, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and Nigerian-American power forward OD Anosike (203-1991, college: Siena) chipped in 14 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was American point guard Maurice Watson (178-1993, college: Creighton) with 15 points and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Gaziantep have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Erokspor at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. Gaziantep is looking forward to face higher ranked Cayirova (#7) in Kocaeli in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Erokspor’s supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Istanbul Cedi Osman.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Sigortam.net (15-6) against twelfth ranked Fenerbahce (10-11) on Saturday night. Visiting Sigortam.net was defeated by Fenerbahce in Istanbul 88-73. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Sigortam.net. American point guard Ben Shungu (188-1997, college: Vermont) nailed 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Amari Kelly accounted for 17 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). American point guard Keshun Sherrill (175-1994, college: Augusta) came up with 13 points and 6 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for Sigortam.net in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Fenerbahce 2 moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Haremspor. Sigortam.net at the other side dropped to the third position with six games lost. Fenerbahce 2 will play against higher ranked TED Ankara (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Sigortam.net will play against Cagdas BS and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Anka Spor (0-21) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their 21th consecutive match to fourteenth ranked Cedi Osman (9-12) 83-72 on Saturday evening. The best player for the winners was Zane Knowles who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Erbey Paltaci who recorded 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Cedi Osman moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Anka Spor still closes the standings. Cedi Osman’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Istanbul to the arena Erokspor.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 21: TED Ankara lost to Balikesir BBS on the opponent’s court 67-76. Cagdas BS managed to outperform Bordo in a home game 82-77. Ankaragucu recorded a loss to Haremspor on the road 86-83. Final Spor was defeated by Kapakli Spor on its own court 84-89. Cayirova was beaten by Ormanspor in Ankara 71-70. Konya BBSK lost to Trabzonspor at home 71-87.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 23 points and 11 assists by Ismail Ulusoy of Trabzonspor.


Balikesir BBS – TED Ankara 76-67

There was an upset when higher ranked TED Ankara (12-9) was defeated on the road by sixteenth ranked Balikesir BBS (8-13) 76-67 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was American guard Alonzo Verge Jr (190-1998, college: Nebraska, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 21 points and 6 assists. Mali center Sagaba Konate (203-1997, college: WVU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Mustafa Basturk (194-1996) who recorded 11 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and guard Ozgur Sahin (190-1993) added 10 points and 6 assists respectively. Four TED Ankara players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Balikesir BBS maintains sixteenth place with 8-13 record. Loser TED Ankara keeps the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with Cagdas BS and Cayirova. Balikesir BBS will meet bottom-ranked Anka Spor (#18) in the next round. TED Ankara will play against Fenerbahce 2 (#11) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
TED Ankara: E.Akyuz 15+1reb+1ast, A.Kutay Gunes 12+2reb+1ast, M.Basturk 11+6reb+7ast, O.Sahin 10+4reb+6ast, B.Genc 6+3reb, A.Gueye 5+8reb+5ast
Balikesir BBS: A.Verge Jr 21+2reb+6ast, B.Encu 16+3reb+6ast, S.Konate 16+13reb, O.Engin 6+2reb+1ast, U.Sonkol 6+4reb+1ast, Y.Karalar 5+2reb+2ast

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Cagdas BS – Bordo 82-77

Everything could happen in Mugla at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Bodrum and 7th ranked Bordo had identical 11-9 record. This time Bodrum used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Balikesir 82-77 on Saturday night. The best player for the winners was Ahmet Cantitiz (193-1992) who scored 29 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Power forward Hadi Ozdemir (202-1983) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American center Eric Buckner (208-1990, college: Georgia St.) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import point guard JJ Frazier (178-1995, college: Georgia) added 20 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Bordo’s coach Vasfi Basaran rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Bodrum have a solid series of four victories in a row. Cagdas BS (12-9) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with TED Ankara and Cayirova. Newly promoted Bordo dropped to the eighth position with ten games lost. They share it with Konya BBSK. Cagdas BS will meet higher ranked Sigortam.net (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Bordo will play against Kapakli Spor (#17) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bordo: E.Buckner 23+13reb+3ast, J.Frazier 20+5reb+11ast, E.Cinko 13+3reb+1ast, D.Celen 11+4reb+1ast, M.Sert 4+4reb+1ast, E.Adiguzel 3+2reb+1ast
Cagdas BS: A.Cantitiz 29+8reb+4ast, H.Ozdemir 17+11reb+6ast, C.Warren 14+4reb+4ast, L.Wilson 10+6reb, B.Erol 4+1reb+3ast, B.Kansu 4+2reb

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Cedi Osman – Anka Spor 83-72

Bottom-ranked Anka Spor (0-21) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their 21th consecutive match to fourteenth ranked Cedi Osman (9-12) 83-72 on Saturday evening. Cedi Osman outrebounded Anka Spor 41-29 including 29 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Bahamas center Zane Knowles (208-1992, college: TAMUCC, agency: BIG) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. American point guard Jordan Barnes (178-1997, college: Indiana St.) chipped in 20 points and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Erbey Paltaci (203-2004, agency: Octagon Europe) who recorded 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Mert Kocagozoglu (198-2007) added 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Cedi Osman moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Anka Spor still closes the standings. Cedi Osman’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Istanbul to the arena Erokspor.
Top scorers:
Anka Spor: E.Paltaci 28+5reb+4ast, A.Bas 14+5reb+1ast, M.Kara 10+5reb, M.Kocagozoglu 8+7reb+5ast, A.Akbas 6+2reb+5ast, A.Turkoglu 3
Cedi Osman: Z.Knowles 21+13reb+2ast, J.Barnes 20+3reb+5ast, K.Nikolov 20+1reb+3ast, M.Erensoy 6+10reb+2ast, S.Ugur 5, I.Pinarer 5+5reb

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Fenerbahce 2 – Sigortam.net 88-73

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Sigortam.net (15-6) against twelfth ranked Fenerbahce (10-11) on Saturday night. Visiting Sigortam.net was defeated by Fenerbahce in Istanbul 88-73. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Sigortam.net. It was a great shooting night for Fenerbahce 2 especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. American point guard Ben Shungu (188-1997, college: Vermont) nailed 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import center Amari Kelly (206-1999, college: GMU) accounted for 17 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). American point guard Keshun Sherrill (175-1994, college: Augusta) came up with 13 points and 6 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and naturalized Azerbaijani Orhan Haciyeva (200-1989) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Sigortam.net in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Fenerbahce 2 moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Haremspor. Sigortam.net at the other side dropped to the third position with six games lost. Fenerbahce 2 will play against higher ranked TED Ankara (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Sigortam.net will play against Cagdas BS and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Sigortam.net: C.Havsa 14+3reb+1ast, D.Engindeniz 14+3ast, K.Sherrill 13+1reb+6ast, O.Haciyeva 12+8reb, K.Uzunhasan 9+2reb+1ast, D.Atkins 4+8reb+2ast
Fenerbahce 2: B.Shungu 22+9reb+4ast, A.Kelly 17+11reb+1ast, Y.Ozkan 14+1reb+7ast, F.Biberovic 10+5reb+1ast, G.Hacioglu 9+3reb+1ast, H.Mestoglu 8+2ast

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Erokspor – Gaziantep 76-84

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Erokspor (16-5) in Istanbul on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by fifteenth ranked Gaziantep (9-12) 84-76. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Erokspor. Gaziantep looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American point guard Marquis Wright (185-1995, college: Siena, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and Nigerian-American power forward OD Anosike (203-1991, college: Siena) chipped in 14 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was American point guard Maurice Watson (178-1993, college: Creighton) with 15 points and 6 assists and the other American import center Jeremy Simmons (204-1989, college: Charleston) scored 11 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Gaziantep have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Erokspor at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. Gaziantep is looking forward to face higher ranked Cayirova (#7) in Kocaeli in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Erokspor’s supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Istanbul Cedi Osman.
Top scorers:
Erokspor: M.Watson 15+1reb+6ast, M.Akyel 11+5reb, J.Simmons 11+5reb, T.Erulku 9+3reb+1ast, B.Bayar 9+4reb+1ast, Y.Sarikaya 8+6reb+1ast
Gaziantep: M.Wright 20+5reb+9ast, O.Anosike 14+12reb+5ast, R.Avdic 11+5reb+2ast, H.Dogan 10+2ast, K.Sariaslan 9+4reb+1ast, I.Yilmaz 8+2reb+3ast

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Haremspor – Ankaragucu 86-83

There was an upset in Istanbul where 4th placed Ankaragucu (13-7) was edged by tenth ranked Haremspor (10-11) 86-83 on Friday. Haremspor made 31-of-38 free shots (81.6 percent) during the game, while Ankaragucu only scored fifteen points from the stripe. The best player for the winners was point guard Sedat Karagulle (190-1999) who scored 33 points (!!!). Center Cihat Dalgali (205-2001) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Hakan Yapar (202-1984) who recorded 25 points and 5 rebounds and American forward CJ Elleby (198-2000, college: WSU) added 8 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists respectively. Ankaragucu’s coach Hakan Koktas tried various players’ combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Haremspor maintains tenth place with 10-11 record, which they share with Fenerbahce 2. Loser Ankaragucu keeps the fourth position with seven games lost. Haremspor will meet Ormanspor (#13) in the next round. Ankaragucu will play against Konya BBSK (#9) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ankaragucu: H.Yapar 25+5reb+2ast, I.Miller 12+1reb+7ast, R.Berke-Atar 8+1reb, C.Elleby 8+7reb+6ast, A.Erol 7+2reb+4ast, H.Avci 6+2reb+1ast
Haremspor: S.Karagulle 33+3reb+2ast, C.Dalgali 19+10reb, D.Jorden Randell 13+3reb+5ast, O.Sancakli 9+7reb+2ast, A.Sahinkaya 4+1reb, B.Gozeneli 3+2ast

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Final Spor – Kapakli Spor 84-89

There was a surprise result in Bursa where seventeenth ranked Kapakli Spor (7-14) beat higher ranked Final Spor (9-12) 89-84 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was American guard Mitch Pelissier (190-1997, college: Concordia, IL, agency: Worldwide SM) who scored 26 points and 7 rebounds. Oguzhan Tosun (191-1996) chipped in 24 points and 5 assists. Pelissier is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Kapakli Spor players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Tyrece Radford (188-1999, college: Texas A&M) who recorded a double-double by scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and point guard Erdem Ilter (186-1990) added 10 points and 6 assists respectively. Final Spor’s coach Berat Gok rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Kapakli Spor maintains seventeenth place with 7-14 record. Loser Final Spor keeps the twelfth position with 12 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Kapakli Spor will meet higher ranked Bordo (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Final Spor will play against the league’s second-placed Trabzonspor (#2) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Final Spor: T.Radford 25+11reb+6ast, B.Medley-Bacon 12+1ast, E.Ilter 10+3reb+6ast, A.Isik 8+1reb, C.Han 8+2reb, S.Gondur 6+2ast
Kapakli Spor: M.Pelissier 26+7reb+3ast, O.Tosun 24+4reb+5ast, D.Ryuny 17+5reb, B.Bastan 11+4reb+4ast, E.Bozyigit 5+3reb+1ast, E.Sarica 5+4reb+1ast

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Ormanspor – Cayirova 71-70

There was an upset in Ankara where higher ranked Cayirova (12-9) was edged by fifteenth ranked Ormanspor (9-12) 71-70 on Sunday. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was forward William McNair Jr (211-2000, college: Kansas St.) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. Point guard Jalen Moore (180-1999, college: Oakland) chipped in 22 points and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Diante Watkins (175-1990, college: RMU, agency: BIG) who recorded 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and center Jamelle Hagins (206-1990, college: Delaware, agency: MSG) added 15 points and 14 rebounds respectively. Cayirova’s coach Engin Gencoglu tried various players’ combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Ormanspor moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Cayirova keeps the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with TED Ankara and Cagdas BS. Ormanspor will meet at home higher ranked Haremspor (#10) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cayirova will play against Gaziantep (#14) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Cayirova: D.Watkins 27+6reb+5ast, J.Hagins 15+14reb+1ast, M.Oguzhan Kizil 11+7reb, E.Aydogan 5+2reb+1ast, M.Mutlu 3+2reb, A.Akcam 3+2reb+1ast
Ormanspor: J.Moore 22+3reb+4ast, W.McNair Jr. 21+16reb+2ast, E.Bayrak 13+4reb+1ast, E.Yasar 9+5reb+4ast, C.Kayabasi 4+2reb, G.Ural 2+5reb+1ast

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Konya BBSK – Trabzonspor 71-87

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Trabzonspor (15-5) won against on the road 8th ranked Konya BBSK (11-10) 87-71 on Sunday. Trabzonspor dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Konya BBSK‘s 24. Trabzonspor looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was point guard Ismail Ulusoy (182-1996) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 assists. Australian swingman Mitch Creek (196-1992) chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds. Four Trabzonspor players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard New Williams (185-1996, college: Fresno St.) who recorded 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Alp Karahan (193-1998) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Trabzonspor have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Konya BBSK at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the eighth position with ten games lost. They share it with Bordo. Trabzonspor will meet Final Spor (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Konya BBSK will play against Ankaragucu (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Konya BBSK: O.Baykan 14+1reb+2ast, A.Karahan 11+6reb+1ast, B.Ozkan 10+2reb+1ast, K.Thomas 9+6reb+2ast, N.Williams 8+5reb+5ast, K.Turk 7+2reb+1ast
Trabzonspor: I.Ulusoy 23+3reb+11ast, M.Creek 20+5reb+3ast, T.Gordon 13+6reb+4ast, E.Arar 12+9reb, O.Ulubay 6+6reb+2ast, M.Senli 4+2reb

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