In the first week of the ING Basketball Super League, Frutti Extra Bursaspor defeated Semt77 Yalovaspor 86-85 in the match, which was the scene of great excitement until the last moments.
In the first week of the ING Basketball Super League, Frutti Extra Bursaspor managed to overthrow Semt77 Yalovaspor, which was the scene of great excitement until the last moments. Both teams started the game with a productive look on offense, and the hosts finished the first period with a high score, leading 27-25. Bursa team found easy numbers with Onuralp Bitim and Allerik Freeman’s emphasis on the game, and the game continued in balance when they could not stop the Jones-Williams duo in defense. Yalova representative went to the locker room with a 51-48 superiority.
The mutual numbers seen in the first half continued in the third period. In these parts of the game where the game got tougher, the players had a hard time finding numbers. While Freeman and Hayes gave the Bursa representative an advantage with their offensive productivity; The Yalova team, on the other hand, kept the game balanced with penalty shots by experienced player Can Altıntuğ. The final period was entered with the 65-65 tie.
While the excitement in the struggle continued in the last period; Frutti Extra Bursaspor, which provided the score advantage, could not evaluate the opportunities to increase the difference. The 37th minute of the match was left behind with 75-75 equality. However, the Yalova team, which scored points first with Williams and then with Lee, suddenly brought the score to 80-75. In the following moments, the hosts scored points with Dudzinski and Freeman, while the guest team was dominated by 83-82 in the last minute. Supported by the audience, Frutti Extra Bursaspor regained the advantage of scoring when Freeman became a star and won the match 86-85.
HALL: Nilüfer TOFAŞ
REFEREES: Alper Altuğ Köselerli, Ziya Özorhon, Umut Özgün Ergün
FRUTTİ EXTRA BURSASPOR: Allerik Freeman 24, Derek Needham 7, Onuralp Bitim 21, Kevarrius Hayes 12, David Dudzinski 12, Egemen Güven 2, Dragon Milosavljevic, Ömer Utku Al 5, Birkan Batuk 3, Metin Türen
SEMT77 YALOVASPOR: Lamont Da Sean Jones 12, İsmail Kerem Gülmez, Wendell Kerry Williams 24, Alexandre Chassang 8, Marcus Andrew Lee 8, Mert Celep 12, Can Altıntuğ 13, Glenn Miller Cosey 8, Oğulcan Baykan, Muhammet Doğan Şenli
1st PERIOD: 27-25
FIRST HALF: 48-51
3rd PERIOD: 65-65
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