Fenerbahçe Beko, one of our representatives, hosted the Greek team Panathinaikos in the 8th week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Under the management of Dimitris Itoudis, the Yellow-Navy Blues won the park 107-77 and got their 7th victory in the 8th match and kept their place at the top.
The excitement of the 8th week of the Turkish Airines EuroLeague is happening. Fenerbahce Beko, one of our representatives, hosted the Greek team Panathinaikos in the week it was the leader. The referee trio of Sreten Radovic (Croatia), Mehdi Difallah (France) and Carlos Cortes (Spain) moderated the match.
Johnathan Motley scored 25 points and 10 rebounds in Canary, who managed to beat Red Star 93-79, which he hosted on Thursday, November 10, while Melih Mahmutoğlu broke the EuroLeague career record with 20 points.
7th win from Fenerbahce in 8th match
After the comfortable Red Star match, the students of Dimitris Itoudis, who hosted the Greek team, managed to win in front of their fans. Having won the match played at Ülker Sports and Event Hall by a margin of 30 points 107-77, the Yellow Laciverts won their 7th match in the 8th match and retained their top spot.
Panathinaikos returns empty-handed
The Greek team, who could not make the start of the season as they wanted, won a remarkable victory against Baskonia in the home field last week, after passing the first 6 games with 1 win. Returning empty-handed from Istanbul away, the Greek team lost their 6th in the 8th match.
Match high scorer Nigel Hayes-Davis
Our representative, Nigel Hayes-Davis, was the scorer of the match with 21 points. Nick Calathes contributed 18 points, Scottie Wilbekin 17 points, Carsen Edwards and Marko Guduric 13 points each, and Melih Mahmutoğlu contributed 10 points.
Minutes from the match:
Fenerbahce match; It started with five of Nick Calathes, Scottie Wilbekin, Dyshawn Pierre, Nigel Hayes-Davis, Johnathan Motley. Our representative started the match with a 7-0 series recorded by Calathes, Nigel Hayes-Davis and Dyshawn Pierre. Fenerbahce Beko, who used the painted area effectively with Motley after the difference decreased to 2 points (14-12), could not maintain the score advantage in the last section and finished the first period behind 22-25.
Canary, who started the second period quite aggressively in offense and defense, brought the score to 35-25 with a 13-0 series. Continuing their printed game until the end of the period, the Yellow and Dark Blue team went ahead 55-40 in the locker room with a 15-point advantage.
Carrying its effective game into the second half, Fenerbahçe increased the difference to 23 points in the third period and entered the final period 78-55 ahead. Fenerbahce Beko, who continued to play under pressure against her opponent in the final period, won the match 107-77 with a margin of 30 points.
Our representative, Nemanja Bjelica, was unable to play against Panathinaikos due to his injury.
1st Quarter Results: Fenerbahce Beko 22-25 Panathinaikos
First Half Result: Fenerbahce Beko 55-40 Panathinaikos
3rd Quarter Results: Fenerbahce Beko 78-55 Panathinaikos
Match Result: Fenerbahce Beko 107-77 Panathinaikos
