Turkish League, Regular Season, Game 13

Efes did not find much trouble to down Kepez Belediye 88-51 at home on Sunday. Igor Rakocevic led the winners with 21 points. Preston Shumpert added 15, Ermal Kuqo had 14, Bootsy Thornton got 12 while Charles Smith contributed 10 for Efes, that led 20-18 early in the second quarter. A 41-10 run allowed Efes to break the game open, 61-28, and add another win.

Fenerbahce had to battle hard to edge Aliga Petkim 85-94 on the road on Sunday. Lynn Greer paced the winners with 21 points. Emir Preldzic added 20, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Omer Onan had 16 points, Semih Erden got 15 while Rasim Basak pulled down 11 rebounds for FB Ulker, that trailed 72-71 with 7 minutes left. Three-pointers by Onan, Preldzic and Greer boosted the guests' lead to 73-82. Aliaga got within 85-88 but a double technical foul on Reha Oz and the hosts' bench allowed Greer to seal the outcome from the foul line. Galatasaray Cafe Crown improved to 6-7 by edging Besiktas Cola Turka 87-96 on the road on Saturday. Rado Rancik led the winners with 23 points.

Mike Wilkinson added 22, Murat Kaya got 16, Darius Washington had 13 while Simas Jasaitis and Evren Buker each contributed 11 for Galatasaray. Mire Chatman had 18 points for Besiktas, Lonny Baxter added 17, Engin Atsur 15 and Haluk Yildirim 10. Besiktas led 72-67 early in the fourth quarter but Wilkinson and Rancik stepped up to make Galatasaray regain the lead at 79-82. Wilkinson had all points in a 0-7 run that sealed the outcome. Turk Telekom moved up to 7-6 by downing Pinar Karsiyaka 82-67 in Ankara on Saturday. Lamayn Wilson led the winners with 24 points. Soner Senturk and Demond Mallet each added 13 while Erwin Dudley got 10 for Telekom, that overcame an early deficit to get a 37-28 halftime lead and kept full control of the game after the break. In other games, Darussafaka beat Antalya 66-75, Tofas upset Mersin 68-80, Erdemir downed Oyak 69-84 while Banvit thrashed Bornova 65-83.

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03.01.2010 19:42:16