Turkish League, Regular Season, Game 15

Efes Pilsen reeled off its 12th straight Turkish League win by beating Erdemir 98-83 to remain atop the standings. Igor Rakocevic netted 20 points and Preston Shumpert padded the stat sheet with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists as Efes improved to 14-1. Fenerbahce Ulker remains hot on Efes’s tail after beating Oyak Renault 66-92 for its 10th consecutive victory. Lynn Greer scored 20 and dished 5 assists to help FB Ulker’s record to 13-2. Banvit bested Kepez Belediye on the road 65-83 behind Yunus Cankaya's 17 points to remain in third place. Turk Telekom held off a late Darussafaka Cooper Tires charge to record an 80-71 victory as Serkan Erdogan and Tutku Acik scored 13 points apiece. Bornova Belediye upset Galatasaray Café Crown 86-79 behind 19 points from Josh Shipp. In other games, Aliaga Petkim bested Pinar Karsiyaka 78-72 as Quinton Hosley flirted with a triple double – 17 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and Antalya Bsb. beat Mersin Buyuksehir Bld. 73-76 thanks to 18 points from Aaron Jackson.

Efes Pilsen reeled off its 12th straight Turkish League win by beating Erdemir 98-83 to remain atop the standings. Igor Rakocevic netted 20 points and Preston Shumpert padded the stat sheet with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists as Efes improved to 14-1. The defending champs led 46-38 at halftime and then reeled off 37 points in the third quarter to put the game away. Ender Arslan added 13 points and Mario Kasun 11 for the winners. Mohamed Kone paced Erdemir with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Fenerbahce Ulker remains hot on Efes's tail after beating Oyak Renault 66-92 for its 10th consecutive victory. Lynn Greer scored 20 and dished 5 assists to help FB Ulker’s record to 13-2. Fener outscored Oyak 29-52 in the middle two quarter to settle the game early. Oguz Savas added 15 points, Emir Preldzic recorded 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Semih Erden and Gordon Giricek scored 10 each and Roko Ukic dished 9 assists. Josh Heytvelt led Oyak with 23.

Turk Telekom held off a late Darussafaka Cooper Tires charge to record an 80-71 victory. The hosts led 29-11 after 10 minutes and went into the fourth quarter up 24 before Darussafaka made the final score more respectable with a late push. Serkan Erdogan and Tutku Acik scored 13 points apiece and Laymane Wilson, Kris Lang and Erson Dagli added 10 each for the winners. Dagli also pulled in 10 rebounds. Jermareo Davidson led Darussafaka with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Bornova Belediye upset Galatasaray Café Crown 86-79 behind 19 points from Josh Shipp. The visitors held a 1-point halftime edge, but Bornova slowly took over to win in the end. Kedrick Brown added 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Simas Jasaitis and Darius Washington led Gala with 15 points each, Rado Rancik scored 14 and Evren Buker 12 in defeat.

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