Fenerbahçe Beko defeated the French team LDLC Asvel 83-73 away in the 24th week match of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Following this result, the yellow-dark blue team achieved its 15th victory, while the French team suffered its 19th defeat. Mike Scott, who scored 26 points for the home team, was the top scorer of the match, while Johnathan Motley finished the match with 24 points for Fenerbahçe Beko.
The host team of the match played at Ldlc Arena; Paris Lee, Edwin Jackson, David Lighty, Deshaun Thomas and Youssoupha Fall started with their top 5. Fenerbahçe’s top 5 consisted of Nick Calathes, Scottie Wilbekin, Amine Noua, Georgios Papagiannis and Sertaç Şanlı. While the home team was effective with Fall in the first 5 minutes of the match, which started balancedly; Fenerbahçe produced points in attack with Calathes. The yellow-dark blue team was ahead 9-8 in this episode. After this minute, both teams had difficulty scoring points in attack, and the home team was ahead 12-11 in the last 2 minutes. The home team responded to Fenerbahçe, who produced points by effectively using Motley, who came from the sidelines, under the basket in the last episode, with the points they scored from Scott, and Asvel finished the first period ahead 18-16.
Asvel, which started the second period better, continued to score extra points after offensive rebounds and increased the difference to 9 with 6.49 left in the period and forced its opponent to call a timeout: 27-18. The home team continued to score points from Scott in attack, and the yellow-dark blue team responded with Scottie Wilbekin. The home team was ahead 41-32 in the last 1.55 of the first half. Although Fenerbahçe narrowed the gap in the last part with points from Motley and Wilbekin, the French team closed the first half ahead 42-39.
Fenerbahçe started the third period better, first equalizing the score with a three-pointer from Wilbekin, and then taking the lead with Motley’s point: 42-44. Continuing to defend well, the yellow-dark blue team increased the difference to 6 with a 3-point shot from Wilbekin with 4.48 left in the period: 47-53. Fenerbahçe, which had no difficulty in scoring offensive points in the remaining period, widened the gap further and entered the last period ahead 67-56.
The yellow-dark blue team could not score any points in the first 3 minutes of the last period. Fenerbahçe, who scored its first points in this period with Noua with 6.59 left in the match, prevented the difference from decreasing by playing good defense: 59-69. Maintaining the difference in the remaining part, Fenerbahçe Beko won 83-73 on the court.
HERE ARE THE PERIOD RESULTS:
1st Period result: ASVEL 18-16 Fenerbahçe Beko
2nd Period result: ASVEL 42-39 Fenerbahçe Beko
3rd Period result: ASVEL 56-67 Fenerbahçe Beko
4th Period result: ASVEL 73-83 Fenerbahçe Beko