In the 4th week of FIBA Champions League Group C, Galatasaray Nef defeated Israel’s Hapoel Atsmon Holon 88-75 by 13 points.
Starting the game with Ennis’ baskets, Galatasaray Nef was superior 17-11 in the first 7 minutes where this player produced 14 points. Having found several baskets with Green on the return of the timeout, the guest team took the lead 18-17 in the last minute and the first quarter was completed with this score.
While the second quarter started with mutual baskets, the 15th minute was equalized 28-28. Taking the lead with Ennis’s hit in the 17th minute, the yellow-red team went ahead 45-39 into the locker room with the 3-pointers first McGee and then Göksenin Köksal in the remaining time.
Starting the second half with an 8-0 series, the visitors took the lead in the 23rd minute: 45-47. Increasing the hardness of his defense, Galatasaray Nef got the upper hand again with Sadık Kabaca’s three pointer in the 28th minute: 58-56. The yellow-red team went to the final period with a 60-59 advantage.
Galatasaray Nef, who did not give his opponent a chance to score in the first 2 minutes in the last period, was ahead 64-59 in the 32nd minute. Continuing their superior game and scoring points under the leadership of Caloiaro, the yellow-red team carried the lead to double digits with Bost’s basket in the 35th minute: 76-65. Galatasaray Nef, who did not allow his opponent to close the gap in the remaining section, won the floor 88-75.
The top scorer of the match was Ennis, who scored 24 points in Galatasaray Nef.
Source: AA