TOFAŞ Basketball Team hosted the French representative SIG Strasbourg at Tofaş Sports Hall in the 4th week of the FIBA Basketball Champions League Group A. Starting the match effectively, TOFAŞ took the lead in the first 5 minutes, especially thanks to the effective play of Bouba Toure. After the timeout of SIG Strasbourg, the visiting team recovered, and thanks to 9 points scored by Matt Mitchell this quarter, the visiting team led the first period 22-20.
The team that started the second period effectively was TOFAŞ. The home team increased the lead to double digits with 40 seconds left, especially thanks to Rob Gray’s effective play 45-34. With twenty seconds left, SIG Strasbourg’s Matt Mitchell scored his 2 free throws and set the score for the first half 45-36.
When TOFAŞ started with turnovers in the 3rd period, the visiting team narrowed the gap to 5 points. SIG Strasbourg’s Matt Mitchell’s effective play continued in this quarter as well, and the lead was reduced to 2 with a 3-pointer. With one last minute left, the score was 58-53 with Suleiman Braimoh’s 3-pointer. Recovering at the last minute, TOFAŞ finished the third quarter ahead 61-53 with the numbers it found.
Both teams started the last period effectively. With 6 minutes to go, Suleiman Braimoh’s three-pointer brought the lead to double digits again 69-59. After this time, TOFAŞ had difficulty in finding points, while the visiting team put their weight on the match and took the lead by 70-69 with the series they caught with 3 minutes left. In the last minutes, TOFAŞ could not take advantage of the opportunities it found and SIG Strasbourg won the match 75-79 with Marcus Keene’s emphasis on the game.
1st PERIOD: 20-22
FIRST HALF: 45-36
3rd PERIOD: 61-53