He returned to winning ways by breaking out in the Maccabi Tel Aviv the Fenerbahce!
Coming off their home defeat to Red Star, Jasikevicius’ side responded and prevailed with emphatic 109-74 of the Israelis, in a match played in Penevezis, Lithuania instead of Istanbul, following recommendations from the Turkish and Israeli governments.
Leading the way for the winners, who had six players score in double figures and improve to 11-8, were Dorsey (21p, 3/5 three-pointers), Motley (17p), Papagiannis (14p, 6 rib) and Wilbekin (14 points, 6 assists), while he was also valuable You’re in a basket (7 points, 7 assists).
On the other hand, for Maccabi, which fell to 11-8, they stood out Coulson (13p), Baldwin (13Ï€) and Lorenzo Brown (10 points, 6 assists).
The match
It was an uneven start, with Fenerbahce leading 7-2 thanks to Wilbekin’s first three-pointer, before the visitors hit back to make it 9-7 through Coulson and level at 11-11 through Brown. Calathes with his own three-pointer put the home team in front again (14-11), but Maccabi took its first lead in the match (14-15), with consecutive baskets from Colson and Boldwin. The first period ended in a 22-22 tie.
The second period started with Fener making a 13-0 run and at the same time a double-digit difference (35-22), while then it kept a “safe distance” from its opponent, going to the locker room with a 57-31 advantage and closing the quarter winning with a partial score of 35-9!
The image of the match did not change in the third period, when Fener continued to impress in their attack, finding solutions and scores in every way! The difference in favor of Jasikevicius’ team reached up to +32 (80-48) at the end of the quarter, while the last period was of a procedural nature, since Fenerbahce continued to impose its rhythm, finally prevailing with an emphatic 109- 74 and finishing her effort with 29-38 (19%) on two-pointers and 12/25 (48%) on three-pointers!
The quarters: 22-22, 57-31, 80-48, 109-74
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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