Heavy defeat for Hercules by Bahcesehir

There was no hope of qualifying from the beginning, but the Hercules he did not even save his στην dignity in Istanbul. The “Old Man” met her 86-66 defeat by Bahcesehir for his fifth game FIBA Europe Cup and remained without a victory in the fifth group.

THE Costas Mexas saw first hand in his debut the serious problems of the team, which had 4/27 three points. THE Tony Douglas with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, but also Ryan Woolridge with 17 points stood out, while Giannis Kouzeloglou left with an ankle problem at the end of the third period. Mohamed Baigul had 18 points for Bahcesehir, who had 12/25 three points.

The match

The excellent start of Iraklis, which was preceded by +7 (2-9) in the three minutes. The hosts, taking advantage of the defensive weaknesses of Iraklis and with 4/7 three-pointers, closed the quarter with 24-19. The dominance of Bahcesehir continued in the second period, where it kept getting longer, reaching +14 (42-28). The “blue and whites” made many mistakes (10 at halftime) and were very inaccurate behind the 6.75m. (2/9) as a result of which they are unable to approach.

With the start of the second part, Hercules approached seven (45-38), but there was no continuity. The Turkish team continued to “shoot” from afar (8/17 three-pointers), while the players of Costas Mexas continued to be heartbreakingly missed from afar, with 2/20 three-pointers. The difference fatally reached +17, 62-45, just before the end of the third period. As if that was not enough, Kouzeloglou left with an ankle problem at the end of the tenth minute. The gap opened even more in the last period, 72-49, with the guests just trying to reduce the difference in the last minutes.

Ten minutes: 24-19, 45-34, 62-47, 86-66

See here the statistics of the match

Referees: Wendrick (Estonia), Jovanic (Bosnia), Zitlukin (Russia).

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