For the aboriginal time in its contempo Euroleague history, Lottomatica Roma holds a approved division group's aboriginal abode abandoned afterwards it downed visiting Fenerbahce Ulker 76-67 on Thursday in a concrete action bedeviled by big men. The achievement larboard Roma with a 4-1 almanac in Group C amid through the approved season, a achievement advanced of both Fenerbahce and Tau Ceramica. The aberration was just 70-67 headed into the final 2 minutes, but Andre Hutson and Sani Becirovic, forth with Roma's defense, acclimatized the amount assuredly then. Hutson accomplished with a career-high 26 credibility that included 11-for-11 abhorrent acid as he abiding medium-sized leads for Roma abundant of the game. Rodrigo De la Fuente contributed a double-double of 11 credibility and 11 rebounds, while Becirovic had 11 credibility and 7 assists for the winners. Fenerbahce got a huge achievement from Mirsad Turkcan, whose 46th career double-double was 21 credibility and 14 rebounds, including 4 three-pointers. Oguz Savas was the abandoned added double-digit scorer for Fenerbahce, with 10 points.
Becirovic denticulate a layup off the aperture tipoff. Fenerbahce took its aboriginal advance on a bend amateur by Rasim Basak, who came aback a minite afterwards and accursed addition from city to accomplish it 2-6. Turkcan absorbed in an abhorrent backlash to extend Fenerbahce's advantage, but Hutson assuredly downed chargeless throws and a abbreviate jumper to get Roma affective again. Afterwards Angelo Gigli hit a chargeless throw, Becirovic completed a fastbreak to put Roma advanced and De la Fuente put aback an abhorrent backlash at 12-8. Devin Smith denticulate on the breach for Fenerbahce, but De la Fuente answerd in the column at 14-10. Hutson kept cartoon fouls to accomplish it 16-10 afore Savas and Smith drew Fenerbahce aural 17-14. Becirovic concluded the quarter, too, with chargeless throws that preserved a 19-14 bend for the hosts.
Devin Smith - Fenerbahce UlkerTo accessible the additional quarter, adept Fenerbahce swingman Omer Onan denticulate in his aboriginal minute on-court aback a pre-season injury, and Damir Mrsic seconded him with a huge three-pointer to tie it all up, 19-19. Roberto Gabini kept the advance in Roma's easily with a connected jumper and anon went from even best for a amateur to accomplish it 24-19. Brandon Jennings apparent his accession with a abduct and chargeless throw, afresh De la Fuente went backdoor for a 27-19 lead. Great brawl movement led to Savas scoring for Fenerbahce, but Primoz Brezec answered with chargeless throws at 29-21. Turkcan concluded an barter of misses with a big triple, afresh Emir Preldzic affected him from the bend to force a Roma abeyance at 29-27. De la Fuente begin a abbreviate jumper to restart Roma, and scoring adjourned for both teams until Gabini launched from way city to accomplish it 34-27. Gabini afresh assisted Hutson for a three-point play that meant the game's aboriginal double-digit lead, 37-27. Addition of Fenerbahce's long-injured players, Semih Erden, denticulate his aboriginal point of the season, a chargeless throw, to which Smith added a pair, acid the aberration to 37-30 at halftime.
Roma's aegis disqualified afterwards the breach as Huston and Ibrahim Jabber bound re-established the double-digit advance with baskets at 41-30. Almost 3 account anesthetized afore Gasper Vidmar put through an abhorrent backlash for Fenerbahce. Hutson connected to boss with added chargeless throws and addition central bassinet at 45-33. Smith dunked for Fenerbahce, and afterwards an abandoned brace minutes, Turkcan rang from city afresh to lower the aberration to individual digits, 46-38. Gabini fed Hutson for a dunk, but Turkcan sank chargeless throws and fed Savas for a bang to cut it further, to 48-42. Becirovic chock-full the bleeding for Roma, and if Hutson popped a jumper, the advance was aback to double-digits. Turkcan and Savas kept battling, however, and Roma bare a backward Jennings douse to break up 54-45 afterwards 30 minutes.
A big three-point play by Brezec to alpha the final division had Roma searching adequate at 57-45. He was aback anon for addition bassinet and the game's better advance yet, 61-47, but Mrsic kept Fenerbahce's arch in the bold with addition big triple. Afterwards Turkcan and Hutson exchanged chargeless throws, Mrsic was aback ablution from deep, and just like that, the scoreboard apprehend 63-57. Even if Jennings added chargeless throws and Allan Ray's aboriginal bassinet fabricated it 67-57, the visitors didn't stop rallying. Turkcan now accursed a three-pointer from the corner, and anon Smith assisted Savas accurately to accomplish it 67-62. Roma kept missing and Turkcan kept battling, accepting 2 added chargeless throws to abatement for a 67-64 scoreboard. Out of nowhere, Gigli appeared on the arc for Roma, took a canyon from Becirovic and active his shot. But then, Turkcan - who else? - answered with his own amateur for a 70-67 account with 2 account left. Next, Becirovic begin Hutson for a douse at 72-67, area the account backward traveling into the final minute. That's if Becirovic acclimatized it with a alternate layup forth the baseline to end the blackmail and leave Roma in aboriginal abode abandoned in Group C.
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