Fenerbahce Ulker: 89 - DKV Joventut: 63

Fenerbahce Ulker bounced aback from a three-game accident band to accident visiting DKV Joventut 89-63 in Istanbul on Wednesday and tie for third abode in Group C. Both teams now allotment 4-4 records, but should they end the approved division tied, Fenerbahce would accept a tie-break advantage due to its two wins over Joventut. Devin Smith came off the bank to annoy the guests with his athleticism on both ends of the floor, arch Fenerbahce with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. Emir Preldzic denticulate 8 of his 14 credibility in the aboriginal aeon and akin Smith with 8 rebounds to advice the hosts outrebound Joventut by 38-27. Mirsad Turkcan and Omer Onan added 14 credibility anniversary for Fenerbahce, which won every division en avenue its bigger approved division achievement so far. Big man Jan-Hendrick Jagla came off the bank to clip Joventut with 17 points, while Simas Jasaitis acquaint 14. Edu Hernandez-Sonseca chipped in with 10 credibility for the guests, but lacked helps inside, area the visitors got outmuscled. Extremely acute amateur anticipate these two teams next week, as Joventut will host Alba Berlin in a authentic bound for the Top 16, while Fenerbahce will try to exhausted Union Olimpija in Ljubljana.

Simas Jasaitis - DKV JoventutTurkcan downed the game's aboriginal bassinet to amuse the home crowd. Hernandez-Sonseca anon answered with a brace of ability moves for Joventut. Turkcan begin an accessible Onan up top for Fenerbahce's aboriginal triple, but Jasaitis akin at the added end. Both defenses adopted to abhorrent rather than acquiesce an simple drive, but even a abhorrent couldn't anticipate Preldzic from hitting a boxy three from the corner, putting the hosts advanced 10-9 even admitting he absent the added chargeless throw. Afterwards Jasaitis denticulate his additional amateur of the quarter, Preldzic asleep it with a layup and 1 for 2 chargeless throws. Every abhorrent meant chargeless throws now, and Preldzic took advantage of those, toot, afore Damir Mrsic nailed a bend amateur to force Joventut arch drillmaster Sito Alonso to alarm a timeout, down by 6 points, 19-13. In the endure 90 abnormal of the quarter, Oguz Savas had the alone credibility for either team, a bassinet down low, addition Fenerbahce's advance to 21-13 afterwards 10 minutes.

Hernandez-Sonseca played able at the alpha of the additional quarter, analogous layups by Preldzic and Savas with a brace of his own. Soon, however, Fenerbahce afflicted to a college accessory on defense, as Smith's monster block led to an simple fastbreak bassinet by Onan. Next, Savas took a allegation and Smith scored. Onan capped an 8-0 run with a jumper, accretion the Fenerbahce advantage to 33-17. Jasaitis denticulate a bassinet for the guests and Savas becoming a cruise to the band for Fenerbahce while Joventut took a abeyance to allocution things over. Pau Ribas fabricated the guests feel bigger with a attempt from abaft the arc, but Turkcan affected him with one for Fenerbahce afterwards arena give-and-go with Marques Green. Admitting Jagla denticulate yet addition Joventut triple, Smith assassinated the rim with a dunk, as the scoreboard showed 42-25. Fenerbahce was on a roll, accepting central about at will, as Semih Erden punished Joventut with addition dunk. Jagla becoming a cruise to the band and fabricated both, and Joventut assuredly managed to angle its arresting arena on the anchor half's endure possession, but Fenerbahce still ruled, 46-29, at the break.

Omer Onan - Fenerbahce UlkerJoventut afraid Fenerbahce with area aegis to alpha the additional half, while Jasaitis and Jagla denticulate 4 credibility for the guests. But anon enough, Onan collection through the area for a angle and Preldzic accomplished a absolute Fenerbahce fastbreak with an simple layup. Still, the area helped Joventut accommodate the hosts better, and admitting Fenerbahce's bouncer Green begin amplitude for a triple, Jagla and Demond Mallet both denticulate from city on the added end. If Jagla accomplished a fastbreak with a ability dunk, the aberration was down to 55-43. The hosts chock-full Joventut's momentum, however, if Mrsic fabricated abhorrent shots afterwards a abstruse and Green accursed addition from downtown. Afterwards chargeless throws by Savas, Turkcan took advantage of an abhorrent backlash to account a three and Smith got abroad on a fastbreak for addition dunk. All in all, it was a 12-0 run for the hosts, who were in abounding ascendancy again, 67-45, afterwards 30 minutes.