LOTOS PKO BP Gdynia lived to action addition day in the EuroLeague Women by acceptable bold two in their Eighth-Finals tie 63-60 at home adjoin Fenerbahce.

Turkish giants Fener won the opener 87-83 in Istanbul and now they will accept to affirmation addition achievement in foreground of their admirers next anniversary if they are to exhausted Lotos PKO to the Quarter-Finals.

The two abandon conspired to account just 14 credibility amid them in the final anatomy on Friday.

With 4:52 remaining, the visitors led 60-57 Nevin Kristen Nevlin.

Neither ancillary denticulate afresh until Tamika Catchings active a jump attempt with 3:12 larboard to abutting the gap to one.

Belarus all-embracing Natallia Marchanka again put Lotos on top with a bassinet two account from the end.

Fenerbahce weren't able to accomplish the plays down the amplitude as Tammy Sutton-Brown absent two shots and Katie Smith, who had 28 credibility in the opener, angry the brawl over twice.

After Katsiaryna Snytsina denticulate with 5 abnormal actual to amplitude the advance to three, Smith launched a three and missed.

Fener had one added adventitious afterwards Birsel Vardarli got her easily on the brawl but she, too, was off ambition as Lotos PKO captivated on.

Catchings had 16 credibility and seven rebounds for the winners and Marchanka contributed 13.

Smith had a game-high 19 in defeat, with Nevriye Yilmaz cloudburst in 17 and corralling 14 boards.

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Reigning Euroleague best CSKA Moscow got off to a able alpha in Top 16 Accumulation H by thrashing Fenerbahce Ulker 48-66 in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday night. CSKA abutting Cibona in a tie for aboriginal abode in the accumulation at 1-0 and the teams will face anniversary added in the Russian basic next week. Fenerbahce Ulker visits Montepaschi Siena, as both teams will be searching for their aboriginal win in the Top 16. Ramunas Siskauskas led the winners with 14 points. Terence Morris added 12, while Viktor Khryapa had 11 for CSKA. Gordan Giricek had 13 credibility for FB Ulker in his aboriginal Euroleague bold aback 2002. Semih Erden pulled down 11 boards for the hosts. Siskauskas active afterwards triples in a 2-12 aperture run that accustomed CSKA to yield a 12-20 advance afterwards 10 minutes. Siskauskas, Trajan Langdon and an outstanding Morris fueled a game-breaking 0-11 run that fabricated it an 18-point bold amid through the additional quarter. J.R. Holden helped CSKA to a 25-41 advance at halftime. FB Ulker bigger its aegis afterwards the breach with Gasper Vidmar and Semih Erden calm on court, but CSKA kept a 38-49 allowance afterwards 30 minutes. And the hosts did not assemblage in the fourth quarter, as Khryapa and Morris fabricated abiding that CSKA went aback to Moscow with a admired alley win.

FB Ulker approved a baby starting calendar with Rasim Basak at ability forward, but that didn’t appearance the visitors. Siskauskas got CSKA traveling with a catch-and-shoot three-pointer and again Morris denticulate from abutting ambit afore Devin Smith got Fener on the scoreboard with an accepted layup. Siskauskas active addition amateur and Khryapa aswell addled from city for a 2-11 CSKA margin. Basak abutting the three-point shootout afterwards a Fener abeyance and Smith added a agrarian active bassinet to accompany the hosts aural 7-12. Siskauskas sank a jumper off the distill and Khryapa threw down an absorbing two-handed bang it to restore a 9-point CSKA advantage. Oguz Savas sank chargeless throws, but Fenerbahce connected to attack adjoin the guests' outstanding absolute defense. Khryapa fed Erazem Lorbek for a layup afore as Giricek stepped assimilate a Euroleague cloister for the aboriginal time in added than six years. Emir Preldzic had a huge block on Nikos Zisis and chargeless throws by Giricek got FB Ulker aural 12-18. Added abhorrent shots by Siskauskas additional the guests' advance to 12-20 afterwards 10 minutes.

Damir Kaan Mrsic denticulate in assimilation at the alpha of the additional division as CSKA approved to apathetic down the bold tempo. Morris accomplished a long, two-chance CSKA breach with a triple, but a jumper by Giricek kept Fener aural 16-23. Siskauskas sank a five-meter attack and Morris active a continued two-pointer to accomplish it a double-digit game. Langdon took over with a fast breach layup that acquired the hosts to alarm timeout. Zisis shined with a fallaway jumper and a bend three-pointer by Morris bankrupt the bold open, 16-34, amid through this period. Giricek approved to change things with a jumper and Semih Erden added a jump angle to get to 20-34. Giricek kept pacing FB Ulker, but didn't acquisition abundant help. CSKA alleged abeyance afterwards which Lorbek nailed an accepted amateur to blackout the crowd. J.R. followed with a active layup, but Giricek banked in a seven-meter bomb. Holden exhausted the buzzer with an asymmetric jumper to fix the halftime account at 25-41.

Holden kept pacing CSKA with addition big bassinet appropriate afterwards the break, but a chargeless bandy by Onan and a layup in alteration by Erden got Fener aural 28-43. CSKA followed its bold plan with a actual accommodating breach and its brand defense. Erden, however, took over with a put-back douse that acquired the guests to alarm abeyance at 30-43. CSKA readjusted its defense, but begin problems at the added end. Meanwhile, chargeless throws by Mrsic got Fener even closer, 32-43. Vidmar and Erden had afterwards blocks on Zoran Planinic and Lorbek, respectively, as CSKA could not acquisition the way to the basket. A big bassinet by Vidmar got the army complex at 34-43. Planinic begin amplitude for an accepted bend amateur and anon added a chargeless bandy to accumulate CSKA way ahead. Vidmar was next to the abhorrent line, but fabricated just one attempt, which Lorbek bettered with an outstanding put-back dunk. Added chargeless throws by Savas kept Fener aural 38-49 afterwards three quarters.

FB Ulker bare a quick improvement to acknowledgment to the bold aboriginal in the fourth division and Giricek approved to burn it with a jumper. CSKA did not panic, however, as Planinic fabricated chargeless throws and anon added a seven-meter bomb that closed the outcome, 40-54, with seven account to go. The hosts approved to use abbreviate backing but lacked brawl apportionment if it mattered most. Zisis stepped up with a backdoor layup off a FB Ulker abeyance and Khryapa accursed in his additional three-pointer for a 40-59 advantage. Both teams fought for credibility differential, a analytical affair for multiple-way ties at the end of the Top 16. Morris dunked it, but Savas and Erden kept the hosts aural 44-61. Everything was said and done at this point, as CSKA showed its ability adjoin a superior opponent.

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Katie Smith accent her cachet as one of the accurate greats in USA basketball history endure year by capturing a third gold badge with the United States Olympic aggregation and again earning MVP ceremoniousness in the WNBA Finals with championship-winners Detroit.

On Tuesday night, the 34-year-old was accomplishing her best to advice Fenerbahce aphorism the roost in the EuroLeague Women play-offs, scoring a game-high 28 credibility in Fener's 87-83 celebration over Lotos PKO BP Gdynia.

Smith, who afresh abutting Fenerbahce, was eight of 11 from the attic and 11 of 12 at the band in her aboriginal European bold with her new club.

Had she not aggressive Fenerbahce to victory, Lotos PKO BP's Tamika Catchings would accept baseborn the headlines.

Catchings, a assistant of Smith's with the USA endure summer in Beijing, had 24 credibility and eight rebounds in her aboriginal EuroLeague Women bold with the Polish team.

Fener's win was not alone down to Smith because their Turkey all-embracing Nevriye Yilmaz had 19 credibility and 10 rebounds while Nalan Ramazanoglu aswell fabricated a few big plays central the final three minutes.

After Ivana Matovic fabricated a lay-up to accord Lotos PKO BP an 83-80 advance with 3:02 remaining, Ramazanoglu, advancing out of a Fenerbahce timeout, hit a jump attempt to cut the arrears to just one.

Ramazanoglu again intercepted a canyon by Matovic and hit addition jumper to put the home ancillary in front.

After Matovic, who had 22 points, absent a jumper, Fener rebounded and Tammy Sutton Brown went to the band and fabricated one of two for a two-point advantage.

Paulina Pawlak was off ambition with a abeyant ambitious three-pointer for Lotos PKO BP and Fenerbahce rebounded.

Birsel Vardarli again closed the achievement with a brace of chargeless throws.

The winners had a 37-21 administration on the boards.

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Fenerbahce Ulker won the endure action of the approved season, but absent the war for additional abode in Group C if it defeated visiting Lottomatica Roma 90-86 in overtime at home in Istanbul on Thursday. The achievement larboard both teams angry with 6-4 records, but Roma won the tie-break based on a bigger allowance of achievement if they played in the Italian capital. Both will apprentice of their Top 16 opponents if the draw for that annular is captivated on Monday. The visitors can acknowledge Sani Becirovic, who afterwards Fenerbahce went advanced in overtime by 87-78, the aberration bare to abduct additional place, responded with back-to-back three-pointers that concluded the notion. Oguz Savas acquaint career highs of 27 credibility and 9 rebounds to advance the winners. Damir Kaan Mrsic denticulate 15 of his 18 credibility in overtime, while Omer Onan added 17 and Devin Smith 11 for Fenerbahce, which was missing airy ace Mirsad Turkcan due to injury. Becirovic paced Roma with 24 points. Andre Hutson followed with a double-double of 18 and 10 rebounds. Rodrigo De la Fuente and Primoz Brezec added 10 credibility each.

Fenerbahce came out smoker as Emir Preldzic sank a layup while Onan akin him and active a amateur for a quick 7-0 advantage. Almost 3 account anesthetized afore De la Fuente hit chargeless throws got Roma on the board, but afresh Hutson absorbed afterwards a abduct by Ibrahim Jaaber and Brandon Jennings adapted addition Fenerbahce about-face to accomplish it 7-6. Onan chock-full the Fenerbahce accelerate with his additional amateur at 10-6, area the account ashore until Becirovic hit chargeless throws. Onan responded on the break, to accord himself 10 credibility already but Brezec denticulate abandoned for Roma at the added end. Chargeless throws by Savas had Fenerbahce up 14-10, but Jaaber dunked and abutting Becirovic for added chargeless throws as Roma took its aboriginal lead, 14-15. Savas got aback to the line, however, and was absolute afresh to accord Fenerbahce a 16-15 advantage afterwards one.

Becirovic opened the additional division by demography the advance aback for Roma from downtown, but it lasted simple abnormal as Mrsic accursed his own attempt from the arc. Savas took over then, aboriginal addition the advance to 24-18 with his three-point basket-plus-free throw. He afresh anesthetized backwards to Semih Erden for a dunk, active a baseline jumper and started a fastbreak that Smith angry into a three-point play for a huge 29-20 lead. Afterwards a Roma timeout, Alessandro Tonolli aerial the guests with a bend triple. Afterwards Marques Green fabricated a agent in the lane for Fenerbahce. De la Fuente and Hutson fabricated 6 chargeless throws about a douse by Gaspar Vidmar, accepting Roma aback aural 5 points, 34-29. The allowance remained as Jaaber and Savas exchanged baskets for a 36-31 halftime scoreboard.

Smith got to the rim for Fenerbahce and Jaaber for Roma to accessible the additional half. De la Fuente put Roma a footfall afterpiece with a active shot, afresh Becirovic fabricated it 38-37 with a babyish angle inside. Jaaber acquired Fenerbahce's 14th about-face already and Hutson fabricated the hosts pay with a third-chance jumper that put Roma in foreground again, 38-39. Yet addition abduct by Jaaber, his sixth, resulted in an advised foul, whose chargeless throws he adapted afore Brezec fabricated it a four-point possession, a 0-12 run and at 38-43 advantage for the guests. Vidmar adored Fenerbahce with an central basket-plus-free bandy and if Smith put in a apart ball, it was angry again, 43-43. Brezec and Becirovic accumulated for 3 baskets that put Roma up afresh 45-49, but Savas answered now with a big triple. Hutson and Erdin exchanged chargeless throws afore the next big shot, a amateur by Roberto Gabini, let Roma absorb a 52-55 advance afterwards 30 minutes.

Roma backward a footfall advanced of Savas in the aboriginal fourth quarter, application baskets by Hutson and Jacopo Giachetti to account a brace by the Fenerbahce big man. Hutson and Giachetti's next chargeless throws fabricated it 55-62, but Onan reappeared in the nick of time for Fenerbahce, commutual a three-point play. Brezec and Savas traded credibility afore the closing roared to the bandage for a layup at 63-64. Onan fabricated 1 of 2 chargeless throws to tie with beneath than 5 account actual now. Two of those anesthetized scorelessly, until Becirovic aboriginal hit ambitious advised chargeless throws, and afresh kept the guests up with a brace more. Savas was still traveling able though, and his bassinet and added chargeless throws angry it 70-70 traveling into the final minute. Smith would hit the ambitious attempt for Fenerbahce, but De la Fuente akin him in abutting to accomplish it 72-72 and accompany overtime, which gave Fenerbahce an continued befalling to try to abduct additional place.

Fenerbahce bare to win by 9 credibility to move into additional abode and Mrsic popped off the bank to get them. He opened the added 5 account with a triple, and afterwards Roma surged advanced 76-78, hit addition from downtown. His third came bound thereafter, and aural abnormal Mrsic aswell accomplished a fastbreak and the chargeless bandy that came with it for an 85-78 Fenerbahce advantage. A abduct arch to a layup by Onan gave Fenerbahce the 9 credibility it bare at 87-78 with little added than a minute remaining, but aural abnormal Becirovic had accursed a brace of shots from the arc that would accumulate additional abode in the easily of Roma.

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In the approved Euroleague division finale, Fenerbahce's 21- year-old centermost Oguz Savas becoming his aggregation a achievement and himself the Week 10 MVP honor.

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Fenerbahce Ulker stormed into the Endure 16 from Accumulation C with its accomplished scoring absolute all division in a no-doubt-about it 70-90 alley win adjoin already-eliminated Union Olimpija in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Thursday. Fenerbahce aloft its almanac to 5-4 and now holds third abode alone in the group. Due to its two victories over one of the four-win teams appropriate abaft it, DKV Joventut, Fenerbahce would authorize in any tie scenarios at the end of the approved season. Olimpija fell to 1-8 admitting the acknowledgment of aggregation captain Marko Milic from a six-week injury. Fenerbahce was led by its veterans, as Omer Onan paced the scoring allegation with 20 points. Mirsad Turkcan followed with 16, while Damir Kaan Mrsic had 14, including a brace of decive three-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Oguz Savas 10. Fenerbahce fabricated the a lot of of 29 free-throw attempts, authoritative 25, including 15 for 15 in the aboriginal half. The visitors absitively a abutting bold by addition their advance into bifold digits aboriginal in the final quarter, afterwards which Mrsic's triples kept it there for good. Mirza Begic was the big gun for Olimpija, with a double-double of 23 credibility and 13 rebounds, while Frank Robinson backed him up with 11 points.

Onan got Fenerbahce started able with a layup and a amateur at 0-5. Afterwards Begic answered with a three-point play, Fenerbahce reeled off 8 changing credibility of which Onan denticulate the endure 4 to accomplish it 3-13. Begic concluded Olimpija's accelerate with a douse and aggregation figure Milic denticulate his aboriginal bassinet afterwards six weeks injured, but back-to-back triples by Marques Green opened Fenerbahce's advance again, to 11-19. The Begic-Milic duo was anon abutting by Jasmin Hukic, however, whose basket-plus-free bandy capped a 7-0 Olimpija run to accomplish it 18-19. Soon, Miha Zupan's amateur angry the account and chargeless throws by Robinson gave Olimpija its aboriginal lead, 23-21. Devin Smith took it aback for Fenerbahce with a triple, but Robinson's layup gave the aboriginal division to the hosts, 25-24.

Robinson kept his and Olimpija's drive traveling with a three-point bomb to accessible the additional quarter. Mrsic akin him for Fenerbahce and afore continued Smith was ablution the guests into the advance again, 30-31. Onan additional them added with a amateur from the arc to which Mrsic added chargeless throws. Again, Olimpija responded well, as Begic, Hukic, Vladimir Golubovic and Mirza Sarajlija abounding an 8-0 bang to balance the advance at 38-36. Chargeless throws by Savas to coin addition tie signalled a cord of trips to the abhorrent line. Robinsion's 2 chargeless throws put Olimpija ahead, but Elmir Preldzic hit 3 of 3 and Turkcan 2 of 2 from the band to accomplish it 40-43 for Fenerbahce. Begic went to the band next, authoritative his, too, as both teams were absolute through 25 aggregate chargeless throws until then. True baskets returned, however, as Saralija and Hukic hit shots that Turkcan bettered with a two-pointer and a triple. And if Preldzic got apart for the half's endure basket, Fenerbahce had a 47-50 lead.

Begic put Olimpija aback aural a point, 49-50, with the additional half's aboriginal basket. A quiet 2 account concluded with Green agriculture Preldzic continued for a layup. Afterwards Golubovic and Turkcan traded shots, Jaka Klobucar got a additional adventitious afterwards authoritative 1 of 2 chargeless throws and angry it 54-54 with a chic layup. Mrsic responded from deep, however, and Onan denticulate a fastbreak layup and chargeless bandy for a 54-60 bend to the visitors. Olimpija seemed to cut that in bisected on Damjan Rudez's continued triple, but Onan akin that aural seconds. Klobucar canned the next long-distance attempt for the hosts, but Savas fed Smith for a douse and formed in a jumper as Fenerbahce took a 60-67 advantage afterwards 30 minutes.

Savas was absolute from the band to alpha the final division by extending the Fenerbahce advantage to its better of the bold so far, 60-69. Begic responded for Olimpija, Turkcan did the aforementioned for Fenerbahce, afresh the visitors slowed a fastbreak to acquisition Mrsic on the arc for a amateur that meant the aboriginal double-digit advantage, 62-74. Begic came out of a abeyance aggravating to atom Olimpija with a layup and dunk, but in between, the hosts larboard Mrsic accessible afresh and he accomplished it. If Semi Erden anon added a three-point-play the harder way, Fenerbahce was up 68-80 with 4 account larboard and the aftereffect was clear. Fenerbahce was traveling to the next annular with a much-deserved victory.

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The Turkish champions Fenerbahce can affirm that they active accomplished basketball amateur Katie Smith. Katherine May "Katie" Smith (born June 4, 1974 in Lancaster, Ohio) is a able basketball amateur for the Detroit Shock in the WNBA. Her primary position is cutting guard, although she sometimes plays baby advanced or point guard.

Smith helped the US acquire the gold medals in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics as able-bodied as the 1998 and 2002 World Championships.

She played the 2001-2002 division in Lotos Gdynia, the Polish club of Małgorzata Dydek. They accomplished the final of EuroLeague Women.

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Defending champions Spartak Moscow Region, adolescent Russian aggregation UMMC Ekaterinburg, Bourges Basket of France and Italian accouterments Umana Reyer Venezia advance 16 clubs into the EuroLeague Women 2009 Eighth-Final Play-Offs.

Regular division play in the four Qualifying Annular groups assured Wednesday night.

Spartak Moscow Region and UMMC Ekaterinburg both accomplished the aboriginal allotment of the division with a 9-1 W/L record, the best of all accommodating teams.

In the next annular Spartak Moscow Region are to play Czech accouterments ZVVZ USK Prague while UMMC are to face TEO Vilnius of Lithuania.

Umana Reyer, who play in their aboriginal anytime division in EuroLeague, will yield on MiZo Pecs of Hungary while Bourges acquire a tie adjoin Gambrinus Brno, the aggregation who defeated them in endure season's Final Four Semi-Final.

The Play-Offs are a best-of-three alternation which agency that a aggregation needs two victories to advance to the Quarter-Final Play-Offs.

The amateur will be played on 27th January, 30th January and 4th February 2009 (if required). The teams mentioned aboriginal authority home cloister advantage and they will host the aboriginal bold and a accessible third game.

The EuroLeague Women 2009 Eighth-Final match-ups:

1. Bourges Basket vs. Gambrinus SIKA Brno

2. Umana Reyer Venezia vs. MiZo Pecs 2010

3. Halcon Avenida Salamanca vs. CSKA Moscow

4. MKB Euroleasing Sopron vs. Wisla CAN-PACK Krakow

5. UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. TEO Vilnius

6. Spartak Moscow Region - Vidnoje vs. ZVVZ USK Prague

7. Ros Casares Valencia vs. Maxima Broker Kosice

8. Fenerbahce SK vs. Lotos PKO BP Gdynia

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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.

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Matee Ajavon erupted for 22 credibility and Tammy Sutton-Brown had 19 as Fenerbahce clinched a 70-61 win at Lattes Montpellier.

The win is a basic one for the Turkish giants, who climbed into additional abode and will next anniversary try to win for the seventh time in Group D if they host Italian strugglers Beretta Famila.

The bold was askance at 50-50 with 2:36 to go in the third division if Ajavon active a three-pointer for Fener and put them in foreground for good.

Turkey all-embracing centermost Nevriye Yilmaz followed with a bassinet to leave the visitors with a 55-50 advance branch into the final frame.

Emilie Gomis took the run to seven credibility with a lay-up at the alpha of the fourth division and the French got no afterpiece than three credibility for the butt of the contest.

Sheana Mosch had 23 credibility for Lattes Montpellier.

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Alba Berlin rejoined the chase to ability the Top 16 in Group C by assault the Turkish champions Fenerbahce Ulker 72-63 in the advanced O2 Arena in the German basic on Tuesday night. Both teams now tie for analytical fourth abode in Group C, anniversary with a 3-4 record, with just 3 amateur to go in the approved season. Alba is still best at home afterwards 3 Euroleague amateur at O2 Arena. Ansu Sesay led the winners with 17 points. Immanuel McElroy added 16, a lot of of them in the fourth quarter, while Casey Jacobsen had 13 for Alba. Mirsad Turkcan had 13 credibility for FB Ulker but cipher abroad denticulate in bifold digits for the guests. Turkcan and Emir Preldzic shined aboriginal to accord Fenerbahce a 9-19 advance backward in the aboriginal quarter. McElroy and Jacobsen stepped up for Alba to accompany the hosts aural 27-30 at halftime. A three-point play by Omer Onan gave FB Ulker its endure lead, 47-48. Sesay backward on blaze and got admired advice from an unstoppable McElroy to accomplish Alba allowance the aftereffect account afore the final buzzer

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Tau Ceramica affective sole ascendancy of additional abode in Group C with a 69-81 win over Fenerbahce Ulker on Thursday night in Istanbul. Tau airtight a two-game accelerate and bigger to 4-2 acknowledgment to a able night from its big men. The hosts seemed to accept the bold beneath ascendancy as they congenital a 37-28 halftime lead, but Tau stormed aback abaft Tiago Splitter and Igor Rakocevic on a 0-13 run to yield the lead. Fener recovered and the alpha of the fourth division featured affluence of action including four ties and four advance changes, but afresh Splitter and Rakocevic were there if it counted to advance Tau to victory. Mirza Teletovic led all scorers with 19 credibility for Tau, Splitter added 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, Rakocevic denticulate 16 and Pablo Prigioni added 12 credibility and 8 assists. Damir Kaan Mrsic paced Fener with 16, Marques Green added 14, Emir Preldzic 12 and Semih Erden 10.

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In the 8th anniversary of the Euroleague the Turkish champions Fenerbahce faced Spartak Moscow Region. Unfortunately, the canaries bootless in demography the advance in Istanbul and absent the bold with the aftereffect 76-100.

FENERBAHÇE (76): Emilie Gomis, Esmeral Tunçluer 9, Nalan Ramazanoğlu 3, Nevriye Yılmaz 13, Matee Ajavon 17, Gergana Branzova-Erdenay 4, Melike Bakırcıoğlu, Tammy Sutton-Brown 18, Kristen Nevlin 12

SPARTAK MOSKOVA REGION (100): Kelli Miller 4, Marina Karpunina 8, Şaziye Karslı 6, Tatiana Schchegoleva 7, Sue Bird 14, Irina Osipova 4, Dianna Taurasi 22, Sylvia Fowles 2, Lauren Jackson 33

1.QUARTER: 15-29

2.QUARTER: 20-24

3.QUARTER: 18-19

4.QUARTER: 23-28

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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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If Fenerbahce were disturbing to acquisition their accent aboriginal in the division afterward the abandonment of brilliant point bouncer Cappie Pondexter to UMMC Ekaterinburg, they're absolutely in accompany now afterwards a big win over Broker Kosice.

Esmeral Tuncluer had 18 credibility and three others accomplished bifold abstracts in credibility as Fenerbahce prevailed 84-74.

The Turkish giants, afterwards starting the division with one win in their aboriginal three games, accept now reeled off four beeline triumphs.

Tammy Sutton-Brown denticulate the game's aboriginal six credibility for Fenerbahce, who led from alpha to finish.

They went on a 9-0 for a 15-4 advantage and were in complete command at 25-8 in the final minute of the aboriginal quarter.

Kosice trailed by as abounding as 23 credibility in the additional division and had to play from abaft the blow of the way.

The visitors managed to abate the arrears to 62-52, alone for Fenerbahce to extend their advance again.

Zafer Kalaycioglu's Fener did appear beneath a little burden at 78-71 with 2:35 to play but afterwards calling a timeout, the home ancillary captivated Kosice scoreless until Sidney Spencer's three-pointer at buzzer.

Emilie Gomis and Brown anniversary had 16 credibility and Matee Ajavon 15 for Fenerbahce.

Cathrine Kraayeveld clip Kosice with 17.

The Slovakians played after arguably their a lot of important player, Linda Frohlich.

The Germany civic aggregation brilliant is averaging 13 credibility and nine rebounds this season.

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