Turkey
Regular Season Round 21: Mersin - Galatasaray 76-79
Date: March 12, 2011
Fifteenth-ranked Mersin (4-17) made lots of trouble for second ranked Galatasaray (17-4) in Akdeniz. The visitors from Istanbul managed to secure only three-point victory 79-76. However their fans expected much easier game. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Mersin won third quarter 22-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Galatasaray won last quarter 23-21. They made 22-of-25 charity shots (88.0 percent) during the game. Mersin was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for the former international center Ermal Kurtoglu (208-80, agency: Beo Basket) who led his team to a victory with 14 points and 6 rebounds. The former international guard Tutku Acik (194-80) contributed with 10 points and 7 assists for the winners. Galatasaray's coach Oktay Mahmudi allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American swingman Vincent Grier (195-83, college: Minnesota, agency: SportsTalent) answered with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import guard Alex Scales (192-78, college: Oregon) added 20 points in the effort for Mersin. Galatasaray have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 17-4 record behind leader Fener.Ulker. Mersin lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 17 games lost. Galatasaray will play against Turk Telekom (#10) in Ankara in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Mersin will play on the road against Efes Pilsen (#4) in Istanbul and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Mersin: V.Grier 23+7reb+5ast, A.Scales 20+1reb+2ast, A.Grundy 10+3reb+3ast, N.Yucel 8+9reb+2ast, M.Demir 7+2reb+1ast, A.Pars 4+3reb
Galatasaray: E.Kurtoglu 14+6reb+1ast, T.Acik 10+2reb+7ast, P.Shumpert 9+5reb, C.Topaloglu 9+2reb, J.Shipp 8+6reb+1ast, L.Andric 6+1reb
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 21: Mersin - Galatasaray 76-79
Date: March 12, 2011
Fifteenth-ranked Mersin (4-17) made lots of trouble for second ranked Galatasaray (17-4) in Akdeniz. The visitors from Istanbul managed to secure only three-point victory 79-76. However their fans expected much easier game. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Mersin won third quarter 22-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Galatasaray won last quarter 23-21. They made 22-of-25 charity shots (88.0 percent) during the game. Mersin was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for the former international center Ermal Kurtoglu (208-80, agency: Beo Basket) who led his team to a victory with 14 points and 6 rebounds. The former international guard Tutku Acik (194-80) contributed with 10 points and 7 assists for the winners. Galatasaray's coach Oktay Mahmudi allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American swingman Vincent Grier (195-83, college: Minnesota, agency: SportsTalent) answered with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import guard Alex Scales (192-78, college: Oregon) added 20 points in the effort for Mersin. Galatasaray have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 17-4 record behind leader Fener.Ulker. Mersin lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 17 games lost. Galatasaray will play against Turk Telekom (#10) in Ankara in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Mersin will play on the road against Efes Pilsen (#4) in Istanbul and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Mersin: V.Grier 23+7reb+5ast, A.Scales 20+1reb+2ast, A.Grundy 10+3reb+3ast, N.Yucel 8+9reb+2ast, M.Demir 7+2reb+1ast, A.Pars 4+3reb
Galatasaray: E.Kurtoglu 14+6reb+1ast, T.Acik 10+2reb+7ast, P.Shumpert 9+5reb, C.Topaloglu 9+2reb, J.Shipp 8+6reb+1ast, L.Andric 6+1reb
 GALATASARAY (coach: Yakup Sekizkok)79 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 3 | Ahapp, zIshui | 40 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 3-3 (655%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 66 | SZaV, wuUVu | 88 | 5-6 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 3-3 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 60 | 5 |
| 2 | wIpilIDlu, CijRQ | 86 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-6 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | AhuBpRQU, OQRsUIj | 85 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 67 | Aijla, ARQUiZ | 62 | 8-3 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | zIhjsIj, zRQQF | 69 | 4-0 (15%) | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 64 | eijZaV, eidIsliL | 61 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-6 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 5 |
| 84 | KuQUIDlu, qQBil | 60 | 9-65 (95%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 66 | 5 |
| 63 | YaldaQaB, HiluV | 64 | 5-6 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 61 | muVRQ, qLQRj | 64 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 68 | SjdQaZ, vuVsi | 0 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-0 (25%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -8 | 5 |
| 9 | KIVsil, HusRFaj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 86-43 (16.2%) | 0-62 (89.2%) | 88-80 (22.5%) | 9 | 83 | 46 | 60 | 80 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 97 | 15 | |||
 MERSIN76 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 1 | YuZRl, XRdaB | 41 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 5 |
| 61 | GQujdF, SjUhIjF | 43 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 5-3 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 5 |
| 60 | GQaRQ, kajZRjU | 44 | 9-68 (02.4%) | 5-6 (5%) | 7-65 (75%) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 80 | 5 |
| 2 | AZilRs, SlRx | 45 | 5-4 (5%) | 3-65 (35%) | 2-7 (22.7%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 68 | 5 |
| 0 | OiQs, SsaB | 80 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 7 | KIsRIDlu, HiVij | 85 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 5 |
| 38 | gRBaQ, buUlu | 64 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-8 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 85 | KIBBiUIs, XRsUIQis | 1 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 69 | OisUil, kilRjUaj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | GujDIQRj, PQhuj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 65 | Capi, KidaQ | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 66 | SLZa, HiJRQ | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 85-49 (03.6%) | 3-86 (67.6%) | 83-89 (22.7%) | 2 | 67 | 89 | 64 | 83 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 91 | 00 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
