Turkey

Regular Season Round 18: Mersin - Galatasaray 72-87

Date: February 25, 2015
TKBL top team - Galatasaray (16-2) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat ninth ranked Mersin (7-11) 87-72. The game was mostly controlled by Galatasaray. Mersin was better in third quarter 25-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Galatasaray dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Mersin's 26 and made 25-of-32 charity shots (78.1 percent) during the game. Galatasaray forced 19 Mersin turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Vincentian-Spanish center Sancho Lyttle (193-83, college: Houston) notched 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals to lead the effort and international center Nevriye Yilmaz (194-80) supported her with 18 points. Even 19 points and 5 assists by Bulgarian-American point guard Doneeka Hodges-Lewis (175-82, college: LSU, agency: LBM Management) did not help to save the game for Mersin. Hungarian center Dora Horti (193-87, agency: 1x1 Sports) added 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains first position with 16-2 record. Mersin lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Orduspor. Galatasaray will play against Edirne (#6) at home in the next round where they are favorite. Mersin will play against Botas in Adana and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Galatasaray: Q.Casas 19+1reb+2ast, N.Yilmaz 18+4reb+2ast, S.Lyttle 13+8reb+5ast, J.Dubljevic 13+3reb+1ast, B.Caglar 7+4reb, A.Gunay 7+2reb+5ast
Mersin: D.Hodges-Lewis 19+2reb+5ast, T.Talaslioglu 12+1ast, M.Snow 10+6reb+3ast, D.Horti 10+8reb+4ast, S.Prahalis 7+2reb+1ast, B.Cigil 6+2reb+3ast
gschID: 329000

  GALATASARAY (coach: Ekrem Memnun)87
  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 +/-
7 Cisis, ruRQilU 41 1-2 (90%) 6-6 (655%) 3-9 (09.6%) 5 6 6 8 8 5 4 6 5 6 67 62 5
66 YalBiJ, XRLQaFR 41 9-68 (02.4%) 5-6 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 6 4 3 8 8 5 6 5 5 8 62 63 5
85 vFUUlR, AijZhI 45 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 4 0 2 0 6 5 0 5 5 0 64 86 5
40 CiDliQ, mihiQ 86 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 4 3 5 8 5 5 6 5 6 9 9 5
6 biQUajRJ, XuQai 86 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 3 4 5 8 5 5 8 0 2 5
9 GujiF, SFsRDul 85 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 5 8 8 0 8 5 8 5 5 4 9 9 5
44 KaBFiZaIDlu, ARMjRB XRJihiU 67 6-6 (655%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
67 guMlnRLaZ, zRlRji 64 4-1 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 3-3 (655%) 6 8 4 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 64 7 5
88 gRjaJ, ARdi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
60 GuZlu, ojZa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
63 CIliVIDlu, gRjaJ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   80-38 (07.0%) 3-7 (33.3%) 80-48 (92.6%) 1 86 89 86 61 5 64 8 5 61 29 27  


  MERSIN72
  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 +/-
7 HIQUa, gIQi 49 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 2-65 (25%) 6 9 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 8 65 64 5
0 CaDal, muQZu 41 5-6 (5%) 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 4 4 5 6 5 5 8 1 8 5
3 HIdDRs-vRTas, gIjRRVi 48 0-68 (36.9%) 8-0 (35%) 4-3 (90%) 5 8 8 0 4 5 5 5 5 4 67 7 5
44 wilislaIDlu, wuDMi 81 5-6 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 68 2 5
8 AjIT, baZhRllR 83 3-2 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 4 4 1 4 6 5 6 5 5 0 65 65 5
68 OQihilas, AiBijUhi 88 6-3 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 6 6 8 6 3 5 8 5 5 1 9 -8 5
60 wuQVFalBiJ, qBRl 68 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 5 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 0 4 5
61 wiMiVZa, ARdi 3 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
9 KuZZuV, ORlaj 8 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 8 5
4 ojZRl, CasRB  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
2 tsluliQ, YiQRj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   64-48 (35.1%) 65-85 (05.5%) 61-85 (25.5%) 9 60 88 62 86 5 3 6 5 67 98 33  



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)