Turkey

Regular Season Round 16: Galatasaray - Merkezefendi 87-102

Date: January 14, 2024
There was an upset in Istanbul where higher ranked Galatasaray (7-9) was defeated by fifteenth ranked Merkezefendi (5-11) 102-87 on Sunday. Merkezefendi made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Moses Wright (206-1998, college: Georgia Tech) who helped to win the game recording 36 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds and the other American import point guard Nate Mason (188-1995, college: Minnesota) who added 19 points and 12 assists during the contest. At the losing side Slovenian Klemen Prepelic (191-1992) responded with 19 points and 7 assists and British-Ghanian Akwasi Yeboah (198-1997, college: Rutgers) scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Merkezefendi moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Cagdas BS. Loser Galatasaray dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Merkezefendi will meet at home bottom-ranked Samsunspor (#16) in the next round. Galatasaray will play against Manisa (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  GALATASARAY (coach: Yakup Sekizkok)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 +/-
68 eidRMiuDh, zIjih 41 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 3 3 2 0 4 5 8 6 5 6 0 63 5
60 YRMIih, SVTisa 44 4-2 (49.0%) 4-9 (38.7%) 3-0 (25%) 4 1 7 6 8 5 4 8 5 6 67 86 5
65 OQRpRlaZ, KlRBRj 48 0-9 (96.3%) 8-2 (80%) 4-1 (05%) 6 4 3 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 67 69 5
2 mIsU, gRR 46 6-6 (655%) 4-9 (38.7%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 6 6 2 0 5 6 5 5 8 64 66 5
44 bZCIQBiZV, giLad 45 1-63 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 4 9 65 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 69 67 5
67 wujZRQ, ShBRU 85 3-0 (25%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 3 8 5 6 5 5 4 66 1 5
1 KiMiZi, AidaV 69 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6 6 8 6 8 5 6 5 5 3 4 -6 5
0 SVpajiQ, osBRU 0 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
7 GRFaV, AiBRU  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
63 kiUij, qfR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
69 qQdRB, eusRj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   86-36 (06.8%) 65-87 (43.0%) 60-86 (96.3%) 68 88 43 89 69 5 7 3 5 64 29 21  


  MERKEZEFENDI (coach: Zafer Aktas)93
  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 +/-
68 mlRanRjMRQDh, kQRjJ 47 8-8 (655%) 8-1 (44.4%) 3-3 (655%) 5 0 0 4 8 5 8 3 5 5 63 88 5
6 bisIj, XiUR 42 4-1 (05%) 4-9 (38.7%) 3-3 (655%) 6 4 3 68 6 5 8 5 5 3 67 80 5
0 WQaDhU, bIsRs 40 64-61 (26.4%) 6-3 (80%) 9-7 (99.2%) 6 0 1 4 8 5 6 5 5 5 41 41 5
62 midJaB, eIVI 82 6-4 (44.4%) 4-3 (90%) 8-8 (655%) 8 3 1 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 64 63 5
2 SFDujduJ, mRQVR 86 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 6 3 5 5 5 5 8 5 -6 5
5 busUifi, buhiFBaj 69 4-3 (90%) 6-3 (80%) 5-6 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -0 5
4 HudsIj, zilRj 61 4-4 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 8 3 5 6 5 5 8 7 2 5
64 KiQiMalRj, osBial 1 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 3 5
88 PJVij, CiDiUiF 0 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 -6 5
65 GujRs, PVUiF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
40 mRQVR-SUiQ, eiDap  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   81-49 (95.4%) 66-89 (35.9%) 69-85 (20.5%) 0 81 46 84 61 5 9 0 5 66 74 658  


Height: 198 cm
Position: SF
Born: Jun 15,1997
Weight: 107kg / 235.4lbs
33
MINS
35
19
POINTS
36
6
D.REB
5
3
O.REB
1
9
T.REB
6
1
ASSISTS
3
3
STEALS
1
1
TO
0
2
BLOCKS
0
3/8
37.5%
2FGP
13/16
81.3%
3/7
42.9%
3FGP
1/4
25.0%
4/5
80.0%
FT
7/9
77.8%
21
RANK
36
Height: 206 cm
Position: C
Born: Dec 23,1998
Weight: 104kg / 228.8lbs
VS
87
Points Scored
93
73
Starting Five Points
82
22
Defensive Rebounds
26
12
Offensive Rebounds
5
34
Rebounds
31
27
Assists
23
9
Steals
7
13
Turnovers
11
4
Blocked Shots
5
17
Personal fouls
16
21/41
51.2%
2FGP
26/37
70.3%
10/29
34.5%
3FGP
11/27
40.7%
15/21
71.4%
FT
17/20
85.0%
86
Rank
102

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)