Turkey

Regular Season Round 18: Gaziantep - Balikesir BBS 89-75

Date: January 4, 2026
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Gaziantep as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Gaziantep defeated 15th ranked Balikesir BBS at home 89-75. Gaziantep made 22-of-29 free shots (75.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Balikesir BBS helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Croatian Zeljko Sakic (204-1988) who had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Bosnian Rijad Avdic (201-1998) chipped in 15 points. Four Gaziantep players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Fred Cleveland Jr. (178-2001, college: NCCU) who recorded 22 points and 7 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and his fellow American import center Michael Durr (213-1998, college: UCF) added 16 points and 13 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Gaziantep (15-2) have an impressive nine-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Balikesir BBS lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixteenth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with iLab.

  BALIKESIR BBS (coach: Alaeddin Yakan)75
  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 ClRLRlijd zQ., yQRd 41 4-65 (45%) 4-7 (44.4%) 9-9 (655%) 5 4 4 9 5 9 6 5 6 8 88 83 5
3 guQQ, baZhiRl 44 1-68 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 3-1 (11.9%) 2 0 64 5 3 3 8 8 5 6 61 84 5
84 SUsuRQRj, Cij 82 8-0 (35%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 6 9 2 4 3 6 6 8 5 4 2 65 5
85 KiFi, SQdi 89 8-3 (05%) 6-9 (63.4%) 6-8 (05%) 4 4 1 6 3 8 6 5 5 8 2 4 5
62 GRjZ, mRQViF 67 4-2 (49.0%) 6-6 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 8 4 0 8 8 6 6 5 5 8 7 2 5
66 AIjVIl, tBaU 67 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
8 SlUujMis, wuQij 61 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 5 6 6 6 0 4 6 5 5 6 0 8 5
88 GIV, GIVMiF 64 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 5
7 PJdIDij, SQdi 1 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 6 6 8 5 5 8 5 6 5 5 8 3 5
32 gIDij, GIQVRB 1 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 6 4 5 4 8 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
9 PVUiF, Slp  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   61-38 (42.6%) 2-82 (82.1%) 67-82 (19.7%) 69 89 33 61 80 88 9 0 6 66 90 99  


  GAZIANTEP (coach: Semsettin Bas)89
  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 +/-
4 AiVaZ, cRlnVI 44 8-2 (80%) 6-3 (80%) 9-66 (14.1%) 6 7 65 8 8 1 8 5 6 8 63 61 5
2 ARjRl, qQVaj 84 6-3 (80%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8-8 (655%) 6 4 3 8 5 8 5 5 8 6 65 66 5
00 olURQ, qQdRB 84 8-8 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 6 6 8 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 9 64 5
3 AaLis, qBaQ 84 6-3 (80%) 6-0 (85%) 6-8 (05%) 8 4 0 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 1 3 5
63 SLdaZ, eanid 86 4-4 (655%) 8-4 (11.9%) 4-4 (655%) 5 3 3 5 8 8 6 5 5 6 60 62 5
7 YuZRdiD, tUVu 69 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 6 0 5 6 5 6 6 8 -8 5
69 CijURVaj, gusij 60 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 3 0 5
65 wuQji, YaDaUZij 64 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 8 4 6 6 5 5 5 66 68 5
36 YiJaZaIDlu, GIVhij 64 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 3 5
85 XRjidaZ, XRBijni 68 1-7 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 5 5 5 6 6 9 5 5 5 6 61 69 5
8 KIjuV, bRQU 68 6-6 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
0 XaVIlIL, KQasUanij 8 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
wIUil   85-36 (32.2%) 7-83 (49.0%) 88-87 (90.7%) 7 89 41 84 84 80 0 6 0 7 27 77  


Height: 201 cm
Position name: SF
Born: Jul 2,1998
21
MINS
36
15
POINTS
22
4
D.REB
3
0
O.REB
0
4
T.REB
3
0
ASSISTS
7
1
STEALS
1
1
TO
2
0
BLOCKS
0
3/3
100.0%
2FGP
3/10
30.0%
2/3
66.7%
3FGP
3/9
33.3%
3/3
100.0%
FT
7/7
100.0%
18
RANK
24
Height: 178 cm
Position: PG
Born: Jun 7,2001
Weight: 75kg / 165lbs
VS
89
Points Scored
75
52
Starting Five Points
63
37
Bench Points
12
27
Defensive Rebounds
27
9
Offensive Rebounds
17
36
Rebounds
44
23
Assists
16
5
Steals
7
9
Turnovers
11
1
Blocked Shots
5
23
Personal fouls
25
20/41
48.8%
2FGP
16/42
38.1%
9/24
37.5%
3FGP
8/28
28.6%
22/29
75.9%
FT
19/28
67.9%
99
Rank
77

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)