Goalscorer Wilbekin, key player Papagiannis and conductor Kalathis led Fenerbahce to victory against Alba

Fenerbahce came through Berlin and turned up the tempo in the second half to “clean up” the game against Alba 91-82. Ninth victory in 16 games for the Turks, the Germans lost 3:13.

Great game from Scotty Wilbekin with 20 points and 6 assists, while Giorgos Papagiannis was crucial in the third quarter where Jasikevicius’ team got away. Conductor Nick Calathes didn’t stop handing out assists and scored 13 final passes. Tyler Dorsey also had a good performance with 12 points.

The race

The first half developed into an even game, with Alba Berlin gaining a small lead in the first quarter (26-24) and Fenerbahce responding in the second third, ending the half with +4 (47-51) in a game at a very good one Tempo. In the second half, Fenerbahce… accelerated and built a double-digit difference with Giorgos Papagiannis as the protagonist. The great Greek once again demonstrated his ability outside the 6.75 meters and provided valuable solutions for the Turkish team.

Tyler Dorsey found his connection to the basket, offering big points and Wilbekin shot from distance while Nick Calathes continued to dish out assists. Alba showed with a 7-0 run at the start of the last quarter that she has her finger on the pulse and doesn’t want to give up the game. However, Fener had an opportunity to “clean up” the game and not give any rights to the Germans, who beat them 92:81.

THE REFEREES: Difala, Fufis, Balak

THE DECADES: 26-24, 47-51, 59-72, 81-92

ALBA (Gonzalez): Brown 15 (5 rebounds), Prosida 11, Spagnolo 8 (3 rebounds), Wetzel 2, Dilow, Maticek, Snyder 3, Thomas 13 (3/5 3-pointers), Nikic, Kumadji 8 (5 rebounds) , Tieman 8 (4 rebounds), Bin

FENERBACHT (Jasikevicius): Motley 14 (6 rebounds), Wilbekin 20 (3 rebounds), Sanli 4 (3 rebounds), Papagiannis 15 (3/4 three-pointers), Hayes-Davies 7 (5 rebounds), Biberovic, Pierre 4 (5 rebounds ), Goodrich 2, Dorsey 12 (2/2 3-pointers), Calathes 4 (5 rebounds, 13 assists), Madar 4, Sestina 5

Alba’s team statistics: 24/28 2-pointers, 7/16 3-pointers, 13/20 shots, 24 rebounds, 15 assists, 10 steals, 9 turnovers

Fenerbahce team statistics: 22/36 2-pointers, 12/28 3-pointers, 11/12 shots, 39 rebounds, 25 assists, 3 steals, 16 turnovers

The next games of the two teams: On the following matchday, Alba welcomes Olympiakos (December 29th, 9:00 p.m.), while Fenerbahce plays away at Anadolu Efes (December 28th, 7:30 p.m.).