Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor Club basketball team hosted Darüşşafaka Lassa at Muradiye Sports Hall in the 26th week match of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League (BSL).
Tarzans of the Crucible, who could not start the match well, fell behind 14-0 in the first part. Tarzans of the Pota managed to bring balance to the game in the later minutes of the period and closed the first period trailing 21-12.
The green-white team recovered on offense and started to defend effectively in the second period, and with the contribution of their star players, they managed to close the 9-point gap and go to the locker room ahead 37-33. Manisa BBSK, which defended well in the third period and held its opponent to 11 points, managed to lead 56-44 in the final period with the points scored by Emanuel Terry and Ryan Luther from under the basket.
Manisa BBSK, which showed a controlled game in the final period and scored critical hits with Ege Arar in the last part, managed to win the match with a score of 69-62. Fans showed love to Metropolitan Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek, who received great support from the fans before and after the match. President Zeyrek did not reject the fans' request for photographs.
SCORE DISTRIBUTION
American center Emanuel Terry was chosen as the most valuable player of the match with his statistics of 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. Mustafa Baki Görür with 13 points and Ryan Luther with 11 points were the other players who scored in double digits for the green-white team. Daron Fatts Russell finished the match with 8 points, Pako Cruz with 7 points, 9 assists, Ege Arar and Dorukhan Engindediz with 6 points, and Barış Çağan Özkan with 5 points.