Tarzans of the Basket made a difference in the Aegean Derby

The green-white team started the match played at Muğla Menteşe Indoor Sports Hall effectively. The Tarzans of the Basket, who went on a 3-13 run with Daron Russell's 0-pointers in the first minutes, were ahead 24-15 in the first period. Manisa BBSK, which had no difficulty in scoring in the second period, went to the locker room ahead 45-38. Tarzans of the Basket started the second half quickly and increased the difference to double digits with a score of 63-52 entering the final period with the hits from Pako Cruz and Ryan Luther.

THE DIFFERENCE INCREASED TO 20 IN THE FINAL PERIOD

Manisa BBSK, which did not give its opponent an easy chance to score with its pressured defense and made the difference with the fast attack points it scored with Dorukhan Engindeniz, left the Aegean Derby with a distinct victory with a score of 87-67. Tarzans hit 3 out of 33 on 17-point shots, a high rate of 52 percent. The green-white team outperformed its opponent by 37-24 in rebounds and 20-12 in assists.

Daron Russell became the top scorer and most valuable player of the match with 14 points, 22 of which were in the first period. Russell also added 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals to his statistics. Ryan Luther finished the game with 16 points, 8 rebounds, and Pako Cruz with 15 points. Dorukhan Engindeniz and James Anderson finished the match with 8 points each, Emanuel Terry with 6 points, 8 rebounds, Barış Çağan Özkan with 5 points, Mustafa Baki Görür with 3 points, and Ege Arar and Ayberk Olmaz with 2 points each.