2018-19Regular SeasonRound 24
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 77
Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul 58
February 28, 2019 CET: 20:05
Local time: 21:05 MENORA MIVTACHIM ARENA

Maccabi cruises past Darussafaka

Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv led from start to finish as it handled visiting Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul 77-58 at Menora Mivtachim Arena on Thursday night. Maccabi improved to 11-13 and at least a share of 10th place in the standings, while Darussafaka dropped to a league-worst 3-21. Tarik Black scored 11 of his 17 points in the first quarter and also collected 8 rebounds to lead the winners. Michael Roll added 12 points and Alex Tyus posted 10 points plus 9 rebounds in victory. Jeremy Evans scored 17 for Darussafaka and Oguz Savas had 10 points and 6 rebounds in the losing effort.

Black scored 9 points in the first 6 minutes, including an alley-oop dunk and a mid-range jumper, as Maccabi took control 12-2. Evans hit a corner triple and added a dunk-plus-foul for the visitors to close the gap, but Maccabi kept the lead and held an 18-10 cushion after 10 minutes. Evans had 12 points in less than 12 minutes to keep Darussafaka briefly in touch, but Roll hit four runners and Jeremy Pargo knocked one down from downtown to help extend the margin to 31-16 midway through the second quarter. A three from John DiBartolomeo extended the lead to 18 points, before Savas and Zanis Peiners with a triple helped cut it to 38-23 at halftime. However, Black and Johnny O'Bryant combined to score 11 points in a 13-4 run in the first 5 minutes of the third quarter as Maccabi got its biggest lead of the night, 51-27. Darussafaka responded with three-pointers from Evans and Toney Douglas before a dunk and floater from Emircan Kosut cut it to 55-41 in the final minute of the third. Darussafaka never got closer than that. Tyus opened the fourth quarter with a pair of dunks. DiBartolomeo had a three-point play and a three-pointer to open a 72-51 advantage before the hosts closed out the game.

Maccabi defense bites from the start

Maccabi forced 5 turnovers in the opening 3:50 of the game. In the first half, it held Darussafaka to 7-for-18 two-point shooting and 2-for-11 for three-pointers. Of those 20 missed field goals, Maccabi allowed only 2 offensive rebounds.

Pivotal performer

Maccabi had some stellar performances shooting inside the arc. Tarik Black (7 for 7), Michael Roll (6 for 6) and Alex Tyus (5 for 6) were a combined 18 for 19 on two-point shots.

Did you notice?

Maccabi shot 26 for 42 for two-pointers (61.9%), but only 5 for 29 (17.2%) from three-point range and 10 for 18 (55.6%) from the free throw line.

Did you catch?

In the first quarter Tarik Black scored 11 points for Maccabi and Jeremy Evans had 8 for Darussafaka. Evans went on to be the scorer of 12 of the first 14 Darussafaka points.

Next game

In Round 25 next week, Darussafaka will host Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, while Maccabi travels to face FC Bayern Munich.

Alex Tyus - Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv - EB18
Thursday, February 28, 2019
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Referees: PEREZ, MIGUEL ANGEL; JAVOR, DAMIR; THEPENIER, HUGUES
Attendance: 10352
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Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv18385777
Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul10234158
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 WILBEKIN, SCOTTIE 15:05     0/1         1 1       1 1 1
2 PARGO, JEREMY 18:37 3 0/4 1/4         1   1 1   2   -5
3 O'BRYANT, JOHNNY 13:29 5 1/3 1/4     3 3 1   1     1 1 3
4 CALOIARO, ANGELO 24:05 2 1/1 0/1 0/2 1 4 5 2 2       2 1 7
5 ROLL, MICHAEL 16:30 12 6/6 0/3         2   2     1 1 9
7 KANE, DEANDRE 21:47 5 1/2 0/3 3/6 1 2 3 2 2       3 6 8
8 AVDIJA, DENI 4:05 3 0/3 1/1     1 1 1 1     1 1   1
9 TYUS, ALEX 19:55 10 5/6     3 6 9   1 1 3     2 23
12 DIBARTOLOMEO, JOHN 14:24 9 1/2 2/7 1/1 1   1   1       2 2 5
15 COHEN, JAKE 12:59 9 3/5 0/2 3/5 2   2 1         3 3 6
28 BLACK, TARIK 20:05 17 7/7   3/4 2 6 8 1   2     2 2 23
50 ZOOSMAN, YOVEL 18:59 2 1/3 0/3   2 1 3 2 1 1 1   1   2
Team           2 2 4               4
Totals 200:00 77 26/42 5/29 10/18 14 25 39 14 9 8 5 1 19 19 87
        61.9% 17.2% 55.6%
Head coach: SFAIROPOULOS, IOANNIS
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
3 OZMIZRAK, KARTAL 17:50   0/2 0/4     2 2 2             -2
5 BAYGUL, MUHAMMED 10:56   0/5 0/2   1 1 2           2   -7
9 KOSUT, EMIRCAN 12:27 6 3/4     1 1 2   1 2   1 5    
10 DEMIR, BERK 9:59 2   0/1 2/2   2 2   2 1 1   1 2 6
11 KIDD, STANTON 18:22 6 3/3 0/2     1 1     1     2 1 3
18 OZDEMIROGLU, DOGUS 11:11 2 1/3 0/1     2 2 2 1       2 2 4
21 SAVAS, OGUZ 22:19 10 5/8     3 3 6 1   1   1 3 2 11
22 BROWN, MARKEL 23:06 1 0/2 0/4 1/2 1 4 5 6 1 1   1   4 8
23 DOUGLAS, TONEY 25:50 9 2/6 1/3 2/2   3 3 3   5   1 4 3 2
31 PEINERS, ZANIS 13:06 5 0/2 1/1 2/2   1 1     1   1   2 4
33 DIEBLER, JON 7:19                              
40 EVANS, JEREMY 27:35 17 4/6 2/2 3/3   4 4 1   3       3 20
Team           4 5 9     3         6
Totals 200:00 58 18/41 4/20 10/11 10 29 39 15 5 18 1 5 19 19 55
        43.9% 20% 90.9%
Head coach: ERNAK, SELCUK

Head Coaches

SFAIROPOULOS, IOANNIS
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
"I want to congratulate our players for the emphatic win. We controlled the game from our great defense, we allowed our opponents to score 23 points in the first half and a total of 58. I think that with our good defense from the beginning till the end we built up a point difference that gave us an easy win in the end."
ERNAK, SELCUK
Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul
"Congratulations to Maccabi. They controlled the game. We did not do enough, especially with our guards, we couldn't produce what we normally produce on offense. We also missed Micheal Eric a lot with rebounds. Maccabi did a lot with offensive rebounds tonight. That is basically the summary of the game."

Players

DIBARTOLOMEO, JOHN
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
"We established a good rhythm early and we were able to keep it for most of the game and come out with a very important win. We're taking it a game at a time and although last week was a loss, there were some good things in the game and we were able to take those and build on. Against Milan we weren’t as good defensively as were tonight and I think that played a key difference."
KANE, DEANDRE
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
"We played well today, we really came out aggressive on defense and it helped us get into the rhythm on offense. Everybody contributed, guys had a great game. We also had a good week of practice and it all carried over to the game. It was a good win for us."
BLACK, TARIK
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
"I think we started off great. A start means a lot, and we started off on a run. We got a good rhythm going throughout the game. Any team is dangerous once they catch a good rhythm, and we are really dangerous once we do. So we started off the right way."
ROLL, MICHAEL
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
"They only scored 58 points. They can get going really quickly, and that was our focus at halftime, not to let them make a quick run. They scored more in the second half, but we controlled the game."