2018-19Regular SeasonRound 14
December 20, 2018 CET: 20:00
Local time: 20:00 MORACA

Fenerbahce makes it 10 in a row with rout at Buducnost

Fenerbahce BEKO Istanbul recorded its 10th consecutive victory by routing Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 65-89 at Moraca on Thursday night in the Montenegrin capital. The Turkish champs relied on star big man Jan Vesely, who shined with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals in helping Fenerbahce improve to 13-1. Joffrey Lauvergne added 17 points and Kostas Sloukas added 11. Earl Clark paced Buducnost with 15 points, Petar Popovic scored 12 and Nemanja Gordic 11. The loss was the third in a row for Buducnost as it fell to 3-11 on the season.

The offenses were flowing early in the game with Clark standing out for the home team and Melih Mahmutoglu draining a pair of triples for the visitors, the second of which made it 13-18. Buducnost tied it on an Edwin Jackson triple, but Fenerbahce big men Vesely and Nikola Kalinic led a 0-8 run before Nemanja Gordic's layup made it 20-26 after 10 minutes. A three by Kalinic gave Fenerbahce its first double-digit lead, 20-31. Coty Clarke and Popovic led a 10-0 Buducnost run to get the hosts back in the game. Sloukas stopped the bleeding for Fenerbahce only to see Jackson tie it at 34-34 with a jumper. Popovic pushed Buducnost ahead with free throws and Clark's jumper made it 40-37. Sloukas's third three of the first half sent the teams into halftime tied at 40-40. Ali Muhammed hit a pair of threes and found Vesely inside as Fenerbahce looked to take control at 47-54. Erick Green drained a triple that stretched the lead to 51-63 and resulted in a Buducnost timeout. The difference stood at 12 (55-67) through three quarters. Buducnost held Fenerbahce to a single basket in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, but failed to take advantage on the offensive end. When Lauvergne connected on a triple, the visitors led 59-72. Fenerbahce continued to pile onto its lead with a 2-16 run that put the game on ice.

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Fenerbahce used Buducnost's best weapon against it. The visitors made 15 three-pointer, which is the second-most in club history, and did so at a 55.6% success rate. Seven different players made threes for Fenerbahce – and six of them made multiple shots from downtown. Buducnost, which earlier this season set the EuroLeague record for triples in one game, was just 4 for 13 (30.8%) from behind the arc.

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Fenerbahce outrebounded Buducnost 21-34, including 3-13 in offensive rebounds. Jan Vesely alone outrebounded the opponents with his 4 boards on the offensive glass. It was the second time this season Buducnost only had 3 offensive rebounds.

Game-changing moments

It was 45-46 in the third quarter when Ali Muhammed stepped up with threes on consecutive possessions for Fenerbahce. He then assisted Jan Vesely for a pair of baskets as the lead swelled to 49-56 and Buducnost never threatened again.

Next game

Both teams return to action next Friday night. Fenerbahce hosts Real Madrid in a rematch from last season's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game. Buducnost heads to Germany to take on FC Bayern Munich.

Jan Vesely - Fenerbahce BEKO Istanbul - EB18
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Euroleague.net
Referees: KOROMILAS, ELIAS; SHEMMESH, SEFFI; ALIAGA, JORDI
Attendance: 5255
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul26142722
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 JACKSON, EDWIN 30:40 7 2/3 1/3     1 1 4   3     2 4 8
4 SEHOVIC, SUAD 15:47     0/1     1 1           2   -2
5 CLARK, EARL 33:21 15 5/10 1/3 2/2 1 2 3     1 2   2 2 12
6 BAROVIC, FILIP DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 CLARKE, COTY 23:49 9 2/5 1/1 2/2   3 3 4 2 1     2 2 14
8 SEHOVIC, SEAD DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 STAROVLAH, MILIC DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 GORDIC, NEMANJA 27:23 11 4/7 1/2     1 1 4   4     3 4 9
23 OMIC, ALEN 27:51 9 4/4 0/1 1/4   6 6 1 1 1     2 2 12
30 POPOVIC, PETAR 22:21 12 4/6   4/4 1   1 1 1 1   1 2 3 12
34 NIKOLIC, DANILO 18:48 2 1/1 0/2   1 3 4     1     1 1 3
Team             1 1     1          
Totals 200:00 65 22/36 4/13 9/12 3 18 21 14 4 13 2 1 16 18 68
        61.1% 30.8% 75%
Head coach: DZIKIC, ALEKSANDAR
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
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 GREEN, ERICK 15:31 8 1/3 2/3     2 2 1 1       1 2 10
4 MELLI, NICOLO 20:55   0/2     1 3 4 2       1 2   1
10 MAHMUTOGLU, MELIH 13:12 6   2/4             1       1 4
12 KALINIC, NIKOLA 24:47 8 1/7 2/4   2 1 3 2     1 1 1 4 8
16 SLOUKAS, KOSTAS 23:55 11 0/1 3/5 2/2   1 1 1         3 2 9
23 GUDURIC, MARKO 19:22 5 1/1 1/2     1 1 1 1       3   4
24 VESELY, JAN 22:48 19 9/12   1/1 4 5 9 1 3 1     1 2 29
32 GULER, SINAN 2:24 2 1/1                         2
35 MUHAMMED, ALI 13:51 9 0/1 3/5         3 1       3 1 8
44 DUVERIOGLU, AHMET 8:58 4 2/2     2 2 4 1 1 1     2   7
70 DATOME, LUIGI 9:05   0/1 0/1             1     1 1 -3
77 LAUVERGNE, JOFFREY 25:12 17 5/9 2/3 1/3 2 4 6 3   2     1 3 19
Team           2 2 4     2         2
Totals 200:00 89 20/40 15/27 4/6 13 21 34 15 7 8 1 2 18 16 100
        50% 55.6% 66.7%
Head coach: OBRADOVIC, ZELJKO

Head Coaches

DZIKIC, ALEKSANDAR
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
"Congratulations to Fenerbahce. They are a better team, probably top three teams in the EuroLeague, honestly. In the first half we were there, almost the whole third quarter, but then we couldn't match their intensity. And that's all. It's very simple."
OBRADOVIC, ZELJKO
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
"It was obviously two difference halves. In the first half, thanks to the aggressiveness of the Buducnost team, we made some very bad decisions. They scored some very easy baskets also. We tried in many situations to switch and to play such defensive, but it was also easy for Buducnost to score. We changed everything in the second half. More aggressive defense gave us confidence to play good on offense. It was an absolutely different half and congratulations to my players for one more good game and victory."

Players

VESELY, JAN
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
"It was a tough game. They had a tough schedule. They are a good team, especially at home. They fight every second and it was a pleasure to play in this atmosphere. Tough game until the end when they got a little tired. We stayed in the game and we played our game and played more focused on offense and that was the key."
SLOUKAS, KOSTAS
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
"It's a very important victory. We knew how they would react after two bad losses. They play very good here because of the fans. I think in the second half we did a pretty good job and we won the game."
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