Coach Dejan Radonjic's team started strong and stayed out of trouble
Bahcesehir's focus led to key victory
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Regular Season
Round 12 of 18
Group A
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In a battle of giants in Group A, Bahcesehir College Istanbul kept full control of the game to claim a 73-65 victory over Dreamland Gran Canaria and take sole possession of first place.
Bahcesehir used an outstanding start of the game to get a 20-point lead, 36-16, making 8 of 13 two-pointers and 6 of 8 three-pointers in the opening 12 minutes. Sehmus Hazer led the way with 10 points in those opening minutes but Bahcesehir got a solid contribution from everybody that stepped on the court.
Indeed, Bahcesehir shot 1 for 14 from beyond the arc the rest of the way but its ball circulation and a rare ability not to foul when being in the penalty allowed the hosts to control the game until the final buzzer. Its main players stepped up, too. Axel Bouteille finished the game with 15 points and a PIR of 18. Tyler Cavanaugh had his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds for a PIR of 19.
"I think it was a tough game, very intense. We played a good first half and I think in the second half they came back, but we didn't go back, we still play our game," Bouteille said. "We tried to fight for the whole game and are very happy with this win."
Bahcesehir finished the game with just 8 turnovers and committed only 3 in the first half as it built a double-digit lead, 44-32. It also had 17 assists, 2 more than Gran Canaria, which also finished with 13 turnovers.
Despite finishing the game with the same number of fouls, Bahcesehir went to the foul line a lot more (17 attempts) than Gran Canaria (10). Bahcesehir was in the foul penalty in all foul quarters, having 4 or more team fouls for a total time of 13 minutes and 14 seconds throughout the game. During that time with the foul bonus, Gran Canaria only went to the foul line 6 times. Being able to play strong defense without sending its opponents to the foul line allowed Bahcesehir to use its initial lead and keep it for the better part of the game.
Game Videos
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Tobey's big block! Magic Moment
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Tobey finds Kljajic! Magic Moment
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Conditt IV slams it home! Magic Moment
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Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Huge dunk from Odiase! Magic Moment
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Cavanaugh's fastbreak dunk! Magic Moment
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Thunder dunk by Kevarrius Hayes! Motorola Magic Moment
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Brussino rejects Ford! Magic Moment
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Conditt with the slam! Magic Moment
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Shurna throws it down! Magic Moment
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Joventut Badalona| Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Odiase flies in for the dunk! Magic Moment
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Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Odiase hammers it home! Magic Moment
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Alocen sets up Conditt's dunk! Magic Moment
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Big block by Konan! Magic Moment
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Odiase slams it down! Magic Moment of the Night
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Smith assists, Simonovic slams! Magic Moment
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Ponitka drives for high-flying slam! Magic Moment
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Odiase's big block! Magic Moment
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Joventut Badalona-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Conditt dunks on Pustovyi! Magic Moment
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Hazer beats the buzzer! Magic Moment
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Big swat by Odiase! Magic Moment
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Jessup dunks in traffic! Magic Moment
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Thomasson beats the buzzer! Magic Moment
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Alocen's magic assist! Magic Moment
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Dolomiti Energia Trento | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Odiase gives Bahcesehir 100 points in style! Magic Moment
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Odiase hammers it home! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Brussino massive dunk! Magic Moment of the Night
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Albicy dances with the Buducnost defense!
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Besiktas Fibabank Istanbul | Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Smith with an audacious layup!
In addition to the win, Bahcesehir also earned the head-to-head tiebreak advantage over Gran Canaria, which had beaten Coach Radonjic's team 66-53 earlier this season.
"It was a good game for us and also very important because we won by more than 4, so it is some kind of a double win. After two, I can say, bad defensive games, today it was totally different. Our focus was good, we did a lot of good things defensively," Coach Radonjic said. "Offensively we lost a little bit of control during the second quarter but anyway, we won."