Bursaspor gained essential momentum ahead of playoffs
Frutti Extra Bursaspor grabbed an important 86-76 home victory over Germani Brescia on Tuesday to get back to winning ways after losing its three previous games in the 7DAYS EuroCup. This morale-boosting victory came at the perfect time for head coach Dusan Alimpijevic’s side in its bid to gain momentum ahead of the playoffs.
Onuralp Bitim was once again the player to inspire Bursaspor to victory. He scored 24 points, making 4 of 6 two-pointers (66.7%), 3 of 8 threes (37.5%) and nailing 7 of his 9 free-throw attempts (77.8%). Bitim, who currently sits as the competition’s fourth-best scorer (17.9 ppg.), also added 5 assists, 5 rebounds and a team-high 6 fouls drawn.
Yet, he was not the only player to step up in this much-needed victory for Bursaspor, as Derek Needham scored 18 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the perimeter, Anthony Clemmons had 17 and Dave Dudzinski managed his second double-double of the season, registering 15 points and 10 rebounds.
“It’s really tough to play after our confidence was shaken a little bit in the last couple of games,” Alimpijevic admitted after the game. “I truly believe that this team can still do something big and good. We need to show from which material this team is made. And I believe that we are made from the finest material.”
Bursaspor will find out its Round of 16 opponent on Wednesday. It could finish either sixth or eighth in Group A, depending on the result of the game between Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse. But its win against Brescia gave it something more than hope for better placement in the standings; it is also a reminder that this is the team that took many by surprise last season when it went all the way to the EuroCup final.
Game Videos
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Marco Spissu | Round 18 MVP | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: The circus has come to town in Hamburg!
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Magic Moment: Tessitori threads the needle for a Tucker score!
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 20 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT: Lee to Ndiaye halfcourt alley-oop!
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MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT: Lauvergne's two-handed throwdown!
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Remembering the 2022 EuroCup Final!
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Onuralp Bitim | Best Plays | 2022-23 7DAYS Eurocup
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Turk Telekom Ankara - Germani Brescia | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Della Valle to Gabriel for the slam!
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Gran Canaria - Frutti Extra Bursaspor | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Bitim's reverse dunk!
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Frutti Extra Bursaspor - Germani Brescia | Round 18 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Bitim with a buzzer-beating tip-in!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Dawkins rocks the rim after Auguste block!
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DAYS Magic Moment: Laquintana beats the first-quarter buzzer!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Odiase dunks off Caupain alley-oop pass!
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7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys - Frutti Extra Bursaspor | Round 17 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Bitim turns a steal into a reverse jam
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7DAYS Magic Moment Auguste stuffs it back in
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Germani Brescia - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana | Round 17 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Odiase dunks!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Massinburg beats the shot-clock from downtown!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Odiase dunks after a fine assist by Aleksej Nikolic!
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Germani Brescia - 7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 16 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Odiase's big block!
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Frutti Extra Bursaspor - Umana Reyer Venice | Round 16 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Bitim streaks in for dunk!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: No-look pass for the Auguste alley-oop!
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Umana Reyer Venice - Germani Brescia | Round 15 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca - Frutti Extra Bursaspor | Round 15 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Bitim's fastbreak dunk
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Dudzinski denies Jones
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Frutti Extra Bursaspor - Mincidelice jl Bourg en Bresse | Round 14 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Zach Auguste with a huge block!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Bitim dunks with authority!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Onuralp Bitim and Zach Auguste connect on alley-oop!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Bitim stops Caboclo's dunk
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ratiopharm Ulm - Frutti Extra Bursaspor | Round 13 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Saybir finishes with a dunk
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Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse - Germani Brescia | Round 13 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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Frutti Extra Bursaspor - Prometey Slobozhanske | Round 12 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment of the Night: Odiase’s monster dunk!
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Germani Brescia - ratiopharm Ulm | Round 12 Highlights | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Odiase's monster dunk!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Laquintana from midcourt!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hawley's fastbreak dunk!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Odiase's alley-oop slam!
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Auguste with a huge block on Agada!
