Turk Telekom's quintet stormed through Podgorica
Turk Telekom Ankara remained undefeated away from home this season, picking up its fourth road win in as many road games with a resounding 71-84 beating of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica.
The hosts were without their leading scorer and EuroCup's top rebounder Alpha Kaba, and dearly missed his 13.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.4 blocks, and Turk Telekom took the opportunity against a stellar defensive team.
And all the credit goes to its four starters Axel Bouteille, Nathan Sestina, Tyrique Jones and Jerian Grant, as well as playmaker off the bench Tony Taylor.
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Bouteille led the way with career-highs of 26 points and 5 triples made on 8 attempts. First-year player Sestina had 18 points - 2 shy of his personal high while tying his season-best with 7 rebounds. Jones scored a personal-best 16 points, while Grant scored 6 points and dished 9 assists. Meanwhile, Taylor came off the bench to score 16 points with 6 assists.
These five players combined for 82 of Turk Telekom's 84 points, had 26 of its 34 rebounds, while accounting for 16 of the team's 20 assists.