English guard Quinn Ellis shined once again for the Italian side, which has now won two straight.
Trento outlasts Turk Telekom in OT, 101-96



Dolomiti Energia Trento celebrated its second win in a row by defeating visiting Turk Telekom Ankara 101-96 after overtime at Il T Quotidiano Arena on Tuesday night. The game saw several lead changes and was knotted at 86-86 after Steven Enoch missed a short jumper in the final seconds of regulation time that could have decided the game the other way. Trento was stronger in overtime, with Quinn Ellis leading the way.
Ellis finished with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Kamar Baldwin was the game's top-scorer with 28 points on 4-of-8 from shooting deep, while Andrejs Grazulis posted 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Jalen Adams paced Turk Telekom with 25 points on 6-of-8 shooting from downtown, Tyrone Wallace netted 19 points, and Enoch posted a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds in the losing effort. Trento improved to 2-3 and Turk Telkom dropped to 1-4.
The visitors took an early 5-8 advantage supported by Adams's accuracy from deep, as he drained consecutive three-pointers in the first 3 minutes. It didn't go further, though, as the visitors' turnovers and the appearance of Baldwin, who provided 7 points in a row off the bench, gave Trento a boost that established a 16-12 lead. The visitors reacted quickly and sparked a 0-8 run behind triples by Adams and James Palmer to regain the lead, 16-19, at the end of the first quarter.
Trento came in strong in the second with a 9-0 run led by Derek Cooke's alley-oops that brought the fans to their feet and set a 25-19 edge. Wallace showed up to take the reins for Turk Telekom and bring his team back to the game, starting a nice back-and-forth battle with Ellis. The former scored 7 straight points to push Trento ahead, 34-30, and the latter closed the gap to 40-38 at halftime with a buzzer-beating three.
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The hosts started strong after the break, improving their long-range shooting for a 55-46 lead after Grazulis provided a three-point play and Ellis went for a triple-plus-free-throw right after. The game pace slowed down a bit at that moment, with both teams going to the line more often. The visitors made the most of it with Palmer reducing the margin to 58-54 with a couple of free throws. The rally didn’t stop there, as back-to-back triples by Markis McDuffie and Adams evened things entering the last stanza.
Adams and Wallace completed the comeback with free throws that put Turk Telekom on top, 64-67, early in the fourth quarter. Trento’s answer came from outside before Baldwin emerged again and provided three consecutive three-point plays and an additional bucket that restored a 77-70 advantage for the hosts. The game wasn’t over yet, as the guests also found three consecutive three-point plays from Palmer, Enoch and Adams to get back into the battle, 79-79. Another three by Adams turned the game upside down, 82-84, soon after, but Trento managed to recover and entered the last minute leading 86-84 after a couple of free throws by Grazulis. Palmer made it all square again with 50 seconds to go and Enoch missed the last offense to send the game to overtime.
The hosts seemed to be in good position to take control of the game after it resumed, with Adams and Wallace running the show and Enoch providing a three-point-play that made it 91-93. But Trento was resilient enough, once again, and first found Baldwin for a three then took advantage of an unsportsmanlike foul by Wallace that led to a 99-93 edge. Okben Ulubay sank a three to keep his team breathing entering the last minute, 99-96, but Palmer missed another from the corner with 22 seconds to play that Ellis converted into a couple of free throws to seal the outcome.