With one star injured, Turk Telekom was bailed out by big games from Ismet Akpinar and Olivier Hanlan
Turk Telekom found new go-to guys to beat Aris
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Ismet Akpinar and Olivier Hanlan stepped up big to lead Turk Telekom Ankara to an 87-77 victory over Aris Midea Thessaloniki on Wednesday.
Turk Telekom started slow and trailed 9-20 late in the first quarter. Braian Angola dressed up for the game, but did play at all. Coach Erdem Can needed new go-to guys and a higher intensity to win the game and found that in the second half, in which Akpinar and Hanlan made the difference.
Akpinar finished the game with a season-high 19 points, having made 4 of 6 three-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws. He added 4 assists for a PIR of 26, his best mark in the competition since amassing a PIR of 30 for ratiopharm Ulm against Morabanc Andorra on October 24, 2018. Akpinar entered this game averaging 5.1 points, 0.6 assists and a PIR of 3.0.
"First of all, I am very happy that we won. Every game is important in the EuroCup, it is a tough group, a tough competition, every win and every game matters," said Akpinar, who scored 13 points in the final 12 minutes of the game.
"Of course, I am also happy with my performance but also from the team, especially also from Olivier Hanlan, who stepped up today. Big props to him, also. We have to keep going."
Hanlan also had a season-high effort when his team needed him most. He needed less than 18 minutes to score 16 points on 2-of-2 three-point shooting and 4-of-4 on free throws. Hanlan added 4 assists for a PIR of 15. He had averaged 5.0 points on poor shooting (32.3% 2FG, 24.0% 3FG), 1.8 assists and a PIR of 2.6.
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Turk Telekom put in the effort, especially in the second half. Aris outrebounded the hosts 16-18 in the first half, with 11 offensive rebounds. Turk Telekom won the battle of the rebounds in the second half by 26-17 and finished the game with 8 blocks to match a club record. It previously had 3 blocks three times: against Aris in 2008, Slask Wroclaw in 2021 and U-BT Cluj-Napoca in 2023.
"The possession advantage that we gave to Aris was crazy," Turk Telekom coach Erdem Can said. His team committed 16 turnovers and ended up allowing 18 offensive rebounds.
"Braian [Angola] had an injury, but all other players stepped up. First of all, Olivier [Hanlan] and then Ismet Akpinar, they stepped up and helped us in our guard rotation. All of the players fought. We were a little bit panicking because we had played good games and had been losing. So I believe we will change it with the right mentality."
Turk Telekom is 6-5 in Group B and next week will face Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 12.