Mirza Teletovic leads Caja Laboral past Fenerbahce Ulker 69-66 – Euroleague Recap
Mirza Teletovic punctuated a game-high 23 points and grabbed six rebounds as Caja Laboral edged out Fenerbahce Ulker 69-66 on October 19, 2011, at Abdi Ipekci Arena in Istanbul.
Caja Laboral Head Coach Dusko Ivanovic with his team’s first road victory of the season, "I'm happy that we could get this win in Istanbul and for the way we played, above all considering how hard this competition is and the fact
that Fenerbahce Ulker is one of the big teams in the Euroleague.”
Milko Bjelica added 12 points and pulled down five rebounds while Kevin Seraphin ended with 10 points and six boards in his Euroleague debut. Pablo Prigioni controlled the backcourt with seven assists and a game-high six steals
in more than 30 minutes of action.
Omer Onan led Fenerbahce in scoring, hitting 9 for 9 from free throw line for 16 points. James Gist and Roco Ukic added 10 points each in the losing effort. Gist also grabbed seven rebounds and stole the ball twice.
The game had a slow start and could not score in the first two minutes of the opening period. Ulker were the first to breakaway and they did that with an 11-4 run. Kevin Seraphin and Fernando San Emeterio hit a pair of free throws
for Laboral to make it 11-8, but Ulker continued to outrun the visitors, taking an eight-point lead, 20 – 12, after one.
After a shaky first quarter, Laboral erupted in the second quarter, opening it on an 11-0 run to go ahead by 23-20 early. Ulker rattled by the assault tightened the noose thereafter and tied the game at 34 in the last minute of
the first half. Gasper Vidmar then slipped in a layup to give Ulker a lead again at 36 – 34.
Laboral again broke loose in the third quarter and ended it with a 53-48 lead. They then kept a check on Ulker and were leading by 68-64 lead with around two minutes to go in the game. Omer Onan of Ulker hit a pair of free throws
at that point to make it a two-point contest. However after Pau Ribas hit a free throw for Laboral, Ulker drained two scoring opportunities in the closing seconds, to lose at home.
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