With the game on the line, the two Bourg players stepped up
Both Gach, Adam Mokoka rescue Bourg in Ankara
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 11 of 18
Regular Season
group b
Turk Telekom AnkaraTTA
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-BresseJLB
group b
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse took an important step to stay atop Group B, downing Turk Telekom Ankara 76-80 on the road in Round 11. With the win, Bourg has a two-win gap and a 2-0 record over Turk Telekom with just seven regular season games left. Coach Frederic Fauthoux's team kept a safe lead for the best part of the game but when the going got tough, Both Gach and Adam Mokoka stepped up to get the victory.
Looking at the box score, no one would have guessed that Gach and Mokoka made the difference down the stretch. Mokoka finished the game with 7 points and 5 rebounds for a PIR of 10 in 27 minutes. Gach was limited by foul trouble; he tallied 9 points on 3-of-10 shooting in less than 22 minutes for a PIR of 5.
Bourg seemed to have the game under control, leading 37-43 at halftime and extending its margin to 54-63 at the end of the third quarter. Kevin Kokila followed a power basket with a fast-break layup to make it 54-67 early in the fourth quarter. Jordan Usher and Michael Devoe sparked Turk Telekom's comeback and Dogus Ozdemiroglu brought the hosts within 72-74 in the next-to-last minute. Gach and Will McDowell-White had been the only Bourg scorers in over 7 minutes, combining for 7 points.
With the game on the line, Mokoka asked for the basketball and took it to the rim with authority to give Bourg a 72-76 edge. Devoe made free throws and Kokila missed around the basket before Mokoka collected a critical steal to score at the other end with 33.9 seconds remaining. Gach sealed the outcome from the foul line soon after that. He scored 6 of his 9 points in the fourth quarter.
McDowell-White led Bourg with 14 points and 7 assists. Ricky Lindo added 11 points while Kokila had 10. Kyle Alexander paced Turk Telekom with 21 points and 10 rebounds. With his 2 blocks against Bourg, Alexander is now tied for ninth place all-time with Cyril Akpomedah and Ondrej Balvin, with 77 apiece. Andre Riddick is the runaway leader with 147 blocks in 83 EuroCup career games with Spirou Charleroi.
Bourg plays four of its next six games at home, including a potential clash for first place against Besiktas GAIN Istanbul in Round 14 on January 14, 2026.
