Frutti Extra Bursaspor defeated Germani Brescia 86-76 at Tofas Spor Salonu on Tuesday to put an end to its three-game losing streak. The hosts dominated in the second and third quarter to secure a double-digit lead that they guarded until the end. Bursaspor improved to 8-10 and it is now tied with Brescia, who holds the H2H advantage after winning 110-74 at home in December. Both teams have secured a play-off spot and they will wait for the result of Wednesday’s duel between Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse to find out their respective eighthfinals opponents.
Onuralp Bitim paced Bursaspor with 24 points, while Derek Needham finished with 18 on 5-for-8 three-point shooting. Dave Dudzinski recorded a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds, with Anthony Clemmons adding 17 points. C. J. Massinburg led the losing team with 25 points off the bench in less than 19 minutes. John Petrucelli added 15, Tommaso Laquintana had 13 and Tai Odiase scored 12.
