

Frutti Extra Bursaspor made the most of its solid shooting night to grab its first win in four 7DAYS EuroCup games, beating Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse, 92-82, at Tofas Spor Salonu on Thursday.
The host were an impressive 19-for-19 (100.0%) from the free-throw line in what was the best perfect night this season and joint ninth-best in EuroCup history. Germani Brescia and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica had previously shot 14-for-14 (100.0%) against Bourg in Round 13 and Veolia Towers Hamburg in Round 10, respectively.
Meanwhile, Bursaspor’s 60.7% on two-point shooting was its second-best tally this season, as the host missed only 9 of their 28 two-pointers. Zach Auguste was particularly impressive in the paint, as he scored 17 points, including 8-for-9 shooting from two-point range.
Head coach Dusan Alimpijevic’s team was solid behind the arc too, as Bursaspor matched its second-best total of 13 three-pointers made with its fourth-finest percentage in three-pointers (40.6%) on Thursday. The only game Bursaspor managed to make more triples was in its 111-93 win over Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 10, when it went 18-for-35 (51.4 %) from three-point land.
Its shooting prowess on Thursday helped Bursaspor sweep Bourg for an important victory on home soil, taking into account that this was its first official game in a month following the tragic earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Its next EuroCup duel is scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, when Bursaspor will face ninth-placed U-BT Cluj-Napoca on the road.