The hosts reserves outscored their starters 52-34.
Collective effort led Bourg to victory over Turk Telekom

Ten of the 11 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse players who stepped onto the floor on Tuesday night against Turk Telekom Ankara scored at least 3 points to lead the visitors to their fifth win in five home games this term by beating the Turkish side 86-67. Bourg circulated the ball smoothly in the first half and found several open looks from behind the arc. The hosts shot 9-for-19 (47.4%) from downtown before the break and the fact that they made 9 triples to 6 two-pointers (6-for-13, 46.2%) is mostly courtesy of the way they shared the ball.
“When we share the ball on offense, we try to find the player who is open,” Bourg head coach Frederic Fauthoux said after the game. “Then, when we find him, it’s some great basketball.”
Three of its five starters may have registered double-digits in scoring, but Tuesday’s victory was the product of some huge collective effort by the team. In fact, Bourg’s bench outscored the starters 52-34 and 6 players dished at least 2 assists each on the night.
“It’s a very important win against a good team which has very good individual players,” Fauthoux added. “Tonight, we saw a collective victory and for me, this is the most important thing.”
Despite trailing by 18 points (43-25) heading into the second half, Turk Telekom bounced back by scoring more points (26) in the third quarter than they managed in the first half. The Turkish side’s heroic comeback made it a one-possession game (54-51) ahead of the closing quarter, but Bourg saw their backup players step up to seal the victory.
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Steven Enoch took his tally to 19 points to cut the deficit to 58-55 with 7:32 to go, but bench players scored a total of 15 points in the next 4 minutes to practically finish the game off. E.J. Rowland sank a bucket before Maksim Salash netted back-to-back baskets. Then, Axel Julien drilled a couple of triples and Jequan Lewis made 2 important free-throws to give Bourg a 71-51 lead to practically put the game to bed heading into crunch time.
“We didn’t do well in the beginning of the second half, because we let them come back,” Kevin Kokila, who paired his 10 points with 9 rebounds, said after the game. “But we have a strong and tough team and we know how to bounce back after a bad start. These last two wins at home are very good for the team’s chemistry.”
On Wednesday, November 29, Bourg will play at ratiopharm Ulm in Round 9 and the French side will look to build on Tuesday’s victory by potentially grabbing its second road win of the season.