Turk Telekom Ankara returned to the winning column by defeating Dolomiti Energia Trento 82-75 at home on Tuesday to snap a three-game losing streak.
Turk Telekom rallies past Trento, 82-75



Turk Telekom fought back from a 10-point deficit late in the third quarter to move to 6-8 after having lost five of its last six games. Aubrey Dawkins scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter for Turk Telekom and Anthony Clemmons and Jared Terrell both scored 13 points. Trento lost its ninth straight game to fall to 1-12. Jordan Caroline scored 15 points, Diego Flaccadori and Cameron Reynolds both had 13 points and Toto Forray chipped in 12 points in the loss.
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JaJuan Johnson opened the scoring for the hosts with Forray netting the next 5 points for Trento. After three lead changes, Forray scored another 5 points for a 9-13 lead. Turk Telekom found its rhythm with Alex Perez converting a three-point play and Can Ogut and Clemmons both making triples for a 22-18 cushion after 10 minutes.
Flaccadori’s three-pointer to start the second quarter trimmed the deficit to 1 point only to see Turk Telekom reel off 9 straight points to open the first double-digit lead, 31-21. Jordan Caroline tried to keep Trento in the game with 5 points as the deficit was down to 33-28. Jared Terrell answered with his second three-pointer and a layup to re-establish the 10-point gap, 38-28. The visitors scored the next 5 points and the score was 40-33 at the break.
Trento had the better start to the second half with Flaccadori sandwiching three-pointers around a Reynolds triple to knot the game at 42-42. After Caroline put the visitors up, Samet Geyik hit from deep to give Turk Telekom the lead. The Trento momentum continued with a 0-11 run including 4 points from Caroline and a Luca Conti three-point play for a 47-57 cushion. The hosts responded with the next 7 points - twice Octavius Ellis putting back offensive rebounds - and the gap was 54-59 after 30 minutes.
Desonta Bradford knocked down a three-pointer as Trento’s lead reached 56-62 early in the final frame. Turk Telekom fought back and evened the game at 62-62 before Erdi Gulaslan’s corner triple put the hosts back ahead 65-64. Dawkins came up big with a massive dunk and then a three-pointer to put Turk Telekom ahead 72-66. Dawkins added a three-point play and the score was 75-69. Clemmons followed with a jumper and then Dawkins finished off Trento with 3 free throws and an alley-oop dunk.






































































































