Frutti Extra Bursaspor defeated ratiopharm Ulm 72-86 to qualify for the eighthfinals. Blocked shots and good ball circulation were the biggest keys to this historic victory.
Telling numbers: Bursaspor relied on assists, blocks

Bursaspor finished the game with 7 blocks and Ulm did not get any. Center Kevarrius Hayes blocked 6 shots, a new EuroCup season-high; no other player had finished a game with more than 4. That allowed the visitors to finish the game with better shooting percentages.
Bursaspor made 67.6% of its two-pointers, its second-best mark this season; it made 77.4% of its shots inside the arc in Round 16 against Valencia Basket. It also buried 47.4% of its three-point shots and Ulm shot the ball with worse percentages (60% 2FG, 25% 3FG).
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Bursaspor finished the game with 19 assists and committed 12 turnovers. Andrew Andrews dished a EuroCup career-high 10 assists and added 11 points for his first double-double in the competition. Ulm only turned the ball over nine times, but also only dished 11 assists. There were other two big keys to this game. First, Ulm was erratic from the foul line, making just 12 of 21 free throws (57.1%). And second, Bursaspor only allowed 7 offensive rebounds, which helped get its transition game going.