Frutti Extra Bursaspor entered its Round 2 game against Joventut Badalona with seven senior players, yet managed to get an 81-72 victory. Avoiding mistakes was the biggest key to the game.
Telling numbers. Bursaspor minimizes mistakes



Indeed, Bursaspor committed just 11 turnovers and finished the game with 8 steals. On the other hand, Joventut had 5 fewer steals and more turnovers: 17 from seven different players. Taking better care of the ball paid off down the stretch, as Bursaspor was forced to play one-on-one a lot. It only had 8 assists, half as many as Joventut (16).
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Bursaspor also boxed out close to perfection in this game, allowing Joventut to get just 3 offensive rebounds. Two of them were team rebounds, so Jarred Jones was the only Joventut player to actually grab an offensive board in this game. Bursaspor did much better, finishing the game with 12 offensive rebounds. Ahmet Duverioglu had half of them, which allowed him to amass a double-double of 14 points, 13 rebounds and a game-high PIR of 23. David Dudzinski and Yigitcan Saybir each had 3 offensive boards. When the dust settled, minimizing mistakes helped Bursaspor get an epic win!