The Turkish side remains unbeaten this season, whereas Aris is still looking for its first win
Turk Telekom hangs on to edge Aris on the road, 63-68
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 2 of 18
Regular Season
group b
Aris Midea ThessalonikiARI
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Turk Telekom AnkaraTTA
group b
Overview
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Turk Telekom Ankara recorded its second victory in the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season by defeating Aris Midea Thessaloniki 63-68 at the Palais De Sports on Wednesday. The visitors bounced back thanks to their rigid defense after the break, despite trailing by 17 in the second quarter, as they turned the game around. Ismet Akpinar and Anthony Brown were clinical for Turk Telekom in the closing stages to clinch the win. The visitors improved to a 2-0 record, while Aris dropped to 0-2.
Brown led all scorers with 17 points and Vasilis Charalampopoulos added 15. Kyle Alexander paired his 12 points with 14 rebounds, with 10 – the second most all-time – coming on the offensive end. Akpinar also recorded 13 points, 7 of which were scored in the last quarter. Joshua Roberts paced Aris with 14 points off the bench, Landers Nolley had 13 and David DeJulius added 12 for the hosts.
Game Videos
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Makoundou’s emphatic slam! Magic Moment of the Night
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Turk Telekom Ankara | Quarterfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 01:07
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Kyle Alexander: 'We are a team full of fighters'
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Alexander punishes the rim! Magic Moment
- 00:11
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What an alley-oop for Makoundou! Magic Moment
- 00:22
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Woodbury drives baseline for poster slam! Magic Moment of the Night
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Woodbury’s fastbreak slam! Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Woodbury drives baseline for poster slam! Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Makoundou ends the quarter with a slam! Magic Moment,
- 00:27
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Figueroa rejects from behind! Magic Moment of the Night
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:19
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Figueroa rejects from behind! Magic Moment
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:22
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Alexander's big alley-oop dunk! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:07
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Great alley oop from Durmaz and Alexander! Magic Moment
- 00:23
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Flying Alexander! Magic Moment of the Night
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:13
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Smith and Makoundou combine! Magic Moment
- 00:18
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Alexander on the alley oop! Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Makoundou gets airborne to hammer it home! Magic Moment
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Aris Thessaloniki | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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An impossible three from Toliopoulos! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:14
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Makoundou denies Badio!! Magic Moment
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Turk Telekom-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Bess with eyes in the back of his head! Magic Moment
- 00:22
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Makoundou's alley-oop slam! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Stewart dunks off a steal! Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Robinson throws it down! Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Alexander blocks and Robinson dunks!
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:21
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Makoundou's big block! Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Makoundou's put-back dunk! Magic Moment
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-Umana Reyre Venice | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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Banks bangs one home! Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Banks' double block! Magic Moment
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Umana Reyer Venice-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:15
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A monster one-handed jam by Makoundou! Magic Moment
Turk Telekom hit the ground running and took an early 4-8 lead thanks to three free throws from Vasilis Charalampopoulos, a Brown bucket and a triple from former Aris guard Hanlan. Then, Max Heidegger opened his account from deep, Alexander hit a couple of free throws and Akpinar drilled a corner triple to extend Turk Telekom’s lead to 7-16. Two straight baskets from Roberts were followed by another Akpinar three-pointer before Alexander netted a hard-fought bucket inside and the guests secured a 13-21 cushion heading into the second quarter.
Turk Telekom engineered a 0-9 run courtesy of 7 points from Brown and an Alexander basket, but Aris ended its six-minute scoring drought with a Roberts slam, closing the gap to 15-30. What followed was an exchange of blows from inside, with the hosts bringing themselves within 26-36 at the break.
Charalampopoulos and Nolley traded triples to start the second half before Aris went on a 7-0 run inspired by the latter and Vassilis Toliopoulos, who sank his first triple of the night to get the fans off their seats and cut the difference to 39-41 midway through the third quarter. Both defenses tightened up from that point on, with the two teams scoring a combined 6 points in the next 4 minutes before Eleftherios Bochoridis drew an unsportsmanlike foul and made 2 of 2 from the line to put Aris ahead for the first time, 46-45.
A Brown fadeaway jumper tied the game at 47-47 heading into the fourth quarter and a Charalampopoulos corner triple put Turk Telekom back in front, 49-50. Brown netted a tough bucket before setting up Akpinar for a triple, but Toliopoulos responded from beyond the arc to tie it at 55-55. A Hanlan step-back triple was followed by a James Banks bucket from inside to trim Turk Telekom’s deficit to 59-60 heading into crunch time. But Akpinar and Brown nailed one layup each to give their team a five-point cushion, one which they maintained until the final whistle.
