Coach Saras's side took charge with a 14-28 third quarter.
Fenerbahce overcame early rebounding trouble to overcome ASVEL
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Regular Season
Round 24 of 34
Regular Season
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne came out with plenty of determination to gain its first victory in the new LDLC Arena as Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul rolled into town on Tuesday night, and for the opening 20 minutes an upset home win looked on the cards.
ASVEL initially dominated through an incredible first quarter of rebounding, taking no less than 10 offensive rebounds including 5 for giant center Youssoupha Fall. His contribution helped make the overall rebounding count 18-6 with 10 minutes played, giving the host reason to believe.
Perhaps boosted by the physical dominance being enjoyed by his team, Mike Scott came off the bench to enjoy an incredible scoring spree which took him to 21 points before halftime. Scott netted 4 baskets in just 103 seconds to give his team a double-digit lead.
But Fenerbahce started to turn things around shortly before the interval with the one-two inside-outside punch of Johnathan Motley – scoring close to the basket – and Scottie Wilbekin – netting from deep.
Those two players accounted for 6 points apiece in a 0-12 run either side of the halftime break which got Fenerbahce back into the lead for good, totally changing the momentum of the game and sucking the energy of a short-handed ASVEL which was playing without key players Nando De Colo, Joffrey Lauvergne and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot.
Game Videos
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Valencia Basket | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Ndiaye rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Melli’s power dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Mbaye Ndiaye drives hard for the transition jam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Ojeleye's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Birutis's alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Wright's double block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dubai Basketball-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Real Madrid | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Mbaye Ndiaye denies Hezonja! Motorola Magic Moment
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Brandon Boston turns defense into offense Motorola Magic Moment
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Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Nicolo Melli drains a deep go-ahead three at the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Paris Basketball | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Ndiaye throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Vautier posterizes Poirier and Cordinier! Motorola Magic Moment
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Ndiaye gets creative for Vautier! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-FC Barcelona | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Baldwin block wins it for Fenerbahce! Motorola Magic Moment
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THT with the steal and slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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THT dips into his bag of tricks! Motorola Magic Moment
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Olympiacos Piraeus-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Round 16: Top 10 plays
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-FC Bayern Munich | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Mbaye Ndiaye rejects Wenyen Gabriel! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Talen Horton-Tucker rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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What a dunk from Horton-Tucker! Motorola Magic Moment
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Round 15: Top 10 plays
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AS Monaco-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Baldwin beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Shaquille Harrison soars in for a rejection! Motorola Magic Moment
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Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | Round 14 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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FC Barcelona-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | Round 13 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Mbaye Ndiaye races in for the slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Virtus Bologna | Round 13 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Bonzie Colson hustles for the put-back jam in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 12 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-AS Monaco | Round 12 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Mehdy Ngouama chases back for the block! Motorola Magic Moment
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 11 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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A vicious slam from Traore! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv | Round 11 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
Fener did a much better job of protecting its backboard as the game went, only allowing ASVEL to claim 6 offensive rebounds in the second half compared to 14 in the first, and leading scorer Motley believed that was a big part of the turnaround.
“We gave up a lot of offensive rebounds in the beginning, so we tried to do a good job with that [later on]," Motley said. "We only gave up 14 points in the third quarter, making sure they didn’t get offensive rebounds. I think we did a good job stopping their first offenses for the most part, but if you give a team multiple opportunities, we’re all pro basketball players, we're going to convert them. So we did a good job with that in the second half.”
One of the reasons for that improvement was former ASVEL player Amine Noua, who gave a strong performance in just his second appearance for Fenerbahce with 9 points and a team-high 7 rebounds, plus 2 blocks in an energetic 32 minutes which suggested he will be a valuable addition to the team during his time in Istanbul.