Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul topped ALBA Berlin 101-86 at home on Friday evening. Lately, Fenerbahce had struggled to score early in its games, but it fixed its problems in Round 23.
Fenerbahce led 31-27 at the end of the first quarter, by far its best scoring performance in a while. Coach Dimitris Itoudis's team was coming off consecutive losses in which the team had struggled early, trailing 25-12 after 10 minutes in Round 21 against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne and being down 10-24 against Olympiacos at the end of the first quarter in Round 22. The last time it got a 4-point lead or higher after 10 minutes was against ALBA in Round 12.
