Bonzie Colson, Karsiyaka force Efes to fourth BSL defeat / News - Basketnews.com

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In the first round, Anadolu Efes Istanbul (13-4) won a last-second thriller against Pinar Karsiyaka (12-6).

Anadolu Efes Istanbul / Schedule

Anadolu Efes Istanbul Panathinaikos Athens82-81 Zenit Saint Petersburg Anadolu Efes IstanbulThu17:00

This time, the team from Smyrna made things easier, taking advantage of their opponent's bad shooting night and forcing them to their fourth Turkish Basketball Super League loss in the season by 73-78 ((21-25, 16-12, 19-17, 17-24).

Efes finished the game on 41% from the field, including 6/29 three-point shots. Vasilije Micic dropped 21 points to lead all game scorers but shot poorly. His 1/8 from deep followed another bad shooting night for him, last Friday against Panathinaikos when the Serbian guard went 0/7.

Bonzie Colson scored 20 points, including the pair of free throws that sealed Pinar Karsiyaka's victory.

Former Maccabi and Real Madrid big man Alex Tyus added 17 and 9 rebounds for the hosts.

Anadolu Efes: Vasilije Micic 21 (6/16 FG, 1/8 3-POINT SHOTS, 8/10 FT, 7 AST), Krunoslav Simon 16 (7/17 FG, 7 REB), Adrien Moerman 11 (5/12 FG, 8 REB), Rodrigue Beaubois 9.

Pinar Karsiyaka: Bonzie Colson 20 (8/19 FG, 2/3 FT, 7 REB, 4 AST), Alex Tyus 17 (8/9 FG, 1/1 FT, 9 REB), Can Korkmaz 15 (5/8 FG, 2/3 FT), Tony Taylor 10.

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