Strong double-doubles by Pleiss and Moerman powers Efes past Yalovaspor / News - Basketnews.com

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Anadolu Efes Istanbul (13-3) got a comfortable victory in the local competition before Friday's EuroLeague match against Panathinaikos.

Free throws this season

83%15,1Points made:15,1Accuracy:82,9%Place in standings:2Record max:28Record min:9Most made FTs:Vasilije MicicTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

Ergin Ataman's squad beat Yalovaspor BK (4-12) 88-69 (24-15, 26-20, 13-17, 25-17), reaching their second straight Turkish Basketball Super League win.

Efes gained a double-digit lead (21-10) already in the first quarter. Their advantage grew up to 17 points (35-18) in the mid-second period.

Even though Yalovaspor cut the deficit to 7 points (58-65) at the start of the fourth quarter, Efes responded and regained a solid lead (74-59). They did not release the game control of their hands until the final buzzer.

Tobor Pleiss was very effective for Efes, posting a double-double with 23 points (10/12 2PT, 1/2 3PT, ), 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block.

Adrien Moerman registered a double-double as well, scoring 12 points (1/5 2PT, 3/6 3PT, 1/2 FT) and grabbing 14 rebounds.

Anadolu Efes: Tibor Pleiss 23 (10 REB), Vasilije Micic 12 (9 AST), Adrien Moerman 12 (14 REB), Krunoslav Simon 12 (6 REB), Bugrahan Tuncer 12 (4 REB, 5 AST).

Yalovaspor: Marcus Lee 13 (7 REB), Can Altintig 12, Luka Rupnik 11 (9 AST), Lamont Jones 10 (6 AST).

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