Baskent Ankara holds off visiting Goztepe in thriller
BENAHAVÍS, Türkiye (Interstat) — Baskent Ankara held off visiting Goztepe 88-86 Saturday at Ankara SS, improving to 2-3 while Goztepe fell to 5-1. Tyler Reed Harris scored 26 points with five rebounds and three assists, and Jacob Pullen added 26 points, six rebounds and six assists for Baskent Ankara. R. Berke-Atar had 10 points and seven rebounds for Goztepe. Ramazan Tekin contributed four points, eight rebounds, three assists and one block, while Ahmet Cantitiz recorded 12 points, five rebounds and eight assists. Isaiah Washington grabbed nine rebounds with five assists, Eray Buyukcangaz scored 12, and Tolga Kay chipped in nine points, five rebounds and three assists. Jamari Traylor posted eight points and six rebounds, and Rijad Aydin scored nine. Baskent Ankara shot 25 of 55 from the floor, 9 of 24 from three-point range and 13 of 16 from the free throw line. Goztepe shot 31 of 48 overall, 9 of 31 from deep and 12 of 17 at the line. Both teams had eight offensive rebounds; Baskent committed 12 turnovers to Goztepe’s 13.