Venezia uses balanced scoring to beat visiting Turk Telekom

VENICE, Italy (Interstat) — Venezia defeated visiting Turk Telekom 75-65 on Wednesday at Palasport Taliercio. Both teams moved to 4-2. Venezia led 37-35 at halftime and 55-49 after three quarters before closing with a 20-point fourth. Glynn Watson led Venezia with 18 points, four rebounds and three assists. Jordan Parks added 17 points, and Louis Olinde scored 14 points with eight rebounds. Amedeo Tessitori had eight points and 12 rebounds. Turk Telekom’s Ismael Bako posted 16 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks, while Jerrick Harding scored 19 points. Dogus Ozdemiroglu added eight points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Venezia shot 10 of 31 from 3-point range, while Turk Telekom went 1 of 22. Turk Telekom made 20 of 27 free throws; Venezia made 6 of 8. Venezia finished with four blocks and committed 18 fouls, while Turk Telekom had three blocks and 15 fouls. Both teams committed 10 turnovers. Turk Telekom held a 12-9 edge in offensive rebounds and a 5-4 edge in assists.