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Basketball: Fenerbahce Dogus beat Baskonia 82-73

Istanbul club takes 1-0 series lead in Euroleague quarterfinal

18.04.2018 - Update : 19.04.2018
Basketball: Fenerbahce Dogus beat Baskonia 82-73

By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun

ANKARA

Istanbul's Fenerbahce Dogus have beaten Spain's Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 82-73 to go up 1-0 in the EuroLeague quarterfinal playoff series.

The match at Fenerbahce's home Ulker Sports Hall saw a dominant Fenerbahce Dogus from start to finish, as they built a 21-11 first quarter lead and never looked back.

Point guard Brad Wanamaker was the high scorer for Fenerbahce with 16 points. Guard Kostas Sloukas posted double-double with 10 points and 11 assists.

James Nunnally and Jan Vesely also chipped in with 13 points each for Fenerbahce.

The series' second match will be played in Istanbul on April 20.

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