“We had an important victory in a tough game. Some of our players had physical problems and our rotation was short. Sakarya Büyükşehir Basketbol is the surprise team of Tahincioğlu Basketbol Super League. Today we have played with a bad percentage of outside shots, but we were well on offense in general. We found baskets through the fast-breaks and offensive rebounds. The situation became easier for us in the second half. The match was balanced until the last quarter actually, though we concentrated well and gained a good victory.”

Our player Birkan Batuk also stated his thoughts as: “We knew that today’s match would be tough. We have had two preparation matches with our rival at the beginning of the season. We lost the match with score difference on the first match, and in the second match, we won after a tough play. Therefore, we knew our rival very well. We have started well with a tough defense. When Moustapha Fall has done three early fouls, thus Stimac presented an effective performance. Our tough defense gained us the victory. We have fought through well especially on rebounds. This is a good preparation for us towards Baskonia match. We will have an important against Baskonia on Friday, I hope that we win that match and continue our claim on playoffs…”