Anadolu Efes Istanbul (11-2) sneaked past Frutti Extra Bursaspor (5-8) 83-79 (25-21, 16-20, 24-19, 18-19) to get their eighth straight Turkish Basketball Super League win.
The duel included Ergin Ataman's ejection who did not control his emotions once again.
After an unwhistled foul against Elijah Bryant, Anadolu Efes' bench boss started arguing with match referees and earned two technical fouls. That automatically meant the elimination from the game.
The reigning EuroLeague champions managed to cope with the blow, outscoring Frutti Extra Bursaspor by 5 points in the third quarter (65-60), while the first half had been going neck and neck (41-41).
Anadolu Efes maintained the slim margin between the teams in the fourth period and celebrated a tough 4-point victory.
For the winners, Vasilije Micic had a solid game, posting 24 points (3/7 2PT, 2/8 3PT, 12/12 FT), 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 18 PIR.
Filip Petrusev aided him with 16 points (6/10 2PT, 4/4 FT), 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 19 PIR.
Anadolu Efes: Vasilije Micic 24, Filip Petrusev 16 (6 REB), Elijah Bryant 13 (6 REB), Chris Singleton 11 (5 REB).
Frutti Extra: Allerik Freeman 17, Andrew Andrews 14, Derek Needham 12 (6 REB, 5 AST), Kevarrius Hayes 11 (6 REB).
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