Obradovic's Fenerbahce opens Euroleague with a victory over Budivelnyk

Zeljko Obradovic's Fenerbahce opened the Euroleague season with a 102-84 victory in Kyiv against Budivelnyk.

The Ukrainian team fought hard for more than 30' but the 31-7 run made by Fenerbahce in the final quarter was decisive for the Turkish team's victory.

Bojan Bogdanovic paced Fenerbahce with 21 points, Emir Preldzic added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Kleiza and Mahmutoglu scored 12 points each while McCalebb and Bjelica ended with 11 points each.

Darjus Lavrinovic was the top scorer for Budivelnyk with 21 points, Blake Ahearn had 16 points, Strelnieks scored 14 points and Summers 12.