Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Galatasaray to register first win

Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv and its new coach Rami Hadar registered their premier win this Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season by downing visiting Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 98-92 on Wednesday night. Galatasaray hit a club record 15 three-pointers, but is still searching for its first win after dropping to 0-3. Maccabi improved to 1-2 with another great offensive display and behind five scorers in double figures. Sonny Weems netted 23 points, Devin Smith hit 2 important fourth quarter threes to finish with 17, and Colton Iverson was a strong presence inside with 17 points. Andrew Goudelock scored 12, and Maik Zirbes had 10 points in victory. Justin Dentmon paced the visitors with 22 points on 4-for-8 three-point shooting and Vladimir Micov netted 18 points on 5 of 7 three-point shooting along with 6 rebounds. Sinan Guler also hit 4 triples and scored 15 points, while big man Deon Thompson, hampered by fouls, had 10 points in 11 minutes.