Darussafaka beats Bamberg for first home win

Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul held on to edge Brose Bamberg 72-70 on Thursday at Volkswagen Arena. The result marked Darussafaka’s first win at home as Coach David Blatt’s team improved to 4-2 overall, while Bamberg fell to 2-4 with all of its losses coming by 4 points or less. Will Clyburn led the home team attack with 17 points, Dairis Bertans scored 15 on 3-of-5 three-point shooting, Adrien Moerman collected 11 points and 9 rebounds and Brad Wanamaker tallied 11 points and 5 assists, including what proved to be the game-winning basked in the final minute. Janis Strelnieks paced Bamberg with 14 points, Daniel Their scored 13, Darius Miller 12 and Nicolo Melli accounted for 10 points and 10 rebounds, but missed the final shot that could have forced overtime.