Fenerbahce Istanbul overpowers Crvena Zvezda

Fenerbahce Istanbul chalked up its fourth consecutive victory by overpowering Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 87-72 on Thursday at Fenerbahce Ulker Sports Arena. Ekpe Udoh dominated inside with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks and Jan Vesely added 14 points to lead the Turkish champs, who outrebounded Zvezda 35-23 as they improved to 8-3 on the season. Pero Antic added 13 points on 3-of-4 three-point shooting, Bobby Dixon scored 11 and Kostas Sloukas tallied 10 point and 9 assists for the winners. Zvezda lost its third straight game in falling to 4-7. Marko Simonovic made 4 of 6 threes for 14 points, Charles Jenkins scored 12, Milko Bjelica 11, Ognjen Dobric 10 and Ognjen Kuzmic collected 8 points and 10 rebounds in defeat