Scharas "Fenerbahce" Suffers Preseason Loss; Sargiunas Debuts as Top Scorer

Sarunas Jasikevicius' "Fenerbahce" Istanbul kicked off their preseason campaign with a defeat, losing 70-82 to "Glint Korfez" in their opening friendly match. The Istanbul club, aiming to defend their domestic title, faced the team that relocated from Manisa to Izmit in the offseason and finished 11th in the Turkish league last season.

Ignas Sargiunas made his debut for "Fenerbahce" in this matchup, emerging as one of the team's top scorers with 10 points and contributing 3 assists. While Paulius Danusevicius also played for the home team, his statistics were not reported. For the Istanbul squad, Johnny Juzang led in scoring with 13 points, followed by Shavonas Shields with 10 and Talen Horton-Tucker with 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Johnny Davis was the top scorer for the winning side with 23 points and 6 rebounds, supported by Alex Reese with 14 points and 5 rebounds, and Emre Eksioglu with 10 points. Detailed match statistics were not immediately available. "Fenerbahce" is scheduled to play two days later against "Tofaš" of Bursa, followed by a friendly against Piraeus' "Olympiacos" and a match against Belgrade's "Crvena Zvezda" or Milan's "Olimpia".

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