THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANKARA, Turkey — Allen Iverson scored two points in his Turkish league debut Sunday as his new team Besiktas Cola Turka lost 74-67 to defending champion Fenerbahce Ulker.
Iverson missed three shots in the first quarter and was taken off with less than a minute left. He returned at the beginning of the second half but did not score until he sank a basket late in the third. He then returned to the bench for the rest of the game.
The win maintained Fenerbahce’s perfect league record. It held a 40-35 half time lead and while Besiktas closed the deficit and started the final quarter tied 53-53, it could not continue the comeback.
It was Besiktas’ second loss in a week after a 94-91 defeat to Hemofarm Stada in the European Cup Tuesday, when Iverson scored 15 points on his debut with the team.
