Just when it looked like Turk Telekom was facing an early exit in this year's Eurocup Last 16, the Turkish powerhouse last week pulled off a critical, life-giving road win against previously undefeated Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia. Telekom started Group L with a 0-3 record and trailed 58-42 against Zvezda midway through the third quarter, but rallied to stay alive in the competition. Telekom's signature player, power forward Erwin Dudley, had as much reason as anyone to celebrate his team's change of fortune. In his fifth season with the team, Dudley is a fan favorite in Ankara and even got Turkish citizenship recently. Dudley's consistently high level of play is part of the reason Telekom is still in the race to reach the Quarterfinals He is averaging 11.9 points on a league-best 29-of-30 free throws, and leads Telekom with 6.5 rebounds so far in this Eurocup season. Now that Telekom found its momentum, Dudley will make sure he and his teammates do their best to advance. "We managed to play our best basketball at the right time," Dudley told Eurocupbasketball.com. "For us, being able to go there and get a win in an unbelievable way showed us that everything can be done if we play well. Our next opponents are going to have a lot of troubles against us."