In the first match of the Final Four of the Ziraat Bank Turkish Cup, Beşiktaş GAİN and Anadolu Efes faced off. In the opening match of the final, which witnessed a great struggle at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall, Beşiktaş GAİN defeated Anadolu Efes 91-82 to become the first finalist of the cup.
Beşiktaş finished the first period, which was balanced with baskets from both sides, leading 23-20. In the 2nd period, the black-and-white team established a great superiority over their opponent, pushing the lead to double digits and closing the first half ahead 53-39.
ANADOLU EFES FINISHED THE FIRST HALF 14 POINTS BEHIND
Anadolu Efes, who finished the first half trailing by 14 points, made a great comeback in the 3rd period to level the score and take the lead. With 1.37 minutes left in this quarter, Beşiktaş GAİN equalized the score at 67-67 with a three-pointer from Yiğit Arslan. The name that left its mark on the end of the quarter was Sertaç Şanlı, who first scored from a free throw and then hit a last-second three-pointer to ensure his team entered the 4th quarter leading 71-69.
Anadolu Efes, who entered the final period of the match with a 2-point basket from Jordan Loyd, could not maintain the lead. For Beşiktaş, Anthony Brown scored a three-pointer and then earned a basket-foul, giving his team 6 points in one go with 4 minutes left in the match. Beşiktaş entered the last 2 minutes of the final period, which was the scene of great excitement, leading 82-81. The black-and-whites played the end of the match without errors, winning 91-82 and becoming the first finalist of the cup.
ROSTERS OF THE TWO TEAMS
ARENA: Sinan Erdem
REFEREES: Fatih Arslanoğlu, Ziya Özorhon, and Tolga Edis
BEŞİKTAŞ GAİN: Yiğit Arslan 8, Dotson 11, Mathews 12, Kamagate 10, Morgan 10, A. Brown 9, Sertaç Şanlı 18, Berk Uğurlu 2, V. Brown 7, Thomas 4
ANADOLU EFES: Loyd 13, PJ Dozier 24, Poirier 7, Weiler-Babb 2, Ercan Osmani 14, Lee 4, Swider 10, Jones 2, Şehmus Hazer 3, Erkan Yılmaz 31ST PERIOD: 23-20
HALFTIME: 53-39
3RD PERIOD: 71-69
News Source: 12punto
