Beşiktaş becomes the first finalist in the Ziraat Turkish Basketball Cup

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