Thanks to a solid defence, visiting Black Eagles made a flying start into the game and raced to a 27-16 lead after the first quarter. But Fenerbahçe battled back to reduce the deficit to 43-42 before the half-time break. Beşiktaş GAIN managed to hold on to that one-point lead in the third quarter but extended their margin further down the stretch to win the Super League Finals opener comfortably and take a 1-0 in the best-of-five series. Berk Uğurlu scored a game-high 20 points for Beşiktaş.