After a hotly-contested first half, which the home team Pınar Karşıyaka led 41-40, Beşiktaş Sompo Japan fought back to pull ahead 58-57 going into the final stanza. Despite staying close most of the fourth quarter,the Eagles failed to respond to a late Karşıyaka and lost the first-leg by 5 points but carried high hopes for the return game in Istanbul.Vladimir Stimac paced Beşiktaş attacks with 20 points and 13 rebounds.