Despite scoring the first goal of the match at the Kocaeli with Tolga Özbahar, the Black Eagles struggled to find the net in the early going and fell 7-3 behind after 15 minutes. Thanks to an aggressive defence, the Slovakian team remained ahead going into the break as they were up, 13-10, at half-time. While Beşiktaş failed to stage an effective comeback, the visitors, led by the hot-shooting duo of Bruno Butorac and Oiver Rabek, did not let their hosts get too close in the second half.