NEWS

30.04.2011

Galatasaray 73, Beşiktaş 61

Beşiktaş Pee Wee Boy’s Basketball slipped to a 73-61 defeat at the hands of Galatasaray in the its second Turkish nationals game. 

Despite falling 9-2 behind at the start, the junior Eagles managed to take a 23-16 advantage into the second quarter on back-to-back buckets by Batu Yumlu. Galatasaray got back on tract in the second as it pulled ahead, 37-36, going to the locker room at the break. 
The yellow and red team opened the third with a 5-0 run, but Beşiktaş closed the gap to 56-53 by the end of quarter. The Eagles tried hard to stay within reach in the final stanza, only to see Galatasaray ride the hot shooting of Cem Balkan and Burak Şen to emerge with a 61-73 victory.      

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