NEWS

18.11.2012

BASKETBALL

Banvit 79-69 Beşiktaş

Starting the away game at the Kara Ali Acar Sports Hall with a lineup of Jerrells, Christopher, Serhat, Vidmar and Cevher, the Eagles looked strong in the opening quarter and used the scoring of Christopher to take a 22-18 lead heading into the second. In the following frame, Tutku Açık was their defensive spark off the bench, but his injury suddenly tilted the balance in favor of the home team as they fell behind 46-38 at the intermission.
 
Beşiktaş began to chip away at the deficit in the third quarter and managed to pull within 54-49 after three periods of play. With effective outside shooting, they remained close most of the final stanza, but consecutive three point plays coming in the dying minutes of the game  lifted Banvit to a 10-point victory. Christopher led the Eagles with 25 points.