The Eagles started out their first pre-ason game played in Kosova with a lineup of Ruziç, Breokhoff, Iverson, Kartal and Lofton. They pushed ahead 44-37 at the break but were down 59-53 after three quarters of play. Nevertheless, a Lofton three-pointer put them back up 62-61 with 6:30 left in the fourth, and then Gökhan Şirin came off the bench with a string of baskets to extend their lead, which Beşiktaş would hang on to until the end.