NEWS

15.12.2013

BASKETBALL

Black Eagles suffer narrow defeat at Abdi İpekçi Arena

Anadolu Efes 64-57 Beşiktaş Integral Forex

With a starting lineup of Muratcan Güler, Colton Iverson, Brad Buckman, Sundiata Gaines, Caner Topaloğlu, the Eagles struggled finding baskets early on to trail 22-10 by the end of first quarter yet bounced back into life in the second and moved within 34-26 at the intermission. Beşiktaş continued to trim the deficit during the remaining quarters and managed to tie score at 51-51 with 3:10 to go in the game but had no answer to the home team’s late surge. Chris Lofton paced the Eagles with 13 points while Mehmet Yağmur added 9 of his own.