NEWS

22.03.2014

BASKETBALL

Second-half turnovers doom Beşiktaş in 69-50 loss to Galatasaray

In a hotly-contested game played at the Integral Arena, the Lady Eagles trailed 17-16 after the first quarter, but led by the hot-shooting duo of Julie McBride and Gülşah Akkaya, managed to take a 30-29 lead at the break. Committing too many turnovers, Beşiktaş lost their offensive rhythm in the second half and fell behind 54-41 going into the final quarter. The visitors Galatasaray Odebank widened the gap in the fourth stanza to come away with a 19-point victory. Akkaya scored 14 points for the Lady Eagles, while McBride tallied 13 points of her own.