NEWS

13.05.2014

BASKETBALL

Beşiktaş slip by Galatasaray in quarterfinals opener, 72-70

The visitors Beşiktaş Integral Forex took a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three quarterfinals series with cross-town rivals Galalatasaray Liv Hospital. Starting their away game at the Abdi İpekçi Sports Hall with a line-up of Doron Perkins, Chris Lofton, Muratcan Güler, Tomislav Ruziç and Kenan Bajramovic, the Eagles trailed most of the game and were down 66-62 with 2:00 left in the final quarter. But, Chris Lofton, who finished the game with a team-high 24 points, unleashed a pair of clutch 3-pointers down the stretch to help Beşiktaş to a narrow victory.