Beşiktaş GAİN beat its host Galatasaray MCT Technic 71-68 in the third match of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League play-off quarter-finals, making the series 2-1 and advancing to the semi-finals.
The black-whites will face Bahçeşehir College in the semi-final series.
Beşiktaş GAİN caught its rhythm in the derby, which started with mutual baskets, and finished the first quarter ahead 25-17.
The black-whites did not allow the gap to close in the second quarter, when both teams lost the ball, and went to the locker room with a 39-32 advantage against Galatasaray MCT Technic.
Scoring points with Morgan in the last part of the third quarter, Beşiktaş entered the final period ahead 58-55.
In the first part of the last period, both teams failed in consecutive attacks. Beşiktaş responded to Robinson’s points in Galatasaray with Morgan and Lemar, and was ahead 64-62 in the last 3 minutes. Scoring from the line with White and from mid-range with McCollum, the yellow-red team took the lead 65-64 with 2 minutes and 8 seconds left. The black-whites turned the lead to 68-65 with 1 minute and 18 seconds left, with consecutive baskets by Lemar. Beşiktaş maintained its scoring advantage over its opponent, who could not score from consecutive attacks in the last moments, and reached the semi-finals by defeating Galatasaray 71-68.
