Anadolu Efes and Pınar Karşıyaka faced off in the first match of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League final series.
Anadolu Efes was ahead 23-14 in the first period of the game played at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall.
Maintaining its dominance in the second period, Anadolu Efes entered the first half with a 43-29 lead.
The guest team Pınar Karşıyaka, who recovered in the third period, managed to reduce the gap. The third period, 62-56, ended with Anadolu Efes dominating.
In the last quarter, which was quite contentious, the match went back and forth between the two teams, and Anadolu Efes won the match 82-78.
With this win, Anadolu Efes took a 1-0 lead in the final series.