Bahçeşehir College, which defeated Italy’s Unahotels Reggio Emilia team 90-74 in the FIBA Men’s European Cup final rematch, became the champion.
Winning the first match of the match 72-69 away, the red-dark blue team won the European championship for the first time.
The competition in Ülker Sports and Event Hall with a capacity of 13,500 was played in front of fully-filled stands.
The guest team started the match with a 5-0 series. Under the leadership of Jones and Smith, Bahçeşehir College took the lead with the points it found and increased the lead to 15 points in the 8th minute: 26-11. Bahçeşehir College closed the first period ahead 30-16.
Starting the second quarter well, the visiting team did not give Bahçeşehir College a chance to score in the first 6 minutes. Unahotels Reggio Emilia drew the lead to single digits with Rossi’s three-pointer in the 14th minute (30-22) and brought the series to 15-0 with Johnson’s field goal in the 17th minute and took the lead: 30-31. Bahcesehir College, who found the first point in the second period with Kartal Özmizrak from the technical foul in the 17th minute, went ahead 43-37 to the locker room.
Starting the second half well, the home team increased the lead to double digits with Hall’s field goal in the 21st minute: 47-37. While the remaining part was passed with mutual baskets, Bahçeşehir College entered the final period with 64-56 superiority.
Bahçeşehir College, which did not allow its opponent to close the gap in the last quarter, won the park 90-74.
Jamar Smith, who scored 17 points in the red-dark blue team, played an important role in the victory for his team.
Living room: Ülker Sports and Events
Referees: Luis Castillo (Spain), Oskars Lucis (Lithuania), Wojciech Liszka (Poland)
Bahcesehir College: Hall 2, Smith 17, Berkay Candan 7, Jones 14, Oğuz Savaş 5, Dekker 12, Muhammed Baygül 6, Kartal Özmizrak 7, Solomon 4, Erkan Yılmaz 4, Black 12, Hadi Özdemir
Unahotels Reggio Emilia: Larson, Cinciarini 8, Johnson 9, Strautins 19, Hopkins 9, Rossi 8, Thompson 19, Crawford 2
1. Period: 30-16
Circuit: 43-37
3. Period: 64-56
With five fouls: 35.03 Rossi, 36.42 Hopkins (Unahotels Reggio Emilia)