In the 13th week of the BKT European Cup, Beşiktaş Emlakjet defeated the Lithuanian team Wolves Vilnius 72-59.
Beşiktaş Emlakjet started the first period quickly and went on a 7-0 run with Derek Needham’s three-pointer in the 3rd minute. Making good use of their opponent’s empty attacks, the black-whites increased the difference to 14 with Yiğit Arslan’s three-pointer in the 7th minute of the match: 15-1. After this basket, the guest team increased its tempo and reduced the gap, and the first quarter ended with Beşiktaş Emlakjet leading 18-9.
Wolves Vilnius started the second quarter with tough defense and effective attacks, and in the 15th minute, Adas Juskevicius made a free throw and reduced the gap to 6: 26-20. Besiktas Emlakjet, which became more effective in attack after Angel Delgado entered the game, increased the difference to 20 with Kyle Allman’s 2-point field goal in the 19th minute: 43-23. There was no other basket in the rest of the period and Beşiktaş Emlakjet went to the locker room ahead 43-23.
In the third quarter, both teams prioritized defensive security. Beşiktaş Emlakjet, which had difficulty finding hits in outside shots, did not allow the difference to decrease with the points it scored in the painted area. Black-whites entered the last quarter ahead 58-38.
The last quarter started with mutual baskets between the two teams. Wolves Vilnius reduced the gap to 14 points with Thurman’s two-point field goal in the 38th minute: 69-55. Responding to Thurman with a two-point basket by Matthew Mitchell, Beşiktaş Emlakjet continued its tough defense in the rest of the match and won the match 72-59.
EARTHQUAKE CHILDREN WATCHED THE MATCH IN THE HALL
Istanbul University Interdisciplinary Social Research Club (DITAK) “Someone is hearing your voice!” Within the scope of the project, children who were affected by the earthquake followed the match in the hall.
The children played basketball on the field after the match ended.