Beşiktaş Emlakjet defeated Anadolu Efes 85-77 in the match played in the 12th week of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League.
Beşiktaş Emlakjet took the lead in the first minutes of the match and was ahead 6-2 in the 4th minute. Anadolu Efes took the lead with Darius Thompson’s basket in the 5th minute and brought the score to 6-8. Afterwards, the black-whites increased the tempo and finished the first period ahead 21-14 with the baskets scored by Matt Mitchell.
Beşiktaş Emlakjet did not give up its game superiority at the beginning of the second quarter. Black-Whites, who were effective in attack with Yiğit Arslan, increased the difference to 15 with Jonah Matthews’ three-pointer in the 16th minute: 39-24. The second period, which continued with mutual baskets, ended with Beşiktaş Emlakjet leading 49-36.
Beşiktaş Emlakjet, which made good use of its opponent’s empty attacks in the third period, increased the difference to 18 with the points scored by Matt Mitchell from the free throw in the 25th minute: 60-42. Anadolu Efes, who increased its tempo after this minute, reduced the difference to 8 points with a basket by Darius Thompson in the last second of the third quarter, and the home team went into the last period with a 62-54 advantage.
The last quarter started with mutual baskets from both teams. Starting this period quickly, Anadolu Efes reduced the gap to 5 in the 34th minute with a basket by Tyrique Jones: 69-64. Beşiktaş Emlakjet did not allow the difference to narrow further after this minute, and won 85-77 without facing the points it scored from free throws in the last minutes.