In the 3rd week of the Basketball Super League, Bursaspor defeated Beşiktaş, which it hosted at home, 82-76 in the extra time of the match, which ended 70-70 in the normal time.
Bursaspor started the match with Young’s basket. However, the black-whites made the score 6-12 in the 4th minute with Mitchell’s points from inside and outside. The guest team finished the first period ahead 18-19, thanks to the effective play of Matthew Antonio Mitchell.
The second period continued in a balanced manner. When Beşiktaş responded to Enes Berkay Taşkıran and Ömer Utku Al’s three-pointers with Berk İbrahim Uğurlu and Yiğit Arslan, the score was tied at 28-28 in the 14th minute. After the mutual points scored, Beşiktaş finished the half victorious: 40-42.
The guest team was more effective in the third period. Beşiktaş increased the difference to 7 points in the 24th minute with Mathews’ scoring play: 44-51. As neither team could hit the outside shots in the last minutes, Beşiktaş entered the final with the advantage: 52-57.
In the last period, both teams’ ambition to win was reflected on the court. The field was chaotic when Jonah Kenneth Mathews and Ömer Utku Al got into a fight after a foul. After the referees watched the position again, they called a technical foul on Bursaspor’s Ömer Utku Al and Metin Türen. The balls Needham stole became a danger for the guest team. With Michineau’s points 2 minutes before the end, Bursaspor equalized the score: 63-63. The green-whites, who were effective in this section, took the lead after a long time with Michael Lamor Young’s basket foul: 66-65. Tactical fouls started with 16 seconds left. Jordan Malik Floyd evaluated his two shots, 70-67. Beşiktaş used the last attack. When Jonah Kenneth Methews’ three-point shot with 6.8 seconds left was successful, the match went to overtime: 70-70.
Overtime started with unsuccessful attacks by both teams. In this quarter, Mathews was effective in Beşiktaş and Michael Lamor Young was effective in the home team. After a 3-point foul called in the last 36 seconds, Jonah Kenneth Methews converted them into points and Bursaspor found a 4-point difference: 78-74. After the technical fouls, both teams scored mutually and Bursaspor won the match 82-76.