In the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League, Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Anadolu Efes 102-93 at the end of overtime in the 4th match of the play-off semi-final series, whose regular time ended 87-87.
With this result, the yellow-dark blue team won the series 3-1 and advanced to the final. Fenerbahçe will compete for the championship with the winner of the Beşiktaş GAİN-Bahçeşehir College match in the play-off final series.
Anadolu Efes started the match effectively and went on an 8-0 streak in the first minute and 20 seconds. While Fenerbahçe recovered with baskets from outside shots, Anadolu Efes continued to score from under the basket. The yellow-dark blue team made a significant comeback after falling behind 20-12 in the 7th minute. Despite scoring 13 points, Fenerbahçe gave the dark blue-whites only 2 scoring chances, and brought the score to 25-22 with 26 seconds left. The yellow-dark blue team finished the first period ahead 25-24.
While Anadolu Efes was effective in the second quarter with the points scored by Larkin and Beaubois, Fenerbahçe received scoring contributions from many of its players. The dark blue-white team went to the locker room ahead 49-44 with the basket scored by Şehmus Hazer with 2 seconds left before the end of this period, in which they were ahead for a long time.
Maintaining its superiority in the balanced third period, Anadolu Efes entered the final period with a 67-63 advantage.
The fourth quarter of the match witnessed a tough and competitive fight. The scoring advantage changed hands several times in the last part of the period, when technical foul decisions were made for both teams. Anadolu Efes’s Shane Larkin hit 1 in 2 from the free throw line with 4 seconds left and the regular time of the match ended in a draw at 87-87.
Fenerbahçe Beko, who scored critical baskets from outside shots in the first overtime, won the match 102-93 and made its name into the final.
Hall: Turkcell Basketball Development Center
Referees: Kerem Baki, Ziya Özorhon, Tolga Akkuşoğlu
Anadolu Efes: Larkin 12, Weiler-Babb 3, Dozier 15, Ercan Osmani 10, Dessert 15, Beaubois 6, Şehmus Hazer 12, Smits 2, Loyd 16, Erkan Yılmaz 2, Jones
Fenerbahçe Beko: Hall 13, Horton-Tucker 15, Tarık Biberovic 7, Jantunen, Melli 16, Baldwin 32, Onuralp Bitim 7, Metecan Birsen 2, Zagars 3, Birch 7
1st Period: 24-25
Half time: 49-44
3rd Period: 67-63
Normal time: 87-87
With five fouls: 35.18 Tarık Biberovic (Fenerbahçe)