Beşiktaş Emlakjet Men’s Basketball Team reached the quarter-finals by beating the Spanish team Dreamland Gran Canaria, which it hosted, 80-78 in the BKT European Cup final round of 8.
The first quarter of the match played at Gran Canaria Arena ended with the home team leading 22-14. The black-whites attacked effectively in the second period and equalized the score, leading to a 36-36 tie at the halftime break.
The last champion of the tournament, Dreamland Gran Canaria, was ahead 57-54 in the third quarter of the match, where the head-to-head competition continued in the second half. Beşiktaş Emlakjet, which showed an effective offensive performance in the final period and made good use of the basket in the last two minutes, won the match 80-78.
With this result, the black-whites, who were among the last 8 teams, became the opponent of the Israeli team Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv in the quarter-finals, which will be played over a single match.