Anadolu Efes won the 36th Men’s Presidential Cup in basketball, beating Fenerbahçe Beko 71-62.
Starting the first period well, Anadolu Efes was ahead 13-4 in the first 4.5 minutes with points from Micic, Beaubois, Zizic and M’Baye. After this minute, Anadolu Efes responded to Fenerbahçe Beko, who tried to reduce the gap with Motley, Pierre, Samet Geyik and Calathes’s points, with an effective game in the painted area, and finished the first period ahead 23-15.
In the second period of the fight, both teams could not find points in the first two minutes. After this minute, both teams found mutual points, and Anadolu Efes dominated the 14th minute of the match 25-20. With the points of Zicic, M’Baye, Micic and Beaubois increasing the gap to 17 points (20-37) with 1 minute and 35 seconds left in the period, Anadolu Efes entered the locker room with a 19-point lead 42-23.
The third period started with both teams finding mutual points, and Anadolu Efes dominated the 23rd minute of the game with 45-25 points. Responding to Guduric, Davis and Pierre’s points with Micic, Anadolu Efes was ahead 50-31 in the 27th minute of the game. Anadolu Efes, who did not allow the gap to close, finished the third period ahead 54-36.
Fenerbahce Beko, who started the final period with percentage points both in the paint and outside shots, reduced the lead to 12 points (47-59) 7 minutes before the end of the fight. Responding to Clyburn, M’Baye and Micic’s points with Melih Mahmutoğlu, Wilbekin and Hayes, Fenerbahçe Beko managed to reduce the lead to 7 points (57-64) 2 minutes before the end of the fight.
In the last minutes of the match, both teams found mutual points, and Anadolu Efes won the match 71-62 and became the owner of the trophy.
Here is the full match of Fenerbahce Beko – Anadlou Efes: