Anadolu Efes defeated Galatasaray Nef 91-77 in the second match of the ING Basketball Super League play-off semi-finals, making the series 1-1.
Anadolu Efes was effective from the painted area against Galatasaray Nef, who scored 6 hits from behind the 3 point line in the first period of the match. The first quarter ended in a 21-21 draw.
Starting the second quarter well, Anadolu Efes scored consecutive baskets with Pleiss. The navy blue-white team got a 9-point lead in the 16th minute with Bryant’s basket: 35-26. Anadolu Efes, who did not allow the gap to close in the remaining section where mutual baskets were recorded, went ahead 45-37 in the locker room.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Anadolu Efes increased the lead to double digits in the 21st minute with Bryant’s accurate throw away: 48-37. Catching a 10-0 series, Galatasaray Nef drew the lead to 1 in the 24th minute: 48-47. In the remaining part, the dark blue-whites, who made the difference with Micic’s scoring game, entered the final period ahead 71-61.
Anadolu Efes won the match 91-77 by scoring critical baskets with Buğrahan Tuncer and Larkin against Galatasaray Nef, who had difficulties in defense in the fourth and last quarter.
The third match of the match, in which the team with a total of three wins will advance to the final, will be played at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall on Tuesday, May 31, at 20.30, hosted by Galatasaray Nef.
The match was followed by Turkish Basketball Federation President Hidayet Türkoğlu and Galatasaray Club President Burak Elmas.
Salon: Sinan Erdem
Referees: Yener Yilmaz, Can Mavisu, Alper Ozgok
Anadolu Efes: Larkin 13, Micic 19, Singleton 6, Dunston 12, Pleiss 15, Bryant 16, Erten Gazi 3, Buğrahan Tuncer 5, Yiğitcan Saybir, Ömer Can İlyasoğlu, Akif Egemen Güven 2
Galatasaray Nef: Dee Bost 10, Canaan 14, Ndour 12, Göksenin Köksal 8, Blackshear 13, Sadık Emir Kabaca 6, Rıdvan Öncel, Eray Aydoğan, Canberk Kuş 3, Trimble 8, Okben Ulubay 3
1. Period: 21-21
Circuit: 45-37
3. Period: 71-61
With five fouls: 34.04 Blackshear (Galatasaray Nef), 37.13 Singleton (Anadolu Efes)
