Bahçeşehir College Basketball Team defeated Dutch team ZZ Leiden 79-69 in the 3rd week match of FIBA Men’s European Cup Group E.
With this result, Bahçeşehir College made 3 out of 3. ZZ Leiden suffered its second defeat.
The first period of the match hosted by Vijf Meihal Sports Hall in the city of Leiden ended with a 21-21 tie. Bahçeşehir College, which performed better in the second quarter, went 37-33 in the locker room.
Istanbul representative, who opened the gap in the third period, entered the final quarter ahead 59-49. Bahçeşehir College, which did not allow the gap to close in the last section, won the match 79-69.
At Bahçeşehir College, American actor Jamar Smith played the leading role in the victory with 26 points.
Ernak: ‘We have won an important victory’
Bahçeşehir College Head Coach Erhan Ernak said at the end of the match, “We had a tough week. We have a new athlete that we are trying to integrate into our team. We got an important win against a good team on the road and made it 3 out of 3 in our group. This was a good advantage for us. “We would like to thank our Turkish audience for their support here,” he said.
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