By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
After leading by 14 points, Anadolu Efes settled with a narrow win, 84-81, over Mersin Spor.
Sweeping a best-of-three series in the Quarterfinals, the Istanbul-based club became the first team to advance to the Semifinals of the Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Ligi Playoffs 2025.
Former South Carolina standout PJ Dozier connected 7/9 field goals, including 6/6 two-pointers, en route to a team-high 17 points in Game 2 on Sunday. Elijah Bryant followed with 15 points, and Ercan Osmani chipped in ten more points.
In addition to Rodrigue Beaubois (calf) and Rolands Smits (illness) remaining unavailable for head coach Luca Banchi, Jordan Nwora sat out Game 2 due to lineup restrictions. Also, Dogus Ozdemiroglu and Burak Can Yildizli did not play.
In a season-ending showing at Mersin’s Servet Tazegul Arena, 35-year-old captain Pako Cruz tallied a game-high 27 points. Brady Manek scored 15 but missed a game-tying opportunity from beyond the arc at the buzzer. Gabriel Olaseni had 14 points.
Besiktas later completed a two-game sweep over Galatasaray with a 107-85 victory in Basketball Development Center to set up a semifinals challenge with Efes.
Play In Tournament
Galatasaray – Onvo Buyukcekmece 94-70
Bursaspor Yorsan – Turk Telekom 70-74
Onvo Buyukcekmece – Turk Telekom 73-84
BSL Playoffs
Quarterfinals (best of three)
1. Fenerbahce Beko – Turk Telekom 1-1 (89-68, 77-85)
2. Tofas – Bahcesehir Koleji 1-1 (94-80, 65-75)
3. Besiktas Fibabanka – Galatasaray 2-0 (91-75, 107-85)
4. Anadolu Efes – Mersin Spor 2-0 (92-71, 84-81)
Semifinals (best of five)
Fenerbahce Beko / Turk Telekom – Tofas / Bahcesehir Koleji
Besiktas Fibabanka – Anadolu Efes
Finals (best of five)
Winners of Semifinals