By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Besiktas Fibabanka routed Anadolu Efes, 97-70, to tie a best-of-five series at 1-1 on Sunday.
Balancing the Semifinals of the Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Ligi Playoffs 2025 featured six double-digit scorers for the team coached by Dusan Alimpijevic in BJK Fibabanka Arena. Behind 5/9 from beyond the arc, Jonah Mathews recorded a team-high 17 points. Dustin Sleva followed with 14 points plus seven rebounds. Captain Yigit Arslan added 13 points, while Uros Plavsic put in 12 points, Berk Ugurlu had 11 points, and Conor Morgan put in ten points. On the wrong end of a blowout, a game-high 23 points belonged to Elijah Bryant.
Rodrigue Beaubois of Efes and Kelan Martin of Besiktas remained sidelined for Game 2 between the teams based in Istanbul. Due to league squad restrictions, Jordan Nwora and Derek Willis were additional missing players for the visitors and head coach Luca Banchi.
Switching to Basketball Development Center, Game 3 is on Tuesday.
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 2-1 (89-68, 77-85, 101-94)
2. Tofas – Bahcesehir Koleji 1-2 (94-80, 65-75, 92-96)
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 – Bahcesehir Koleji 2-0 (93-76, 91-89)
Besiktas Fibabanka – Anadolu Efes 1-1 (87-90, 97-70)
Finals (best of five)
Fenerbahce Beko / Bahcesehir Koleji – Besiktas Fibabanka / Anadolu Efes