NEWS

07.05.2011

Beşiktaş Cola Turka 90, Mersin Bş. Bld. 89

In its final regular season game, visiting Beşiktaş Cola Turka Men’s Basketball pulled out a 90-89 win over Mersin Büyükşehir Belediye at Edip Buran Sports Hall tonight.

Thanks to the hot-hands of Kemp and Chatman, the Eagles took a 23-15 lead midway through the opening quarter, only to see the host put together a late 10-0 run that tied the score at 27-27 heading into second. The game went back and forth in the second quarter with Beşiktaş Cola Turka clinging to a 52-48 edge at the half.

The seesaw battle continued in third, and after three quarters of play, this time the home side was up 67-65. The score again remained tight in the final stanza, but late spurt lifted the visitors to a well-earned 90-89 victory.

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