Black Eagles open EuroChallenge Last 16 campaign with a win at Arena

Beşiktaş Milangaz started with a lineup of Arroyo, Hawkins, Zoran Erceg, Serhat, Mensah-Bonsu and led by 5 points after the first quarter, 21-16. They kept the pressure on in the second stanza as the margin grew to 44-37 at the intermission.
 
Eagles’ poor three-point shooting allowed the Czech visitors to pull within 59-53 after three quarters of play, but the Black and Whites regained their previous rhythm in the final frame to win 78-70. Ersin Dağlı led Beşiktaş Milangaz with 22 points while Arroyo had 17.