NEWS

21.03.2015

BASKETBALL

Beşiktaş posts third straight victory with 81-77 OT win over Istanbul BŞB.

Unable to get their offence going, the visiting Eagles faced a 23-15 deficit after the opening quarter but tightened up defensively in the second to pull within 35-31 at the break. They remained 53-48 behind going into the final stanza, however, thanks to their tenacious defense, managed to send the game into the overtime with a 71-71 tie. Beşiktaş Integral Forex took advantage of the home team’s turnovers in the additional 5 minutes as it squeezed out a 4-point victory. Scottie Reynolds led the BlackEagles, who now won three games in a row, with 26 points.