Taking the court at Ankara Sports Hall with Mensah Bonsu, David Hawkins, Serhat Çetin, Can Akın, Ersin Dağlı, they kept trading buckets throughout the first quarter and managed to carry a slim 27-25 edge into the second. A flurry of  outside shots pushed host Hacettepe ahead, 38-33, midway through the second stanza, but Beşiktaş Milangaz bounced back to lead 45-40 at the half.

The home team looked the better side in the third as they climbed back on top, 67-62, heading into fourth quarter. The score went back and forth in the final frame with Beşiktaş Milangaz up by one in the dying seconds, but a last-second basket iced the contest for Hacettepe. David Hawkins and Mensah Bonsu each raked up 17 points for the Eagles