The 37th President’s Cup goes to Anadolu Efes

The game started with baskets between the two teams. Fenerbahçe BekoWhile trying to use Marjanovic under the basket, Anadolu Efes De Oturu was the leading scorer of the team in the first episode. The sides went into the televised break with Anadolu Efes leading 12-11. Oturu for the dark whites scored 8 points in this episode. Anadolu Efes, which was more effective under the basket after the break, was the side that ended the period ahead 24-20.

In the second quarter, Fenerbahçe Beko stood out with his strong defense. While both teams scored points at the beginning of the period, Anadolu Efes ended the first half leading 31-25. Fenerbahçe Beko, who started defending hard, closed the gap with an 11-0 run and took the lead: 36-31. Fenerbahçe ended the half leading 43-39 with the effective play of Beko, Hayes-Davis and Colson in the 3rd quarter.

The second half of the game started with a 7-0 run by Anadolu Efes: 43-46. After the timeout, Fenerbahçe Beko equalized with Colson’s 3-point field goal, and took the lead again with the points scored by the same player from the free throw: 48- 46. Focusing on outside shots in attack, Anadolu Efes first took the lead with 2 Bryant points in a row, and then increased the difference to 6 points: 50-56. The dark blue-white team, which did not allow the gap to close, went into the final quarter leading 64-57.

In the last quarter of the game, Fenerbahçe Beko started to be more effective in recovering. The yellow-dark blue team managed to reduce the difference to 2 points in the first period of 5 minutes: 70-72. While Fenerbahçe Beko was ahead with a 3-point shot by Hayes-Davis, Anadolu Efes went to a break after Melli’s dunk in an open position: 75-74. Coming back from the break, Anadolu Efes took the lead with Bryant’s points, and the superiority of his opponent in defense, and was ahead with 4 points in the last minute: 77-81. Coming back from timeout, Wilbekin’s 3-point field goal reduced the difference to 1 point: 82-83. While Anadolu Efes lost the ball in the last attack, Wilbekin, who started the game from the edge with 7.9 seconds left, lost the ball to his opponent. Although the dark blue-white team could not beat the 2 free throws made by Bryant in the last possession, Anadolu Efes won the game 83-82 after the rebound was taken by Ercan Osmani and became the 37th men’s team. The President’s CupHe took it to his museum.

Fenerbahçe Beko: 82 – Anadolu Efes: 83