By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Aliaga Petkimspor is making history in their first campaign in the Basketball Champions League. Heading to the competition through the Qualification stage, they are now in the Round of 16.
After the two teams shared victories in Azerbaijan and Hungary, Game 3 was a matter of consistency throughout the night by the Turkish team, who won 93-85.
Jaime Echenique scored 16 points, 5/6 from the field and 6/6 at the charity stripe, leading his team in scoring alongside Wesley Van Beck, who scored the same amount with 3/4 from deep.
Breein Tyree was another major contributor for the Turkish side, scoring 15 points and providing 6 assists. On the losing side, Jalen Adams scored 15 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, and provided 7 assists.
They will now play in Group K of the 2024-25 Basketball Champions League Round of 16, where they will face La Laguna Tenerife and BAXI Manresa, who have already qualified from this year’s Regular Season.
Moreover, Pallacanestro Reggiana completed the picture already last week, sweeping the 2022-23 champions of Telekom Baskets Bonn 2-0 in their Play-In series.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League
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