By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Dee Bost posted team-highs 20 points and seven assists as Galatasaray beat Anadolu Efes 86 – 81 to tie the Turkish BSL League semifinal series 2-2. Game 5 will take place at Efes.
Bost also hit a key 3-pointer for the 82 – 74 with four minutes to play. Efes approached 86 – 81 with two minutes remaining but didn’t manage to get any closer and now the reigning EuroLeague champions will be hosting the elimination game.
Efes led for most of the first half and was up 42 – 43 at the break. Gala began to gain more and more ground after the mid of the third period to take the advantage and never allow the visiting side to go ahead again. With the score 74 – 72 and six minutes to play, Andreas Pistiolis’ players made a 5-0 run and never allowed their opponents to come at a shooting distance.
Apart from Bost, Kerry Blackshear had 18 points and five rebounds while Maurice N’Dour scored 12. Vasa Micic (23 points, six rebounds), Shane Larkin (17 points, five assists) and Elijah Bryant (13 points, eight rebounds) were Efes’ top contributors.