By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Fenerbahce Beko advanced to the Turkish BSL playoff semifinals after defeating Petkim Spor.
Sarunas Jasikevicius’ players were dominant from the second quarter until the end, recording a convincing 71-100 victory in Game 2 to secure their place in the next round.
Nigel Hayes Davis led the way for the guests with 20 points, while Sertac Sanli added 15. Scottie Wilbekin followed with 14 points and seven assists, Melih Mahmutoglu contributed 13 and Nate Sestina 10 points, along with seven boards.
Yavuz Gultekin stood out for the hosts with 18 points and seven rebounds, while David Efianayi added 14 points with six boards as Petkim closes out the 2023/24 season in the BSL quarterfinals.
Fenerbahce completed the job in two games and can start counting down to the Berlin Showdown, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, where they’ll meet Panathinaikos in the semifinal (24/05).
Karsiyaka beat Galatasaray in eventful Game 3
The last series of the quarterfinals was completed on Sunday with Karsiyaka beating Galatasaray 97-82. The hosts started the game with a 16-0 run and never looked back with Errick McCollum having 28 points and Vitto Brown adding 23.
However, the game was interrupted for 30 minutes with 4.33 left in the fourth quarter after Galatasaray‘s Bugrahan Tuncer was ejected from the game after his fifth foul and made an insulting gesture towards the home fans.
The fans reacted, objects were thrown by them on the court and both teams went to the locker rooms. The stands of the ultras were evacuated and the game continued without surprises.
Fenerbahce will meet Besiktas in the semifinals and Karsiyaka will face Anadolu Efes.
BSL Quarterfinals (best-of-three):
Anadolu Efes – Turk Telekom 2-0 (99-79, 86-78)
Pinar Karsiyaka – Galatasaray 2-1 (95-96, 90-87, 97-82)
Fenerbahce – Petkim 2-0 (102-72, 100-71)
Besiktas – Manisa 2-0 (92-74, 83-74)