By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Shane Larkin posted 25 points plus nine assists and Dogus Ozdemiroglu added 25 points of his own plus six dimes as Anadolu Efes beat Pinar Karsiyaka 103 – 80 in Game 1 of the Turkish BSL semifinals.
Ercan Osmani contributed 18 points and five rebounds for an Efes team that dominated the third period en route to win. After a close high-scoring halftime (56 – 55), Efes overpowered Karsiyaka on both ends to close the third quarter up 86 – 65, never to look back.
Kenan Sipahi led Karsiyaka with 19 points. Errick McCollum produced 18 points plus five assists.