By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The trio of Brad Wanamaker, Will Clyburn and Luke Haragondy led Darussafaka Dogus to a 70 – 74 road victory over Banvit and straight to the semifinals of the Turkish League.
Wanamaker had 20 points plus 5 assists, Clyburn 18 points and 8 rebounds while Haragondy added 17 points. On the other end, Jordan Theodore’s double-double of 18 points/10 assists (plus 5 rebounds) Gasper Vidmar’s 14 points or Edo Muric’s 11, same as Damian Kulig weren’t sufficient to force a Game 3 for Banvit.
After trailing 39 – 29 at halftime, coach David Blatt’s players balanced things 55 – 53 in the third quarter and then proceeded to assume a 57 – 60 lead in the beginning of the fourth period. They never gave it up for the remainder of the match.
Darussafaka Dogus will face the winner of the Fenerbahce – Tofas Bursa series in the semifinals. The newly crowned EuroLeague champs are 1 – 0 in the series.