
Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Galatasaray 89-74 in the Basketball Men's ING Turkish Cup Final Four and advanced to the finals.
Fenerbahçe Beko found outside shots with Melih Mahmutoğlu, Errick McCollum and Wade Baldwin in the first period. Galatasaray responded to its opponent with baskets from the painted area. The yellow-navy team finished the first period ahead 22-16 with its effective play.
Galatasaray reduced the difference to 1 with William Cumming's layup in the 13th minute of the second period: 22-21. Fenerbahçe Beko, which increased its effectiveness in offense after this minute, widened the difference by finding 6 outside shots in this quarter and went to the locker room ahead 42-35.
Fenerbahçe Beko, who could not achieve a successful percentage in outside shots in the third period, continued to widen the gap with Nigel Hayes-Davis's mid-range baskets. The yellow-navy team increased the gap to 18 with Sertaç Şanlı's dunk in the 29th minute: 64-46. There were no more points in this quarter and Fenerbahçe Beko entered the last quarter with a 64-46 lead.
Fenerbahçe Beko, who did not give up their game lead in the last quarter, left the match with a 89-74 victory.
With this result, the yellow-navy team became Beşiktaş Fibabanka's opponent in the final. The final of the organization will be played on Sunday, February 16 at 16:00 at the 11 Nisan Sports Hall.