Beşiktaş seek ticket to Final Four

March 14 2012 17:47:29

Beşiktaş seek ticket to Final Four

ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News

Pops Mensah-Bonsu (L) had 22 points and 10 rebounds against Dragons. AA photo

Beşiktaş hopes to clinch its EuroChallenge playoffs series against Artland Dragons tonight.

The Black Eagles host the German side in game two of a best-of-three series in the quarterfinals of the third-tier competition in European basketball.

Beşiktaş beat Dragons 74-73 away on March 13 to forge ahead in the series, and the club now has the chance to close out the series to advance to the Final Four. If the Dragons win tonight, the series will be decided in a third game to be played in Germany on March 20.

Zoran Erceg and Pops Mensah-Bonsu had 46 points and 18 rebounds combined to lead Beşiktaş to the victory.

Beşiktaş is the only remaining Turkish team in all men’s European basketball competitions.

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