Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv led only 43-39 at half in Sofia, then won the third quarter 32-16 and beat Besiktas 100-82. Five players scored 15 or more, led by Elijah Bryant and Vasilije Micic with 16 each. Ante Zizic gave Besiktas 17 points, 9 rebounds and 28 PIR off the bench. Besiktas coach Dusan Alimpijevic called Hapoel one of the league's four title contenders.
"Against an opponent like this we only had enough energy for 20 minutes." — Dusan Alimpijevic (translated from Turkish)
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