Bourg-en-Bresse gained the upper hand over the Turks of Besiktas (86-74) in its first basketball Eurocup semi-final match on Tuesday in Ain. With this success without suspense, the JL can hope to qualify on Friday (6:45 p.m.) in Istanbul, the next meeting in its series played in the best of three matches.
Frédéric Fauthoux's players pressed from the start to take an 18-point lead in the second quarter (44-26). Like their leader Axel Julien, author of 8 of his 11 points in this second round, who signed a 5/5 in the arc. After a lackluster start to the game, the great hope of French basketball Zaccharie Risacher (8 pts), tipped to be among the very first choices of the next NBA draft, entered two long-distance shots to give Bressans some breathing space. .
The Burgiens had a glimpse of the hostile atmosphere awaiting them on the banks of the Bosphorus with a contingent of around a hundred supporters of the Turkish club very restless on Tuesday in front of their Ekinox hall. Even in the event of a defeat in Istanbul, the “Game” would have the advantage of playing the support match at home next Wednesday.