Anadolu Efes lifts Presidential Cup after beating Fenerbahçe
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 03 October 2018
- Modified Date: 11:49 | 03 October 2018
Anadolu Efes won the 34th Turkish Men's Basketball Presidential Cup after beating Fenerbahçe 65-62 on Wednesday.
Playing against Fenerbahçe in the Turkish capital Ankara, Anadolu Efes won the game 65-62 and managed to take home the Presidential Trophy for the 11th time in its history.
Fenerbahçe were ahead 30-28 at the half-time of the match with 10 points from Ahmet Duverioglu.
Anadolu Efes dominated the third quarter and led the game 36-44 before the last quarter.
Fenerbahçe posted a 26-21 run in the last quarter, but Anadolu Efes defeated the Yellow Canaries.
Kostas Sloukas was the top-scorer for Fenerbahçe while Doğuş Balbay and Adrien Moerman scored 13 points each for the winners.
The Turkish Basketball President's Cup was held between the Turkish Basketball league champion and the winners of the Turkish Cup.
To date, Anadolu Efes have won the cup 11 times, while Fenerbahçe won it eight times.