Domestic cups: Besiktas tops Efes in Turkish quarterfinals, Bourg advances in France

Efes will meet Mersin on Friday in the semifinals

Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul used finished the game on a 12-4 run to defeat Anadolu Efes Istanbul 85-80 in the quarterfinals of the Turkish Cup at Besiktas Akatlar Arena. Kyle Allman scored Besiktas final 8 points, including the free throws with 21 seconds remaining to ice the game. He led all scorers with 26 points, while Emanuel Terry posted 20 points and 12 rebounds and Dustin Sleva scored 10. Elijah Bryant paced Efes with 25 points and 8 assists, Jordan Nwora added 21 points and 7 rebounds and Erdan Osmani netted 12 points. In the semifinal on Friday, Besiktas will face Mersin, which eliminated Tofas 101-90 earlier Wednesday thanks to 27 points from Justin Cobbs.

Nwora scored 6 points in the first 3 minutes as Efes grabbed a 2-10 lead. Besiktas rallied behind Sleva and Allman to tie it at 19-19 before P:J. Dozier put Efes ahead 19-20 at the end of the first quarter. Yigit Arslan gave Besiktas its first lead early in the second quarter and it held on to a 43-41 halftime edge. Bryant helped Efes take control in the third quarter with the lead reaching 49-63 on an Osmani triple. The difference was still 9 several minutes into the fourth quarter when Besiktas scored 8 straight points to get back into the game and set up Allman’s strong finish.

French Cup: Benitez lifts Bourg in quarterfinal thriller

Hugo Benitez’s last second free throw lifted Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse into the French Cup semifinals with a 64-65 victory over AS Alcase. The contest appeared headed for overtime after the French second division side led for the majority of the game. With the score tied, Djordje Milosevic was called for a foul on Benitez when the latter penetrated and he sank the game-winning foul shot.

Kevin Kokila led the winners with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Xavier Castaneda added 9 points and 7 assists for Bourg. Yvann Mbaya paced Alcase with 13 points and 13 boards.