The Spanish side staged an upset to clinch the semifinal series with a gritty road win
Gran Canaria beats Bahcesehir 72-76 to reach the finals

Dreamland Gran Canaria romped into the BKT EuroCup Finals with a dramatic 72-76 win at Bahcesehir College Istanbul in Game 3 to win their semifinal series 2-1.
It will be the third time Granca has reached the EuroCup finals, having won the competition in 2023 and finished as the runner-up in 2015. Caleb Homesley paced Gran Canaria on 19 points and the versatile guard hit a clutch three late in the game that gave the visiting team the lead for good.
Mike Tobey chipped in with 11 points and Nicolas Brussino added 10 for the Spanish team, which sank 12 three-pointers from 29 attempts in a rugged contest with physical defense dominating proceedings. At the other end, Jaleen Smith led Bahcesehir with a game-high 22 points but missed some shots when the chips were down, including a tough floater on his team’s final possession.
Sehmus Hazer scored 13 points and Tai Odiase netted 11 for Bahcesehir, which suffered its first home defeat of the season after 11 successive wins as the Turkish team went 7 of 20 from downtown and committed 10 turnovers in the second half.
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The first half produced an evenly balanced clash with Granca having slightly the upper hand as Bahcesehir missed its first 8 shots from deep. The visitors took advantage to open up a 23-30 lead in the second quarter, having nosed ahead 18-19 at the end of the first.
Bahcesehir was clinical from close to the basket tough, hitting 13 of 20 from inside and 10 of 12 from the foul line in the first half to lead 42-41 at the interval as the home team also took good care of the ball, having dished out 13 assists against only 2 turnovers.
The hosts were also helped by 5 offensive boards while Gran Canaria stayed in touch on the back of 5 three-pointers from 14 attempts. The Spanish side’s long-range artillery continued to do the damage early in the third quarter as Andrew Albicy knocked down a couple of shots.
Homesley followed in the Frenchman’s footsteps to give the visitors a 45-50 lead and it was a tit-for-tat battle for the remainder of the third period, as Gran Canaria carried a 57-60 advantage into the final 10 minutes of a captivating contest.
Gran Canaria kept chipping away and held a 65-70 lead on the back of a pair of threes from Pierre Pelos, but Bahcesehir looked the more likely winner after Smith hit a spot-up triple to give the hosts a 71-70 lead in the home straight.
However, Homesley emerged as Gran Canaria’s hero as he sank a tough triple on the Spanish team’s next possession to force the final twist, as the visitors held their nerves from the foul line down the stretch and danced in delight at the end of a strength-sapping encounter.