The 2023 EuroCup champion prevail in a defensive thriller
Gran Canaria still alive after 69-68 win over Bahcesehir thanks to Homesley heroics
Informes de partidos
3 Min lectura
Dreamland Gran Canaria’s dreams of the BKT EuroCup Finals are still alive after Caleb Homesley’s three-point play with 1.1 seconds left gave the Spanish side a thrilling 69-68 victory over Bahcesehir College Istanbul. The home victory evened the semifinal series at 1-1 and means Game 3 will be played in Istanbul on Wednesday.
Nico Brussino scored 18 points and delivered the pass to Homesley on the game-winner, while Mike Tobey had 11 points and 8 rebounds and Homesley finished with 6 points, all of which came in the fourth quarter for the 2023 EuroCup champion.
Bahcesehir thought it had a series sweep when Marko Simonovic threw down a dunk with 2.0 seconds to play. But the Turkish club will need one more home victory to reach the finals. Furkan Korkmaz scored 12 points and Simonovic and Mateusz Ponitka both added 10 points in the loss.
Game Videos
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | SF Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:24
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Homesley keeps Gran Canaria alive! Magic Moment of the Night
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Odiase stretches for big alley-oop! Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Tobey throws down the tough alley-oop! Magic Moment
- 00:08
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Brussino swats away Bouteille’s shot! Magic Moment
- 00:52
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Marko Simonovic: 'We played an amazing game'
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Dreamland Gran Canaria | SF Game 1 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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Odiase powers in the put-back! Magic Moment
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Hazer carves up the Granca defense! Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Marko Simonovic highlights run with slam! Magic Moment
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Caleb Homesley: 'We put everything we had on the line'
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Quarterfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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What a bullet pass! Magic Moment of the Night
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Marko Simonovic: 'We changed the game in the fourth quarter'
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana | Quarterfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Massinburg beats the buzzer! Magic Moment
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Umana Reyer Venice | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Ngouama's poster dunk Magic Moment of the Night
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Joventut Badalona-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Odiase hammers home Smith’s great pass! Magic Moment
- 00:30
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Kljajic tremendous block! Magic Moment of the Night
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Trefl Sopot-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Besiktas Fibabank Istanbul | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Homesley throws it down in style! Magic Moment
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Homesley from nearly his own bench! Magic Moment
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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A stunning team move by Bahcesehir! Magic Moment
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Nice move and dunk by Sehmus Hazer! Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Monster block by Odiase! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Diop throws down the putback! Magic Moment
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Odiase's big block! Magic Moment
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Sterling Brown: 'I love this team'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:27
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Tyrique Jones rocks the iron! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tyrique Jones does it all! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Joventut Badalona | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Trefl Sopot-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Odiase's huge block! Magic Moment of the Night
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Odiase's huge block! Magic Moment
- 00:25
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Jovanovic forces overtime! Magic Moment
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Korkmaz beats the buzzer! Magic Moment
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Ngouama with the chasedown block! Magic Moment of the Night
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ratiopharm Ulm-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Ngouama with the chasedown block! Magic Moment
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Dolomiti Energia Trento-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Odiase smashes the rim! Magic Moment
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Haltali’s two-handed slam! Magic Moment
Bahcesehir struggled to find its rhythm on offense early on, hitting just 1 of 6 shots, while Gran Canaria regularly got to the basket for a 9-2 lead after four minutes. Bahcesehir finally started scoring and evened the game at 12-12 before pulling ahead for the first time at 15-16. Gran Canaria responded and was ahead 22-18, then finished the first quarter up 24-21.
Joe Thomasson scored the first basket of the second quarter for a five-point gap, which the guests responded to with a 3-9 spurt as Korkmaz picked up five points to put them back up 29-30. Tobey stepped up for Gran Canaria with seven points to move ahead 41-34, and the hosts were leading 41-36 at the break.
Gran Canaria three times pushed the advantage to seven points, only to be answered by Bahcesehir. The hosts finally set a new game-high lead of eight points, 50-42, with four minutes left in the third quarter. Back-to-back three-pointers from Korkmaz and Kenan Sipahi had Bahcesehir as close as 50-48. And the score was 52-50 at the end of 30 minutes,
Bahcesehir needed more than two minutes to get onto the scoring board, but it prevented Gran Canaria from pulling away as the hosts led just 53-50. And back-to-back triples from Ponitka had the Turkish side up 55-57. Bahcesehir was feeling good with a 57-61 advantage, but Brussino converted a three-point play and hit a triple as Gran Canaria was back up 63-61 with four minutes left. CJ Massinburg responded with a triple at the other end before three Gran Canaria free throws made it 66-64. After two Simonovic free throws to tie the game, it looked like Simonovic had won the game with a dunk with 2.0 seconds to play. But Brussino sent the inbounds pass to a cutting Homesley, who converted the layup and hit the game-winning bonus free throw with 1.1 seconds remaining.
