Great Britain is celebrating its first international basketball title. The London Lions they won the Women’s EuroCup with her on the bench Stella Kaltsidou.
The London team Besiktas prevailed 81-70 covering the -7 of the first final in Istanbul. Holly Winterburn with a three-pointer with 15.4” before the end scored the… shot of the match bringing her team to +9, while former Olympiakos center Megan Gustafson sealed the historic triumph with two shots. With Carly Samuelson having a great performance (19 points, 7/9 2-pointers, 5/5 shooting), former Olympiacos center Megan Gustafson followed (18 points, 3/4 2-pointers, 2/4 3-pointers, 6/8 shooting , 7 rebounds, 2 assists) and Temi Fagbenle completing the trio-fire (17 points, 7/9 2-pointers, 8 rebounds, 3 assists), the London Lions achieved the big goal of overturning and conquering the top. From Besiktas, Dana Evans stood out with 17 points.
The Greek coach and once great player at the end of the match was raised by her players.
The quarters: 23-17, 45-35, 60-55, 81-70
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Source: Sport Fm
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