History in the making: Bursaspor overcome Andorra and reach their first-ever EuroCup final / News - Basketnews.com

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In the first EuroCup semifinal, MoraBanc Andorra (4) couldn't keep up with Frutti Extra Bursaspor (7) despite a good start in the first half. The Turkish side pulled another upset and reached the first EuroCup final of their history. The final score was 85-68(22-20, 16-14, 25-22, 22-12).

Player of the Game EFF 27 Kevarrius Hayes Points 11 Accuracy 5-5 Rebounds 16 Assists 0

Andorra's offensive struggles came back into the final quarter when the Spanish team scored only 4 points in the first six minutes of the period.

Bursaspor took the chance and extended their lead to 21-point during the final quarter (81-60). Onuralp Bitim's emphatic dunk closed the game and gave Bursaspor the ticket to the final.

Bursaspor started the third quarter in a fantastic way, finding great shots from three-point and extending their lead to a maximum of 17 points (57-40).

On the other hand, after starting the game well offensively, Andorra got completely stuck and lost the rhythm. Coach Quintana's side was able to settle down in the final part of the period, executing better offensively and cutting down Bursaspor's lead to just 7 points (56-63).

For Frutti Extra Bursaspor, the top scorer was Andrew Andrews with 20 points (2/3 2PT, 3/4 3PT, 7/8 FT), 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 23 PIR.

For MoraBanc Andorra, on the other hand, the top scorer was Oriol Pauli with 16 points (4/4 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 5/7 FT), 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 28 PIR.

Andorra dominated the first half of the first quarter, led by Oriol Pauli, who scored 10 points quickly without missing a single shot in the first 5 minutes.

After Andorra extended their lead to 11 points (20-9), Bursaspor reacted with a 7-0 run of their own, cutting down the deficit to just four points (16-20). Andrew Andrews beat the buzzer with a three-pointer and gave Bursaspor a one-point lead to finish the quarter (22-20).

In the second quarter, the game remained extremely close and balanced. Andorra kept relying mostly on Oriol Pauli, with some help from Clevin Hannah.

In the last two minutes, though, Bursaspor went on a 7-0 run and headed into the locker room with a four-point lead (38-34). Andrew Andrews was the top scorer for Bursaspor in the first half with 13 points.

Frutti Extra Bursaspor: Andrew Andrews 20, Onuralp Bitim 18, Derek Needham 13 (7 AST), David Dudzinski 12, Kevarrius Hayes 11 (16 REB)

MoraBanc Andorra: Oriol Pauli 16 (9 REB), Drew Crawford 11, David Jelinek 11

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