Turkish Team Becomes European Basketball Champion

ISTANBUL - A Turkish basketball team claimed EuroCup Women title on Thursday.
Galatasaray basketball team of Turkey defeated Cras Basket Taranto of Italy 82-61 in the final game of the FIBA EuroCup Women in the Turkish city of Istanbul, and became the champions.

This is the first time a Turkish women's basketball team is winning this title.

Hall: Darussafaka Ayhan Sahenk

Referees: Alfred Jovovic (Croatia), Jarmina Tati (Serbia)

Galatasaray: Isil 10, Esra 4, Augustus 23, Young 27, Kress 12, Tugba 6, Yasemin, Saziye

Cras Basket Taranto: Zimerle 3, Mahoney 20, Sauret-Gillespie 6, Batkovic 11, Godin 14, Greco 2, Bello, David 5, Siccardi

First period: 23-11

Halftime: 39-28 (Galatasaray-Cras Basket Taranto)

Third period: 55-49

Full time: 69-57

Extra Time: 82-61