We started the game with the lineup of Loyd, Weiler-Babb, Erkan, Ercan and Poirier. We trailed 5-3 in the first minute after a three-pointer by Loyd. Following Poirier’s dunk and a three-pointer from Erkan, we took an 8-7 lead in the third minute. After baskets from Loyd, Erkan and Smits, we held a 17-14 advantage in the sixth minute. After points from Poirier and Dozier, the first 10 minutes ended in a 21-21 tie. We began the second quarter with four points from Loyd and Ercan and took a 25-23 lead in the 11th minute. During this stretch, David, Beaubois and Jones scored their first points of the game and we led 32-27 in the 14th minute. After two three-pointers from David, along with additional threes from Beaubois and Şehmus, we made it 44-36 in the 17th minute. Following a dunk by Jones, David hit his fourth three-pointer and Smits added a basket inside to set the halftime score at 51-43.

We opened the second half with five points from Loyd to lead 56-45 in the 22nd minute. After Poirier scored from the free-throw line, Loyd added another three-pointer to make it 61-54 in the 25th minute. In the second five-minute stretch of the quarter, we added one three-pointer each from Ercan and Erkan, but entered the final 10 minutes trailing 70-67. In the fourth quarter, our first points came from David, Ercan and Beaubois and we regained the lead at 75-72 in the 32nd minute. After baskets from Şehmus and Jones, five points from Erkan gave us an 85-79 lead with three minutes remaining. In the closing moments, we continued to score through Loyd and Şehmus and ultimately claimed a 92-82 victory.