A tight affair in the first quarter was followed by a 7-0 run in the second, as the hosts secured a 40-32 advantage at halftime. Jonah Mathews scored 8 of his team’s 10 points to start the second half, with Besiktas opening a 50-39 lead. But Trento responded with a 2-10 surge, turning the game into a back-and-forth duel in the closing quarter. The two defenses tightened up and the quarterfinal was meant to be decided by a free-throw contest in the closing stages. Jordan Bayehe had the opportunity to send it to overtime, but he split free throws and Ante Zizic picked up the defensive rebound to seal the outcome. Mathews paced the Turkish side with 23 points and Anthony Brown bagged 16, as Besiktas remained unbeaten at home this season. The hosts held DeVante’ Jones to just 4 points, but DJ Steward came to the fore with a game-high 29 points. Yet, it wasn’t enough, as Trento was eliminated from the playoffs. Read more at: https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/game-center-its-time-for-do-or-die-quarterfinals/ Watch all live games on EuroLeague TV: https://tv.euroleague.net/ https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/ https://www.instagram.com/eurocup/ https://x.com/Eurocup https://www.facebook.com/TheEuroCup/ #RoadToGreatness #basketball #eurocup #basket #dunk #freethrow #eurocupbasketball