In 2012, the FIBA Cup final four was held in the Hungarian city of Debrecen, where Besiktas beat Elan Chalon in the final (91-86). The French sold out, but eventually fell to Arroyo’s push in the direction, and the quality and power of their inner pair Mensah-Bonsu and Erceg, who were at their best near the rim
Semi-finals
Szolnoki 60 – Besiktas 64
Elan Chalon 84 – Triumph 69
At the beginning the Turks went on the scoreboard (27-15), but the cordiality of the Chalon allowed him to tie the score for the second half (42-42). After a short break in the second half, both sides went forward, and here at the end, the quality of the Turkish club’s stars prevailed.
Mensah-Bonsu (26 points 20 rebounds) and Erceg (25 points 15 rebounds) were the best of Besiktas, well accompanied by Arroyo (15 points 8 assists) and Hawkins (13). In Elan, all their starting five scored 11 or more points, with Tchicamboud (19 points) as the top scorer.
Besiktas 91
*Arroyo – 15p, 8a
*Hawkins – 13p, 4a
*Cetin – 0p, 1a
*Mensah-Bonsu – 26p, 20r
*Erceg – 25p, 15r
Yagmur – 0p, 2a
Kemp – 8p, 3r
Dagli – 4p, 2r
Elan Chalon 86
*Tchicamboud – 19p, 7a
*Delaney – 11p, 3a
*Schilb – 12p, 6a
*Evtimov – 12p, 8r
*Aminu – 13p, 8r
Smith – 4p, 1a
Lang – 6p, 2br
Aboudou – 0p, 1r
Jean-Baptiste-Adolphe – 4p, 2r
Lauvergne – 5p, 8r
