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A new EuroCup Women champion will soon be crowned
A first-time EuroCup Women champion will be crowned when Besiktas and the London Lions meet in the 2024 EuroCup Women Finals. Both clubs prevailed in the two-leg Semi-Finals, where the aggregate score from across the two games determined which teams advanced.
Turkish Besiktas triumphed over Spanish Spar Girona by an aggregate score of 149-126. In Game 1 on Mar. 7, the Chicago Sky’s Dana Evans led Besiktas with 27 points and six assists, while Li Yueru, now with the Los Angeles Sparks, added a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. Besiktas won 81-60, giving them a 21-point edge heading into Game 2 on Mar. 14. Thus, a two-point win on the scoreboard, 68-66, was actually a much more comfortable victory for Besiktas. On an off shooting night for Evans, she still tied for the team-high with 14 points. Li again was all over the glass, with 15 boards to go with her 12 points. Besiktas is the fifth Turkish club to advance to the EuroCup Women Finals, although it is their first trip to the Finals stage.
The British London Lions were victorious over Italian Umana Reyer Venice by a combined score of 140-127, making history by becoming the…
