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Kosner Baskonia's third defeat in the Euroleague against Besiktas (84-92)

The outside baskets have made a difference and the match has come out in favor of the Turks, so the Basque team has reaped its third championship defeat.

VITORIA, 09/10/2026.- El jugador del Besiktas Metecan Birsen (i) ante Kenneth Faried, del Baskonia, durante un encuentro correspondiente a la Euroliga entre el Baskonia y el Besiktas jugado esta noche en el Fernando Buesa Arena de Vitoria. EFE/ Adrián Ruiz Hierro
Baskonist Kenneth Faried during the game. Photo: EFE

Outside baskets in favorof Besiktas  put the match on track this Friday against Kosner Baskoniaafter finishing the fourth day of the Euroleaguein Vitoria 84-92 .

The match has started at great speed and the Besiktas have been lighter in attack, while the locals have narrowed the blow with a free kick.

The entrance of the Brazilian pivot and the Slovenian player Stefan Joksimovic  from the quarry has boosted the energy of Baskonia, which has continued to suffer defensively.

A Joksimovic basket left the Baskonia ahead at rest, 51-49, and a 9-2 partial.

Wenyen Gabriel has punished the Baskonia in the first few minutes of the second half, full of defensive errors. With the passing of the minutes, the physical level has been increasing and the outside shots have been decisive in a marker that has returned in favor of the Turks.

The Basque team has not given up and each attack has become a constant clash, 71-73.

Besiktas got better in the last round, Baskonia struggled to wake up and had to sweat to score. Dotson scored three more points and the Turks put the match on track.

Baskonia meets 700 matches in Euroleague

Kosner Baskonia has played 700 games against Besiktas in the Euroleague since the tournament was founded in 2000.

The Vitorian team, with 369 wins and 331 defeats so far, is the fourth most played in this European competition, behind Barcelona (732), Olympiacos (726) and Panathinaikos (708).

Since its first match on October 18, 2000, the Vitorian team has played five Final Four and the first final in the history of the tournament, the best of five games, against Kinder Bologna.

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