The basketball players of ZZ Leiden have not qualified for the final of the European Cup tournament. In Leiden Bahcesehir was already too strong with 77-71 and in Istanbul the Turks won 90-82.
Leiden had wanted to become the second Dutch club in a European final after Den Bosch in 1979.
Lead evaporated
The start of Leiden was promising. The team of coach Geert Hammink took the lead in the packed ülker Arena (2-9), but saw that lead quickly evaporate. The experienced Turks led 25-19 at the end of the first quarter and a quarter later they ran out to 46-38.
Leiden, which also lost twice to Bahcesehir in the first group stage, saw the Turks increasingly distance. With the help of top scorer Jhonathan Dunn (21 points), the gap became eight points again.
