The best-of-three semifinals will begin on Tuesday with Group B winner Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse hosting Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul in the highest-level game for either team in their 14 EuroCup seasons combined.
Bourg welcomes Besiktas for first semis showdown
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Bourg held off Prometey Slobozhanske in their semifinal duel while Besiktas rallied from 21 down to upset Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv. Frederic Fauthoux’s Bourg is 15-5 on the season, 9-1 at home and 2-0 against Turkish clubs, having defeated Turk Telekom Ankara twice. Dusan Alimpijevic improved to 5-2 as an underdog in EuroCup elimination games with his team's victory over Hapoel. However, all of his magic has come in single-game settings.
This marks uncharted territory for both teams. Besiktas will try to become the third straight Turkish team to reach the finals, following Frutti Extra Bursaspor with Alimpijevic and Derek Needham two years ago and Turk Telekom last season. Bourg seeks to become the first French finalist since Strasbourg in 2016.
