London Lions stay alive in EuroCup Finals, despite suffering first loss

London Lions fell to a 75-68 defeat against Besiktas in the first leg of the EuroCup Finals, in Istanbul, on Wednesday evening.
Stella Kaltsidou’s side will need to overturn a seven-point deficit in London next week if they are to be crowned champions – but it could have been worse having trailed by as many as 18 points.
Box score.
London missed their opening four shots in front of over 3,000 passionate supporters at the Besiktas Akatlar Arena before Kat Snytsina settled any possible