In the semi-final game of Spor Toto Turkish Cup Anadolu Efes lost to Banvit by 76-67 and was eliminated from the cup and Anadolu Efes’ coach Ufuk Sarıca stated in the press conference held after the game that they played badly and said:
“Today the game was totally different from the game two days ago, we played badly. The opponent performed also badly but if they had played better, the difference would have increased earlier. If we had the opportunity to increase the gap when we were leading, we could have won the game. This is a tournament, it is an organisation based on elimination and you have to win all the games. Because of our limited rotation, we played unwise in the last period. We could not perform our regular playing order. Our experienced players shot in haste. When you play against a good team in such a situation you cannot avoid losing. I congratulate our opponent.”
