London Lions made historical past as the primary British group to succeed in the EuroCup quarter-finals after a dominant 100-77 win over Turkey’s Turk Telekom.
The British Basketball League aspect opened up a lead early on and by no means seemed again on the Copper Field Enviornment.
Former NBA guard David Nwaba top-scored for the Lions with 19 factors, whereas hometown centre Gabe Olaseni had 18 factors and eight rebounds.
Lions now face a one-off tie at Cluj-Napoca within the play-off quarter-finals.
The Romanian aspect have been handed a bye to the final eight after ending second in Group B within the common season.
Having gone out at this stage final season, the Lions have been decided not endure the identical destiny this time round and made a fast begin in entrance of a vocal house crowd.
They piled on the factors to steer 60-44 at half-time earlier than their defence took over after the break, retaining Turk Telecom, from Ankara, to only 33 factors within the second half and shutdown any hope of a comeback.
“Unbelievable. On a regular basis spent with this group is unbelievable for me,” Lions coach Petar Bozic instructed TNT Sports activities.
“The blokes got here out able to play. The primary half was very environment friendly and the second half our defence was superb.
He added: “The blokes actually present willingness to play collectively and share the ball. That is the highest quality of this group.”