Overview
- JL Bourg, which closed out the finals Tuesday in Bourg-en-Bresse, beat Besiktas 73-71 at Ekinox to sweep the series 2-0 for the club’s first continental title.
- Adam Mokoka decided Game 2 with a driving basket in the final second after Besiktas had tied the score in the closing moments.
- Kevin Kokila led Bourg with 18 points and six rebounds, while Mokoka added 17 points and a game-high 10 boards to control key late possessions.
- Bourg leaned on rebounding and stops, grabbing 18 offensive rebounds as Besiktas shot 24% from three, which limited the Turkish side’s comeback chances.
- The championship promotes a team from a city of about 40,000 into next season’s EuroLeague after a playoff path that ran through Cedevita Olimpija and Turk Telekom.