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Semi-Finals Second Leg Top Performers: Boutsiele, Bouteille, Van Beck, Hlinason, McDermott

MUNICH (Germany) - Four teams became two on Wednesday night as the FIBA Europe Cup reaches its exciting conclusion.

Bahcesehir College and NINERS Chemnitz stood tall to reach the Final and there were once again standout individual performances among the team success. But which display did you think was the best?

Like he has done time and time again, Jerry Boutsiele led Bahcesehir College from the front and this time helped them to the Finals. He poured in 25 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and nabbed 2 steals for an efficiency rating of 34, as the Turkish side overcame a first leg deficit to beat Itelyum Varese overall.

Boutsiele's fellow French teammate Axel Bouteille was also on hand to stamp his mark on Bahcesehir's route to the Final. A beacon of consistency during the knockout phase, Bouteille hit four triples en route to 20 points, along with 5 rebounds in the Semi-Final win.

Wesley Van Beck and NINERS Chemnitz celebrated booking their spot in the Final, despite losing 82-73 in the second leg to Surne Bilbao Basket, they prevailed on aggregate. Van Beck flirted with a double-double as he posted 12 points and 8 rebounds along with 2 assists.

Bilbao might not have advanced to the showpiece, but they exited the FIBA Europe Cup with their heads held high thanks to Tryggvi Hlinason, who played his part with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for a rating of 21.

Despite losing to Bahcesehir in Istanbul, Varese pushed their counterparts to the limit, with Sean McDermott putting the team on his back with a phenomenal six three-pointers for 20 points along with 3 assists.


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