London Lions beat Besiktas at a packed Copper Box Arena to claim the EuroCup and become the first British winners of a European competition.
Temi Fagbenle scored 17 points for the London Lions in their EuroCup final second-leg victory against BesiktasLondon Lions became Britain's first European champions when they defeated Besiktas 81-70 to claim the EuroCup at a packed Copper Box Arena.
"When Holly took that shot I felt in my soul it was in; we're a really close team and everyone stepped up."the Lions needed to win the second leg by eight points to claim the trophy. But Besiktas had pulled it back to a five-point game at 60-55 by the end of the third quarter, knowing that gap would be enough to win them the trophy.
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