ISTANBUL (Interstat) — Bahcesehir Kol. defeated Besiktas 100-96 on Saturday, improving to 8-1 this season while Besiktas fell to 5-7. Bahcesehir Kol. trailed 47-40 at halftime and 72-69 after three quarters before closing with 31 points in the fourth. Mateusz Ponitka led Bahcesehir Kol. with 27 minutes, 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Trevion Williams added 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Jaylen Nowell paced Besiktas with 21 points and four assists. Marcquise Reed scored 18 points for Bahcesehir Kol., and Eugene Omoruyi scored 15 for Besiktas. Damien Inglis had 16 points and four assists, Lonnie Iv Walker scored 15, Ante Zizic had 11 points and four rebounds, and James Metecan Birsen grabbed six rebounds. Bahcesehir Kol. shot 35 of 65 from the floor and 16 of 20 from the free-throw line, overcoming 10 turnovers. Besiktas shot 36 of 71 overall and 14 of 31 from three-point range but could not complete the comeback.