ISTANBUL

Anadolu Efes beat Fenerbahce Beko 101-93 on Tuesday in the second match of the Turkish basketball league finals series.

The winning team tied series with Fenerbahce Beko in the playoff finals in a match at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul.

Anadolu Efes coach Ergin Ataman started the match with headset to listen to music to shut his ears to protests towards him from Fenerbahce fans.

Fenerbahce Beko led the first half 52-40 against Anadolu Efes, thanks to Nicolo Melli (13 points) and Marco Guduric (13 points).

Anadolu Efes dominated the second half to take the lead in the last quarter. The top scorer of the match, Efes' Vaslije Micic scored 30 points while Fenerbahce's Nicolo Melli scored 22 points.

The first team to have four wins will grasp the Turkish basketball league champion title.

The third game of the series will be held on Thursday at 1900GMT at Ulker Sports Arena in Istanbul.