Asefa Estudiantes became the Last 16 Group K champion by edging Galatasaray Cafe Crown 71-69 in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday. Estudiantes finished Group K with a 5-1 record and was first due to its tie-break advantage against Pepsi Caserta. As such, Estudiantes will have the home court advantage in its two-way series against Cedevita Zagreb while Caserta will face Group I champion Unics. Josh Asselin led the winners with 22 points on 10-of-14 two-pointers and 8 rebounds. Nik Caner-Medley added 21 points for Estudiantes. Preston Shumpert led Galatasaray with 18 points. Estudiantes led 56-42 late in the third quarter but an effective zone defense, Sertac Sanli and an outstanding Shumpert allowed the guests to complete an outstanding comeback, 60-61. A hook shot by Ermal Kuqo made it a five-point game, 64-69, but Galatasaray went scoreless in crunch time. Asselin, Caner-Medley and Albert Oliver helped Estudiantes to get a truly pivotal win down the stretch.

Caner Topaloglu followed a layup with a dunk-and-foul to give Galatasaray an early 2-5 lead. Kuqo soon scored down low but a 7-0 run that Sergio Sanchez capped with a three-point play allowed Estudiantes to enjoy its first lead. Jerry Johnson and Caner-Medley traded baskets but a layup by Topaloglu tied it at 11-11. A three-pointer by Johnson soon restored a 12-14 Galatasaray lead. Estudiantes found a go-to guy in Asselin, who scored twice in a 7-0 run that Daniel Clark capped with a layup in transition. Johnson answered from downtown but free throws by Pancho Jasen and a fast break dunk by Caner-Medley made it a six-point game, 23-17. A buzzer-beating triple by Josh Shipp got the guests within 23-20 after 10 minutes. Luksa Andric scored in the paint early in the second quarter but a jump hook by Clark and a triple by Caner-Medley gave the hosts some fresh air at 28-22. Tutku Acik and Ty Ellis joined the three-point shootout but Caner-Medley followed a circus shot with a corner triple that boosted the hosts' margin to 38-28. Asselin sent the crowd to their feet with a two-handed dunk but Shumpert kept Galatasaray within 42-30. The guests improved their defense late in the first half and free throws by Acik and Shipp fixed the halftime score at 42-34.

Asselin buried a six-meter shot soon after the break and soon added a one-handed slam in transition for a 46-35 score. Kuqo scored in the paint that Asselin erased with an alleyoop dunk. Caner-Medley stayed on fire with his own slam but a three-pointer by Acik kept the guests within 50-40. Asselin - who else? - dunked it again and a power basket by Caner-Medley broke the game open, 56-42. Shumpert tried to change things with free throws and a put-back layup, making Estudiantes call timeout at 56-46. Evren Buker found his first points on a bomb from downtown but a free throw by Clark gave Estudiantes a 57-49 margin after 30 minutes. Sanli took over with a layup and a three-point play, as Estudiantes have problems against Galatasaray's zone defense. Shumpert sank foul shots, added a driving layup and sank a triple that hit the rim, flew up and went down to complete the guests' comeback, 60-61, with 6 minutes left. Asselin rescued Estu with free throws and a jump hook but a turnaround jumper by Shumpert kept his team within 64-63. Haluk Yildirim buried a seven-meter bomb and Kuqo hit a hook shot for a 64-69 Galatasaray lead with less than 3 minutes left. Caner-Medley and Jasen hit free throws and a tip-in by Asselin restored a 70-69 Estu edge. The hosts used a non-shooting foul and Galatasaray could not inbound the ball, picking up a turnover with 4 seconds left. Oliver drew a foul and missed his second attempt on purpose to run the game clock down and make Estudiantes win Last 16 Group K!