Absheron Lions and Neftchi faced off today in the first game of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) semi-finals.

Offsideplus.az reports that the match took place at the Baku Sports Palace at 19:00.

The game ended with a victory for Absheron Lions, with a final score of 95-89.

With this win, they have taken the lead in the series.

The semi-final series follows a best-of-three format, and the next game between these two teams is scheduled for April 26.

In the other semi-final matchup, Sabah defeated Ganja yesterday.

ABL, Semi-final

19:00 Absheron Lions 95-89 Neftchi (30:21, 24:25, 19:27, 22:16)

Baku Sports Palace