Defeating Türk Telekom 96-71 differently at home in the third match of ING Basketball Super League Play-Off series quarter finals, Pınar Karşıyaka got her name written in the semi-finals for the first time 6 years after she became the champion in 2015.
Pınar Karşıyaka hosted Türk Telekom in the third match of the ING Basketball Super League Play-Off series quarter-final. Both teams started the match, hurt. Karşıyaka, who got the upper hand with Semih’s basket under the rim and Henry’s basket from outside, increased the difference to 9 points with 18-9. Although Türk Telekom tried to melt the difference with Samet, the first period ended 20-13 with the last second basket of Morgan from the host.
In the second period, Kaf-Kaf, who took advantage of the guest team’s back-to-back return from the attacks, found a 31-15 advantage with Metecan and Henry and carried the difference to 16 points. During the break, 43-32 was entered in favor of the home team. In the third period, Telekom reduced the difference to 3 points, but Henry, Taylor and Morgan’s 7 consecutive points did not allow the gap to close. Karşıyaka increased the difference to 18 points with the contribution of foreigners in this section. The period ended 70-55 with Wiltjer and Can’s baskets.
Pınar Karşıyaka, who gradually widened the difference with a comfortable game in the last 10 minutes, became the party who left the hall 96-71 and took the tour.
Beating Türk Telekom differently at home, Pınar Karşıyaka got her name written in the semi-finals for the first time 6 years after she became the champion in 2015. Kaf-Kaf lost the rematch in Ankara after winning his first match in the match, and passed the series 2-1 with a different result.
In Karşıyaka, M’Baye contributed to the victory with 19 points. The green-red team matched with Fenerbahçe Beko, who eliminated Darüşşafaka Tekfen in the play-off semi-finals. The first 2 matches in the series in which the side with 3 wins will be in the final will be played in Istanbul.
HALL: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
REFEREES: Emin Moğulkoç (xx), Osman Sinan İşgüder (xx), Semih Vural (xx)
PINAR KARŞIYAKA: Taylor (xxx) 9, Henry (xxx) 13, Kennedy (xxx) 15, Mahir (x) 2, Morgan (xxx) 16, Semih (xxx) 14, Metecan (xx) 6, Yunus (xx), M’Baye (xxx) 19, Onuralp (x) 2, Arca (x)
TÜRK TELEKOM: Johnson (xx) 9, Baldwin (xx) 9, Dekker (xx) 8, Samet (xxx) 10, Wiltjer (xxx) 16, Erdi (x) 4, Can (xxx) 11, Foster (x) 2 , Batuhan (x), Göktuğ (x) 2
1st PERIOD: 20-13
FIRST HALF: 43-32
3rd PERIOD: 70-55
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