In the final match of the Basketball ING Women’s Turkish Cup, Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding won the cup by beating ÇBK Mersin 79-76 in extra time.
The final match of the cup started with a 2-point field goal by Williams from ÇBK Mersin. Fenerbahçe Algöz Holding, who scored points from set attacks with Mcbride and Howard in the first quarter, which then proceeded with mutual baskets, entered the first break ahead 13-11. The yellow-dark blue team continued its good play in the remaining minutes against ÇBK Mersin, which had difficulty scoring against its effective defense, and finished the first quarter ahead 19-15.
Fenerbahçe Algöz Holding responded to the attacks of ÇBK Mersin, who scored consecutive points with Holingsvorth in the second quarter, with the effective performance of Anderson and Meesseman, and the yellow-dark blue team went to the locker room with a 37-28 advantage.
Fenerbahçe Algöz Holding started the third quarter well, did not break the game discipline from the beginning of the match until these minutes and continued to be effective under the basket. Scoring points with Meesseman from behind the three-point line, the yellow-dark blue team managed to maintain the difference by using Anderson well from under the basket.
Although ÇBK Mersin, which broke the pressure of Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding with Mabrey’s assist and Holingsvorth’s points, reduced the difference to 8 points (56-48) with 1 minute left, Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding entered the final period with a 56-50 score advantage.
Captain Şerife Alperi Onar, who came on the stage when Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding could not start the last quarter well and had difficulty in passing ÇBK Mersin’s tough defense, kept both her team and the stands on their feet with the points she scored.
In the last minutes of the match, Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding could not respond to its opponent’s return on the score, and the last 39 seconds were entered with a 71-71 draw.
The match between the two teams, who could not evaluate each other’s mutual attacks in the last seconds, ended 71-71 and the match went to overtime.
In the extra time, Selin responded to the play of Rachel Gül and Meesseman under the basket with ÇBK Mersin Cornelius. Leading 76-74 at the last minute, Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding made a foul 17 seconds before the end of the match, and Holingsvorth from ÇBK Mersin missed one of the two shots, and Meesseman made a last-second three-pointer, allowing his team to win 79-76 on the court. With this result, Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding took the cup to its museum.