Galatasaray was ahead 7-5 in the first 5 minutes of the match, which started with mutual baskets, and closed the first quarter ahead 18-17, with Evans and Pelin Bilgiç scoring 6 points each.
Continuing their controlled game in the second quarter, the yellow-red team increased the difference to 10 (36-26) with the successive numbers of Plum, who could not hit in the first quarter. Carrying its good game until the end of the quarter, the Istanbul team dominated the locker room with a score of 38-32. Plum scored 14 points in this part of the game.
In the third quarter, which started with the points scored by the two teams outside the circle, Galatasaray did not allow its opponent to balance the match, and entered the last period with a 56-49 advantage.
Tango Bourges, who took the lead in the last part of the match, beat Galatasaray 69-67 and reached the final and became the opponent of the Italian team Umana Reyer.
In the French team, Duchet became the team’s top scorer with 19 points. In Galatasaray, Plum’s 21 points and Krajisnik’s 19 points were not enough to win.
Galatasaray and ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Municipality will play the third place match.
Source: AA