Defeating Galatasaray Ekmas 88-72 in the quarter-finals of the Basketball Men’s ING Turkish Cup, Pınar Karşıyaka advanced to the Final Four to be played in Konya. The green-red team will face Anadolu Efes in the semi-finals on Friday, February 16.
Pınar Karşıyaka, which started the match with a 7-0 series, was ahead 12-8 in the first 5 minutes. Increasing the difference to 11 points (23-12) in the last part, the home team finished the period ahead 23-14.
Pınar Karşıyaka increased the difference to 14 points (28-14) with a 5-0 run at the beginning of the second period and was ahead 35-23 in the 15th minute. Despite Prepelic’s 3-pointers, Pınar Karşıyaka went to the locker room with a 45-37 lead.
Pınar Karşıyaka, who started the third period with baskets by McCollum and Vitto Brown, reached a 17-point difference with the points scored by Kenan Sipahi from the basket and foul in the 27th minute: 69-52. The home team finished the period ahead by 18 points, 74-56.
Maintaining its superiority in the last period, Pınar Karşıyaka won the match 88-72. The Izmir representative made its name among the last 4 teams in the Turkish Cup.