Having scored points with Grant and Erkan at the beginning of the match, Türk Telekom took the lead by 7-2 in the first 4 minutes and dominated the last 4 minutes by 9-8. Türk Telekom finished the period ahead by 18-15.
Starting the second period with a 9-0 series with Taylor and Grant’s points, Türk Telekom increased the gap to 12 points in the 12th minute: 27-15. Lowering the gap with McCollum and Delgado, Pınar Karşıyaka took the lead 34-33 with Thomas Akyazılı’s 3-point field goal in the 19th minute. The green-red team went 36-35 to the locker room.
Starting the third period with a 5-0 series and gaining a 40-36 lead, Türk Telekom was ahead 45-41 in the 25th minute. Increasing the gap to 9 points (50-41) with Bouteille and Grant, Türk Telekom finished the period with a 56-52 victory.
Pınar Karşıyaka equalized 64-64 with Vitto Brown’s 3-pointer in the 34th minute in the last quarter. Pınar Karşıyaka took the lead 73-70 with a 3-pointer by Kenan Sipahi, with 2 minutes and 27 seconds remaining in the match, the last 3 minutes of which was a 70-70 draw. Increasing the lead to 8 points with Delgado and Vitto Brown (78-70), Türk Telekom reduced the lead to 2 points with 27 seconds left in front of Pınar Karşıyaka: 78-76. Pınar Karşıyaka, who maintained her superiority in the last episode, which was very competitive, won the match 84-81.
The fourth match of the series, in which the team with a total of 3 wins will advance to the final, will be played on Saturday, June 10, in İzmir.