Pınar Karşıyaka defeated Fenerbahçe Beko 74-72 in the closing match of the 25th week of the ING Basketball Super League.
One match in the league, Pınar Karşıyaka won its 16th, Fenerbahçe Beko suffered its 5th defeat.
Fenerbahce Beko, who started the match effectively on offense, increased the gap to 10 points with 4 minutes remaining in the process where Melih Mahmutoğlu scored 12 points with 3-pointer baskets: 17-7. Increasing the gap to 14 points (25-11) with Henry and Metecan Birsen in the remaining section, the guest team finished the period ahead 25-14.
Starting the second quarter well, Pınar Karşıyaka scored 33-28 with 2 minutes left in the section where she scored 19 points and allowed her opponent only 3 points. Fenerbahce Beko, who scored two 3-pointers with Melih Mahmutoğlu against his opponent, who was leading 33-32 in the last minute, went 38-34 to the locker room.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Pınar Karşıyaka, who increased the lead to 7 points with Melih Mahmutoğlu’s 3-pointer (41-34), answered the guest team with a 7-0 series with the baskets of Colson, M’Baye and Tyus, and caught the draw in the 24th minute: 41- 41. The period, entered in the last 2 minutes with 49-48 Fenerbahce Beko’s superiority, ended 51-51.
In the last period, the home team, who scored an 8-0 series with Taylor, Colson and Berkan Durmaz against their opponent, who scored 57-56 with Polonara’s 3-point field goal in the 32nd minute, dominated the last 35th minute with a 7-point margin 64-57. In the last minute of the match, Pınar Karşıyaka dominated 67-63, Fenerbahçe Beko took the lead by 72-71 with Melih Mahmutoğlu’s points with 6 seconds left. Pınar Karşıyaka won the match 74-72, with a 3-point field goal scored by M’Baye in the last offense.
In the 3rd period of the match, the referees made an announcement due to the cheers of Pınar Karşıyaka fans.
Hall: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz, Kaan Büyükçil, Serhat Büker
Pınar Karşıyaka: Taylor 5, Yunus Sonsırma, Colson 13, M’Baye 24, Tyus 5, Berkan Durmaz 13, Mahir Ağva 2, Can Korkmaz 3, Roll 9
Fenerbahçe Beko: Henry 11, Melih Mahmutoğlu 29, Pierre 9, Polonara 9, Floyd 3, Barthel 4, Metecan Birsen 3, Şehmus Hazer 1, İsmet Akpınar 3
1st period: 14-25
Circuit: 34-38
3rd period: 51-51