Galatasaray NEF hosted Gaziantep Basketball in the 22nd week of the ING Basketball Super League.
Galatasaray NEF and Gaziantep Basketball met in the first match after the national break in the 22nd week of the ING Basketball Super League. The host of the match played at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall 75-74 won.
The side that entered the match well was Galatasaray NEF. While the Yellow Reds closed the gap in a short time, they were ahead 12-5 in the TV break. Continuing to play effectively after the time-out, the host brought the score to 20-5 with an 8-0 series. Although Gaziantep made a breakthrough to dissolve the gap in the last quarters, the first quarter 26-14 concluded.
No permission from Maurice Ndour! ❌ (via @tivibuspor)pic.twitter.com/wStobE38az
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The guest team opened the second quarter with a 6-0 series and then Ekrem Memnun called his players to his side. When Galatasaray NEF took control again in the following sections, the gap increased to double digits again. The host, who had the wind behind him, started to open the scissors while approaching the circuit and went to the dressing room. 43-29 went ahead.
Dee Bost taps the bouncing ball into her own basket. ???????? (via @tivibuspor)pic.twitter.com/P8iRrPz0eD
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Gaziantep entered the second half by increasing the dosage of hardness in defense. Giving their opponent only four points in the first five minutes, the Gaziantep team managed to reduce the gap to single digits in these divisions. The visiting team, who stepped on the gas, expanded their series even more and brought the score to 54-51 with two minutes left in the period. Gaziantep also finished the quarter with 18 points, finishing its great comeback in the continuation. 56-57 closed ahead.
Galatasaray NEF regained the upper hand with the start of the final period. Going towards the last four minutes of the match, the home team increased the lead to six points. With 03.21 remaining, Maurice Ndour’s fast attack hit brought the score to 70-62. The visiting team came back again with the 8-0 series and equalized the score at 70-70. With a mutual hit, they entered the last minute with 73-72. When Gaziantep could not attack in the last ball, they did not play the game. 75-74 Galatasaray NEF won. Gaziantep front made intense objections that Ndour was a foul in his defense in the last position. For this reason, after the match was completed, there was confusion on the field for a while.
➡️ The controversial position in the last ball, where the Gaziantep front has intense objections. ⬇️ (via @tivibuspor)pic.twitter.com/OgU3fmk5kE
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Quarterly scores:
- quarter: 26-14
- quarter: 43-29
- quarter: 56-57
- quarter: 75-74
