Hall: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka
Referees: Kerem Baki, Mehmet Serdar Ünal, Uğur Akyıldız
Karşıyaka: Kenan Sipahi 3, McCollum 18, Jefferson 14, Webb 20, Boutsiele 14, Russell 17, Hakan Sayılı, Thomas Akyazılı 3, Muhsin Yaşar 3, Mert Celep, Mehmet Efe Demirel 2
Galatasaray: Livingston 28, Palmer 15, Göksenin Köksal, Blumbergs 3, Delgado 6, Antoine, Sadık Emir Kabaca 12, Cummings 4, Izundu 3, Buğrahan Tuncer 10
1st Period: 23-14
Half time: 46-37
3rd Period: 68-59
İZMİR (AA) – Karşıyaka defeated its host Galatasaray 94-81 in the 5th week match of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League.
Karşıyaka, which started the match with a 5-0 run and responded to its opponent with a 12-0 run, was ahead 12-5 in the 5th minute. Increasing the difference to 13 points (23-10) in the remaining period, the home team finished the period ahead 23-14.
Karşıyaka started the second period with a 7-0 run with points from Webb, Muhsin and Russell, and increased the difference to 17 points with Kenan’s 3-point field goal in the 16th minute: 37-20. Galatasaray, which had an 8-0 streak with Buğrahan and Livingston, reduced the difference to 7 points with Livingston’s 3-point field goal: 41-34. The home team went to the locker room ahead 46-37.
Galatasaray, who was effective with Livingston in front of Karşıyaka, increased the difference to 12 points (54-42) with points from Webb and Jefferson at the beginning of the third period, and reduced the score to 3 points with consecutive points from Palmer in the 26th minute: 60-57. Karşıyaka did not allow the difference to decrease with Jefferson and finished the period with a 68-59 advantage.
At the beginning of the last period, both teams were effective with three-point baskets. Karşıyaka, which was more effective and increased the difference to 21 points with a score of 86-65, won the match 94-81.
Meanwhile, the referees made an announcement in the second and fourth periods due to bad chants.
