Pınar Karşıyaka-Fenerbahçe Beko: 84-79 (MATCH RESULT)

In the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League, Pınar Karşıyaka defeated Fenerbahçe Beko, which was hosting at home, 84-79. Pınar Karşıyaka, which started the season with an away defeat against Aliağa Petkimspor, got its first win by defeating its strong opponent. Fenerbahçe suffered its first defeat of the season.

While McCollum was Karşıyaka’s top scorer with 15 points, Motley’s 25-point performance was not enough for Fenerbahçe.

At the start of the game, Fenerbahçe responded to Hilliard and Martin’s 3-pointers at home with Motley under the basket and Guduric and Madar from outside and took the lead. The first period ended 20:22 with a last-second three-pointer from Karşıyakalı McCollum. Pınar Karşıyaka, who took the lead early in the second period with a three-pointer from Vitto Brown, increased the gap with contributions from McCollum, Thomas and Kenan. The Green-Reds, who gave Fenerbahçe the chance to get 2 points with good defense for just 5 minutes during this period, increased the difference to 15 points. The yellow and dark blue team reduced the difference to 7 as Sestina scored points through successive quick attacks in the final half. The first half ended with Pınar Karşıyaka leading 45:38. Karşıyaka continued his effective play in the third period and increased the difference to 18, entering the final half with a 67:53 lead. Fenerbahçe reduced the deficit, which reached 19 points, to 5 with 4 minutes and 40 seconds left with Melih, Madar and Sestina. After Melih’s free throws, the score was 81-79 in the last 16 seconds. Hilliard extended the lead to four with two free throws with 13 seconds left. When Fenerbahçe missed the 3-point shot with Sertaç, Hakan’s point from the free throw gave Pınar Karşıyaka the victory, 84-79.