Turkish League Playoffs
There were two games on Sunday as Cukurova advanced to the finals, but not without drama as Tiffany Hayes helped them complete the sweep with a 68-57 win over Botas. Galatasaray made sure that they would reach the semifinals early with Epiphanny Prince and Teaira McCowan leading them to an 84-68 win over Chelsea Nelson and Nesibe Aydin.
Semifinals Game 2
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2022-2023/mac-detay/191881/istatistik
Botas [57]: Uzun 16/8a McCall 11/6r Macaulay 7/9r Doyle 3
Cukurova [68]: Hayes 20 Williams 16/6r Gray 13/7r
Cukurova wins series 2-1
Quarterfinals Game 3
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2022-2023/mac-detay/193245/istatistik
Galatasaray [84]: Prince 24 McCowan 22/19r Nacickaite 17/6a Alben 11 Jurjane 3 Canitez 2
Nesibe Aydin [68]: Nelson 20/15r Thomas 17/6r Akalan 13 Yaya 10 Hempe 8
Galatasaray wins series 2-1
Spanish League Round 29 April 8th-9th
One game in this round was on Saturday and Laia Flores led Girona past Leganes 83-57. The first game on Sunday was the definitely the most anticipated after their matchup did not happen last weekend and Avenida showed that they should still be considered a title favorite with an 86-78 win at Valencia. The next game was in Lugo and Ensino fended off Maria Almendro and Ibaeta 73-69. Gran Canaria’s 62-59 win did not help Sedis with their playoff seeding aspirations. A second straight nightmare season for Tenerife is almost over after their 100-47 loss to Estudiantes. The game with the clearest playoff implications saw Barcelona take care of business with a 62-55 win over Araski. Gernika won 55-50 at Jairis. The final game of the day was Zaragoza’s 55-35 win over Bembibre.
April 8
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2275414
Girona [83]: Flores 23 Sykes 17 Gardner 14 Tolo 7/11r Muhate 6/8r Ibern 0
Leganes [57]: Koenen 18/7r Pierre-Louis 14 Houser 11/6a Sanchez Ramos 4
April 9
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2275419
Valencia [78]: Carrera 18 Romero 15 Casas 14 Gulich 8 Cox 6 Burdick 4 Torrens 2 Salvadores 2
Avenida [86]: Fasoula 18 Carleton 16/7r Prince 16 Onyenwere 10/7r Dominguez 10/9a Reisingerova 6 Cazorla 4 Vilaro 4 Rodriguez 2
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2275415
Ensino [73]: Prieto 17 Ginzo 10/8r Martianez 10 Giomi 8/8r Castedo 8 Ivanovic 5 Olaeta 2 Roundtree 2 Miller 2
Ibaeta [69]: Almendro 20 Cuic 19 Coulibaly 14/9r Dembele 12 Brown 2 Cardano-Hillary 2 Esnal 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2275418
Gran Canaria [62]: Holesinska 15 Kone 10/13r Hollivay 10/8r Scaife 10 Nesbitt 2
Sedis [59]: Watts 13 Brotons 10/7r Raventos 8 Tunstull 4 Strautmane 3
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2275416
Estudiantes [100]: Be. Massey 17/7r Mollenhauer 15/6a Espin 14 Fingall 13 Erauncetamurgil 11/12r
Tenerife [47]: Lopez 12 Satorre 8
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2275413
Araski [55]: Diarra 11/9r Atkinson 11/7r White 10/8r Van Den Adel 8 Chagas 3 Holopainen 0
Barcelona [62]: Anderson 12/6r Rakovic 12 Lopez 11 Cruz 6 Hamblin 5/10r Pujol 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2275417
Jairis [50]: Cotano 12 Konig 9 Evans 7 Seda 6/9r De Souza 2/6r
Gernika [55]: Spreafico 18 Silva 7/10r Wojta 6 Williams 4
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2275420
Zaragoza [55]: Gatling 13/7r Fiebich 9 Gimeno 6/6r Geldof 6/6r Grande 5/6r Tate 2
Bembibre [35]: Austin 10 Silva 6 Aijanen 0
Standings:
1. Valencia 24-5
2. Girona 23-6
3. Avenida 23-6
4. Zaragoza 21-8
5. Gernika 16-13
6. Sedis 15-14
7. Estudiantes 14-15
8. Barcelona 14-15
9. Araski 13-16
10. Ensino 12-17
11. Bembibre 12-17
12. Ibaeta 12-17
13. Gran Canaria 11-18
14. Jairis 11-18
15. Leganes 8-21
16. Tenerife 3-26
French League Round 20 April 7th-9th
This round started on Friday and Alix Duchet and Bourges have had their momentum completely halted after a 72-65 loss to Saint-Amand. Haley Peters and Lattes Montpellier won the early game on Saturday 89-78 as Lyon lost to their season’s nemesis again, albeit while missing players ahead of their final continental game. Villeneuve-d’Ascq still harbors hopes of the top seed after withstanding Alexis Peterson and Angers for an 82-71 win. There had been some worries about Roche’s form, but Tima Pouye was fantastic for them and got some help from Tiffany Clarke in a 100-59 win over Charleville-Mezieres. Landerneau looked a lot stronger, but still lost to Laura Gil and Landes 84-79. Toulouse’s streak continued on Sunday with a 74-66 win over Tarbes as they are positioning themselves well regardless of which teams join the bottom two in the playdowns.
April 7
http://basketlfb.com/match/704755-bourges-saint-amand
Bourges [65]: Duchet 21 Guapo 12/6r Steinberga 8/7r Alexander 7 Miyem 3
Saint-Amand [72]: Slonjsak 18 Limouzin 12 Lithard 12 Chidom 10/7r Thompson 6 Kucowski 2
April 8
http://basketlfb.com/match/704754-lattes-montpellier-lyon
Lattes Montpellier [89]: Peters 20 Vanloo 18/8a Bernies 18 Toure 14
Lyon [78]: Williams 19 Quevedo 18 Gruda 11/6r Ciak 10 Dietrick 8/6a Jocyte 6
http://basketlfb.com/match/704751-angers-villeneuve-d-ascq
Angers [71]: Peterson 33/6r Bailey 9/7r Cornelie-Sigmundova 8 Jakubcova 5
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [82]: Smalls 18 Burke 16 Diaby 13/8r Diallo 10 Ben Abdelkader 6
http://basketlfb.com/match/704752-roche-vendee-charleville-mezieres
Roche [100]: Pouye 35/12r Clarke 21 Suarez 13 Geiselsoder 9 Mosqueda-Lewis 3 Mbandu 0
Charleville-Mezieres [59]: Fraser 11 Tahane 8 Colley 8 Milic 4 Vivians 3
http://basketlfb.com/match/704756-basket-landes-landerneau
Landes [84]: Gil 20/7r Fauthoux 15/6a Magarity 11/7r Dumerc 10/6r/8a Harmon 8 Mann 0
Landerneau [79]: Taylor 16 Bremont 12/6a Evrard 12 Mane 12 Dongue 10 Hermida 8 Day 5 Trasi 4
April 9
http://basketlfb.com/match/704753-toulouse-tarbes
Toulouse [74]: Lambert 18 Slocum 14/7a Loyd 12 Gueye 11/8r Bulgak 8/6r
Tarbes [66]: Yacoubou 18 Tadic 16/7r Foppossi 11/8r Samson 10
Hungarian League
Playout Round 3 April 8th
The halfway point was reached on Saturday as Sam Fuehring and Csata edged Laura Aldazabal and Szigetszentmiklos 73-70. Noemi Arvai and Pecsi only have a few more chances for a win this season after a 75-64 loss to Cegled.
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2223/whun_plya/whun_plya_54
Csata [73]: Fuehring 24/16r Horvath 14 Czank 11 Jahni 10 Szabo 8
Szigetszentmiklos [70]: Aldazabal 20/8r McBryde 13/8r Degbeon 13 Perez 6/6a
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2223/whun_plya/whun_plya_55
Cegled [75]: Cooper 17/7r Laufer 15 Szirony 14 Rakita 10 Williams 8
Pecsi [64]: Arvai 22/10r Kovacs 17/13r Vincze 12
Standings:
1. Csata 11-14
2. Szigetszentmiklos 7-18
3. Cegled 4-21
4. Pecsi 0-24
Consolation Bracket Game 2 April 8th-9th
One series continued on Saturday and Virag Kiss and PEAC evened up their matchup with Vasas after an 84-66 win. The game in the other series was close on Sunday, but Ty Marshall and Panka Dul and MTK did complete an 88-85 comeback against BEAC to sweep the series.
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2223/whun_ply/whun_ply_180
Vasas [66]: Pardee 18/6a Nunn 10
PEAC [84]: Kiss 26/12r Calhoun 19/7r Simon 14 Laczko 10 Gwathmey 4
Series tied 1-1
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2223/whun_ply/whun_ply_181
MTK [88]: Marshall 23/8r P. Dul 20 Hegedus 19 Pusztai 13/7a Manis 7/6r
BEAC [85]: Vojtulek 18/10r Green 18/7r Angyal 18 Toth 14/9r
MTK wins series 2-0
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