Polish League 3rd Place Series Game 2 March 16th
With the championship being decided in a sweep, the last game of the season would be the second game in this series. After losing the home game, Sleza Wroclaw needed a win and had tied up the aggregate after three quarters. Laura Miskiniene and Rennia Davis helped Arka Gdynia reestablish control in the fourth quarter and an 80-77 win was enough to push the final margin out to 142-133 in their favor.
https://basketligakobiet.pl/mecz/175733/vbw-arka-gdynia—1ks-sleza-wroclaw.html
Arka Gdynia [80]: Miskiniene 26/9r Davis 23/12r Cowling 11 Wrzesinski 10/6a Kastanek 4
Sleza Wroclaw [77]: Held 19 Baker 18 Kurach 15 Strautmane 10
Arka Gdynia wins series 142-133
Australian League Finals Game 3
The championship came down to one game on Sunday and it was close after one quarter. Southside then blew the game open with balanced contributions from their entire rotation and good games from Perth’s backcourt of Amy Atwell and Aari McDonald still left them well short 115-81.
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2418921/bs.html
Southside Flyers [115]: Dickey 19 Cole 17 Rocci 15 Ernst 15 Mitchell 14/6a Russell 13/15r Jackson 12/6r Brown 6 Wischer 4
Perth Lynx [81]: Atwell 22 McDonald 21 Goodchild 15 Potter 8 Ciabattoni 7 Maley 5/6r Clinch Hoycard 3 Gorman 0 Hannan 0
Southside wins series 2-1
Spanish League Round 25
A game from two rounds in the future was moved forward to Wednesday in Madrid and Estudiantes defeated Ensino 74-68. Almost all of this round was played on Saturday, including Girona’s 78-57 win at Ibaeta. Avenida stayed at the top of the standings with a 67-52 win over Barcelona. Jairis won 69-63 at Gernika to keep the playoff chase tight. Valencia defeated Celta 73-48. Ferrol stayed in the playoff chase with a 70-42 win over Isabelle Gradwell and Bembibre. Araski avoided falling too far behind with a 57-53 in Lugo over Ensino. Gran Canaria’s magical run continued and a 78-72 win over Estudiantes left them tied for the last safe spot at the end of the day. Sunday’s game was an easy 101-62 win for Zaragoza over Sedis.
March 13
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344998
Estudiantes [74]: Camilion 16/6r Whittle 12/8r Hersler 12/6r Mawuli 8 Alonso de Armino 3
Ensino [68]: Millan 19/7r Tate 19 Giomi 8 Muhate 6/6r Castedo 5 Herlihy 3 Olaeta 0
March 16
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344986
Ibaeta [57]: Massey 10 Fankam Mendjiadeu 9/7r Tunstull 9 Prieto 8 Mbulito 6 Whalen 6
Girona [78]: Nicholson 17 Magarity 14 Bertsch 9/6r Tolo 6
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344991
Avenida [67]: Gil 16 Kone 13/6r Vilaro 9 Le. Rodriguez 8 Prince 5 Cakir 4 Carter 2 Hatar 0
Barcelona [52]: Ginzo 14 Pendande 13 Erjavec 8 Anderson 8 Cruz 0/8a
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344992
Gernika [63]: Silva 15/9r Ariztimuno 15 Buch 12 Watts 10 Dodson 8 Flores 0
Jairis [69]: Bishop 16 Ayuso 13/6a Konig 11 Nelson 10 Lopez Senechal 7 Grande 6/6r Horvat 6
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344990
Celta [48]: Haidara 16/9r Benton 11 Samson 11
Valencia [73]: Fingall 13/7r Torrens 11 Iagupova 9/6a Carrera 8/10r Romero 8/6r Hempe 5
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344987
Bembibre [42]: Gradwell 20 Toussaint 8/6r Otto 0 Soeiro 0 Garraud 0
Ferrol [70]: Howard 14/6r Soriano 12/7r/6s Fequiere 10 Aijanen 9 Gomez 9 Mestres 7/7r Selland 5 Pospisilova 4/6r Kalin 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344988
Ensino [53]: Millan 10 Giomi 8/9r Herlihy 8 Olaeta 7 Tate 5 Castedo 4 Muhate 2
Araski [57]: Hill 16 Hermida 11/7r Brewer 7 Seda 5/10r Alarcon 2
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344989
Gran Canaria [78]: Fall 19/7r Alnatas 19 Washington 18/7r Ndour 13 Davis 5 Loville 4
Estudiantes [72]: Mawuli 17 Whittle 12/13r Massey 11/7r Hersler 10 Camilion 7 Zaragoza 4 Alonso de Armino 2
March 17
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2344993
Zaragoza [101]: Holesinska 15 Ortiz 12 Fiebich 12/6a Gimeno 10 Atkinson 10 Pointer 10 Hermosa 8/8r Gulbe 5 Geldof 4
Sedis [62]: Brown 16 Soler 12 Remenarova 11 Rivers 8/6r Campisano 6 Lahtinen 0
Standings:
1. Avenida 21-4
2. Valencia 21-4
3. Zaragoza 19-6
4. Estudiantes 15-11
5. Girona 15-10
6. Ensino 13-13
7. Jairis 13-12
8. Ibaeta 13-12
9. Gernika 13-12
10. Ferrol 12-13
11. Araski 11-14
12. Barcelona 9-16
13. Sedis 9-16
14. Celta 8-17
15. Gran Canaria 8-17
16. Bembibre 1-24
French League Round 19
This round started with a pair of games on Friday and Bourges won at Angers 70-57. Dominique Malonga helped Tarbes win 78-61 against reeling Roche. Landerneau had been granted a reprieve on their points deduction, but lost to Charnay 91-82 on Saturday. Villeneuve-d’Ascq rolled past depleted Lyon 97-62. Landes eventually built some breathing room to finish the day with a 60-53 win over Saint-Amand. Lattes Montpellier improved their chances at homecourt advantage for a round of the playoffs with a 79-70 win over Charleville-Mezieres.
March 15
https://basketlfb.com/match/751931-angers-bourges
Angers [57]: Bailey 18/8r Kaba 14 Wojta 10
Bourges [70]: Alexander 19/6r Filip 14 Spanou 11/8r Astier 10/6r/6a Nacickaite 8 Steinberga 4 Mann 2 Colley 0
https://basketlfb.com/match/751933-roche-vendee-tarbes
Roche [61]: Clarke 18/7r Kone 16 Gomis 15 Adams 2/8r
Tarbes [78]: Malonga 22/11r Leite 18/6a Zodia 14/8r Foppossi 5/6r
March 16
https://basketlfb.com/match/751935-charnay-landerneau
Charnay [91]: Akoa 18 Traylor 16 Djaldi-Tabdi 13/8r Thomas 13/7r Balayera 12 Chabrier 11/8a Vilka 8 Abdi 0
Landerneau [82]: Woolfolk 17 Barahman 17 Okonkwo 14/6r Akhator 11/6r Lezin 10 Trasi 6
https://basketlfb.com/match/751932-charleville-mezieres-lattes-montpellier
Lyon [62]: Chery 16/7r Allemand 14/9a Quevedo 11 Gruda 8 Miyem 5
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [97]: Heriaud 17 Smalls 15/7r Burke 15 Lisowa Mbaka 13 Diaby 12 Mununga 5/6r Zellous 3
https://basketlfb.com/match/751932-charleville-mezieres-lattes-montpellier
Saint-Amand [53]: Tahane 13/6r Moise 11 Williams 7/10r Lewis 4
Landes [60]: Peterson 18 Fuehring 11/9r Salvadores 11
March 17
https://basketlfb.com/match/751932-charleville-mezieres-lattes-montpellier
Charleville-Mezieres [70]: Chevaugeon 23 Sissoko 13/8r Walker 5 Morrison 0
Lattes Montpellier [79]: Naigre 19 Bernies 14/6a Rabot 11/7r Toure 11/7a Alston 10 Jenkins 7/8r
Standings:
1. Villeneuve-d’Ascq 16-3
2. Bourges 15-4
3. Landes 14-5
4. Lyon 11-8
5. Lattes Montpellier 11-8
6. Tarbes 10-9
7. Charnay 9-10
8. Angers 7-12
9. Charleville-Mezieres 7-12
10. Landerneau 6-13
11. Roche 5-14
12. Saint-Amand 3-16
Turkish League Round 29
The penultimate round of the regular season was mainly played on Saturday and the tough season was almost done for Hatay as Nuran Tutsak was their leading scorer in a 143-81 loss to Gintare Petronyte, Aysegul Gunay, Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley, and Kayseri. Lyndra Weaver and Botas maintained their hold on the last playoff spot with an 85-68 win over Destanni Henderson and Antalya. Sug Sutton and Orman got a big 78-77 win over Teaira McCowan and Galatasaray in the chase for the 2 seed. Izmit was the first team to finish their regular season and were paced by Jaime Nared and Khaalia Hillsman in a 113-104 win over Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Nathalie Fontaine, and Cankaya University. Tarsus lost their last chance to move up the standings, falling to Nesibe Aydin 88-52. Kahleah Copper and Marina Mabrey led Cukurova to a 93-80 win during the week that they learned that they would be hosting the continental championship. On Sunday, big games for Dana Evans and Li Yueru helped Besiktas offset a triple-double from Shaqwedia Wallace and scoring from Channon Fluker and Kiana Williams to defeat Bursa 87-79.
March 16
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197424/istatistik
Hatay [81]: Tutsak 20 Demir 16 Taskin 14 Kutlu 14
Kayseri [143]: Petronyte 33/9r Gunay 21/9a Ellenberg-Wiley 20/8r/6a Gokdemir 18/10r Gezgin 18/12a Karakas 10 Holmes 5/6r/6a
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197425/istatistik
Botas [85]: Weaver 24/10r Mack 18 Kurtulmus 14/7a Allen 12/6a Reimer 8/10r/9a
Antalya [68]: Henderson 24/7a Brown 12/9r Karaoglan 12 Lucet 4
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197421/istatistik
Galatasaray [77]: McCowan 24/14r Yildizhan 14 Smith 12 Hartley 10 Vanloo 7/10a Herbert Harrigan 5
Orman [78]: Sutton 23/9a Onyenwere 17 Dantas 11
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197423/istatistik
Izmit [113]: Nared 20/7r Hillsman 20/6r Calhoun 19/8r Ivanova 14/8a Altunbey 14
Cankaya Universitesi [104]: Walker-Kimbrough 27/6r Fontaine 22/9r Yalcinkaya 12 McCarty-Williams 12/13a
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197427/istatistik
Nesibe Aydin [88]: Cannon 18/15r Thomas 17 Zec 14 Coates 9
Tarsus [52]: Cave 15/11r Palenikova 12 Davis 8/7r
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197422/istatistik
Cukurova [93]: Copper 24 Mabrey 21/10a Williams 13/8r Araujo 10 Atas 10 Hollingsworth 2
Emlak Konut [80]: Sertoglu 18 Cidal 17 Smith 16/9r Wiese 9 Gul 5 Fitzgerald 2
March 17
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197426/istatistik
Bursa [79]: Fluker 23 Williams 21 Wallace 15/10r/10a Sarr 14/7r
Besiktas [87]: Evans 31/8a Li 28/19r Krivacevic 14 Nogic 9
Standings:
1. Fenerbahce 27-0
2. Izmit 19-9
3. Orman 19-8
4. Besiktas 19-8
5. Galatasaray 17-10
6. Cukurova 17-10
7. Nesibe Aydin 5-12
8. Botas 13-14
9. Kayseri 12-15
10. Emlak Konut 10-17
11. Bursa 10-17
12. Antalya 10-17
13. Tarsus 8-19
14. Cankaya Universitesi 7-20
15. Hatay 0-27
Hungarian Cup
After all of the quarterfinals were conducted, the remaining four teams headed to Gyor for the final two games. The first semifinal on Saturday saw Jelena Brooks lead Sopron in winning 73-67 to avoid an upset attempt by Vasas. DVTK continued to stay perfect domestically, defeating Gyor 80-69 behind Reka Lelik. Sunday started with the bronze medal game that Gyor won 79-54 over Vasas. That led up to the championship game and Sopron proved that they were not ready to loosen their grip on the rest of the competition domestically, edging DVTK 73-71.
March 16
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2324/whun_cup/whun_cup_54
Sopron [73]: Brooks 29/6r Papp 13 Borondy 12 Varga 11/10r/7a
Vasas [67]: Taylor 16 Budacsik 15 Allen 13/7r Toth 10
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2324/whun_cup/whun_cup_55
Gyor [69]: Carleton 15/7r Anigwe 11/8r Goree 8
DVTK [80]: Lelik 21/7r/7a Garbin 18/6r Aho 11 Jovanovic 10 Charles 8/11r
March 17
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2324/whun_cup/whun_cup_56
Vasas [54]: Taylor 11 Allen 3/9r
Gyor [79]: Torok 15 Carleton 11 Bach 11 Anigwe 10 Goree 8 Hegedus 0
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2324/whun_cup/whun_cup_57
Sopron [73]: Brooks 19 Varga 14/8r Papp 12/7a Sitku 10/6r Toman 10
DVTK [71]: Charles 13/6r Garbin 12 Jovanovic 11 Aho 11
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