Turkish League Semifinals Game 2 April 2nd
Galatasaray needed a win to extend their season on Tuesday and NaLyssa Smith did everything she could against their bitter rivals. Fenerbahce could not be denied and Kayla McBride paced them in a 109-71 win, allowing the finals to start before the continental championship with them hosting the first two games on Friday and Sunday before traveling to Mersin.
https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/230851/istatistik
Galatasaray [71]: Smith 36 Hartley 13/9r McCowan 10/10r Vanloo 6 Herbert Harrigan 2
Fenerbahce [109]: McBride 21/6a Collier 18/10r Meesseman 14/9r Onar 14/7a Ozen 10 Milic 9/10r Uzun 9/9r
Fenerbahce wins series 2-0
EuroCup Finals Game 1 April 3rd
The first game of the finals was on Wednesday in Istanbul. 16 seed Besiktas was looking to pull off one final seeding upset and Dana Evans led them again as they built a lead early. Holly Winterburn helped push back in the second half and the 2 seed settled for a 75-68 loss. London Lions will host the last game next Wednesday with plenty of time to make up the difference.
https://www.fiba.basketball/eurocupwomen/23-24/game/0304/Besiktas-London-Lions#|tab=boxscore
(16) Besiktas [75]: Evans 20 Nogic 18/7r/7a Bayram 10/11r Krivacevic 10 Lazic 9 Li 8/10r
(2) London Lions [68]: Winterburn 23 Samuelson 16 Snytsina 10 Fagbenle 9/9r Gustafson 8 Meyers 0 Norton 0
Hungarian League Playout Game 3 April 3rd
The last game of this series was on Wednesday and it was pretty exciting before Szigetszentmiklos finished with a 68-60 win. Cegled’s fate will depend on whether there are any changes to any league structures for next season after their tough campaign.
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2324/whun_plya/whun_plya_68852
Szigetszentmiklos [68]: Baltkojiene 18/6r Aldazabal 13/6r Trehub 11/10r Petrenaite 11 Mullings 0
Cegled [60]: Szirony 16 Barnai 15/14r Farkas 8 Shematsi 2
Szigetszentmiklos wins series 2-1
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