Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring defeated Çimsa ÇBK Mersin 79-68 at home in the 15th week of the Halkbank Women’s Basketball Super League.
Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring to the match; Teja Oblak, Ayşe Cora Yamaner (C), Marine Johannès, Elif Bayram and Dorka Juhász were the starting five. Our team’s first points came with Dorka Juhász’s three-point shot.
The match started with low tempo and low percentage shots. The first five minutes ended with mutual three-pointers and Ayşe Cora Yamaner’s three-point contribution from a basket foul. Our yellow and red players kept their rotation wide and made player changes in the first quarter. Our opponent did not allow the gap to widen and the match continued in a balanced manner. While the first quarter ended with our opponent leading 18-20, Ayşe Cora Yamaner became the top scorer on the court with the 9 points she scored in the first quarter.
The first hit in the second quarter came with a layup by Elizabeth Williams. Our yellow and red team, who were effective in defense in the first five minutes, only gave the opponent a 3-point chance. In this episode, we increased the difference to seven points. The Sultans of the Palace, who used their right to take a break at the last minute, maintained their lead and finished the first half 42-35. Our team ended the first half with 9/20 two-point and 6/11 three-point shots.
The Sultans of the Palace started the second half with the same five. Teja Oblak scored our first points of the second half by hitting two free throws. Our opponent took a time-out after Ayşe Cora Yamaner’s three-point shot. We came back from the break with Teja Oblak’s two-point shot. We increased the difference by maintaining the same tempo in the first five minutes and increased the difference to 20 points in the last two minutes. The third quarter ended with our lead of 63-49. Our first hit in the last quarter came from Derin Erdoğan. The first five minutes of this quarter were spent with both teams scoring points. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring did not allow the gap to be closed in the remaining time and left the match with a 79-68 victory.
📊Our Match Statistics
Elizabeth Williams: 9 points – 3 rebounds – 2 assists – 2 steals – 1 block
Teja Oblak: 10 points – 4 rebounds – 5 assists
Sude Yılmaz: 2 points – 1 steal
Gökşen Fitik: 3 points – 2 rebounds – 5 assists – 1 block
Sehernaz Çidal: 5 points – 1 assist – 2 steals – 1 block
Ayşe Cora Yamaner: 16 points – 2 rebounds – 1 assist – 3 steals
Derin Erdoğan: 4 points – 2 rebounds – 4 assists
Dorka Juhász: 11 points – 2 rebounds – 3 assists – 1 steal
Elif Bayram: 2 points – 8 rebounds – 2 assists
Marine Johannès: 3 points – 3 rebounds
Awak Kuier: 14 points – 7 rebounds – 1 steal – 1 block
