This round was split between Saturday and Monday games again due to other competitions. Farhiya Abdi and Mersin eased past Istanbul University 85-59. Milica Jovanovic and MBK had a chance to help themselves before the other struggling teams could play again, but they fell to Allie Quigley and Fenerbahce 92-64. Besiktas continued their roll with a 75-60 win over Botas. Monday featured all of the teams that had played in continental competitions with some of the league’s bottom teams also trying to claw their way up the standings. A battle between the Eldebrink sisters saw Glory Johnson nearly single-handedly give Canik what could have been the critical win, but Kayla McBride’s strong play continued with Bahar Caglar chipping in to give Yakin Dogu University the 81-75 win. Girne University was the latest team to take advantage of the Australian market to make a late season change due to increasing desperation, but a solid debut for Leilani Mitchell alongside Cappie Pondexter was not enough as Chelsea Gray and Abdullah Gul University got an 84-82 win. Osmaniye lost 65-57 to Katsiaryna Snytsina and Hatay, but continue to hold the three-way tiebreaker above the danger zone. Galatasaray beat Adana Aski 80-56 to continue to sit in solid playoff positioning.
March 25, 2017
Mersin vs. Istanbul Universitesi 85-59 MER Abdi 21/8r Coleman 18/10r Petronyte 17 Robinson 12/7r/6a Newlin 10/8r ISU White 15/6r Putnina 15/6r Yavuz 12/7a Hooper 6
Fenerbahce vs. MBK Dogus Hastanesi 92-64 FEN Quigley 20 Lavender 15/10r Verameyenka 13 Parker 12 Cora 10 Canitez 6/6r MBK Jovanovic 20 Brunson 13 Snow 6/7r Moss 2
Besiktas vs. Botas 75-60 BES Zellous 19/8r Harding 14/8r/10a Cigil 14 Stokes 6/8r Ozelci 0 BOT Emirtekin 13 Karakas 13 Ivankovic 11/6r Fitik 10
March 27, 2017
Canik Belediye vs. Yakin Dogu Universitesi 75-81 CAN Johnson 37/14r Mircheva 13/7r F. Eldebrink 11/6a January 2/8a YDU Caglar 23/7r McBride 21/8r Hollingsworth 19 Vandersloot 7/12a Leuchanka 4 Cakir 0
Abdullah Gul Universitesi vs. Girne Universitesi 84-82 AGU Gray 23 Sanders 18/6r Gunay 16/6r Dubljevic 10 Wright 7 Wauters 6 GIU Pondexter 26/6r Mitchell 26 Krivacevic 13 Campbell 9 Gajic 2/11r
Hatay vs. Osmaniye 65-57 HAT Snytsina 20/8r Turner 16/12r Paris 11/12r Stankovic 4 Tanacan 2 OSM Gardner 18/8r/6a/7s Dacic 14/8r Van Grinsven 6
Adana Aski vs. Galatasaray 56-80 ADA Erat 16 Yalcin 11 Murat 10/7r Warley 6 GAL Anderson 18/10r Jefferson 16 Vitola 14/12r/7s Koksal 10
Standings:
- Yakin Dogu Universitesi 19-3
- Fenerbahce 18-4
- Besiktas 15-8
- Galatasaray 16-6
- Abdullah Gul Universitesi 16-6
- Istanbul Universitesi 12-10
- Hatay 12-9
- Adana Aski 10-13
- Botas 9-14
- Mersin 9-13
- Canik Belediye 6-17
- Osmaniye 5-18
- Girne Universitesi 5-18
- MBK Dogus Hastanesi 5-18