On Saturday, Cukurova beat Ify Ibekwe and Kayseri 97-66 to maintain their perfect record. Bodrum was close to their first win behind Tearra Banks and Milana Zivadinovic, but Kai James and Sequoia Holmes helped Canik escape 77-73. Adana got great games from Gabriela Marginean and Brittany Boyd to beat Tan White and Izmit 84-79. On Sunday, Kelsey Plum and Fenerbahce beat Rebekah Gardner and Orman 90-73. Istanbul rivals squared off with Kelsey Mitchell leading Besiktas to a 65-52 win over Galatasaray. Botas is still in solid position as the second half of the season starts after winning 81-48 at Istanbul University. Hatay thought that they would manage to grind out a win, but Mersin had other ideas late, rallying to win 64-60.
January 12, 2019
Cukurova vs. Kayseri 97-66 CUK Iagupova 18/6r/7a Ndour 18 Mestdagh 14 Bone 10 Ivegin 10 KAY Ibekwe 21/10r Sims 14/7a
Bodrum vs. Canik 73-77 BOD Banks 28/10r Zivadinovic 22/10a Albayrak 10/7r/7a CAN James 25/6r Holmes 22/11r
Adana vs. Izmit 84-79 ADA Marginean 36/6r Boyd 21/7r Zeren 19/9r IZM White 22/7r Bakircioglu 16/7r Yavuz 11/8r Sinan 10
January 13, 2019
Orman vs. Fenerbahce 73-90 ORM Gardner 23 Henry 19/6r Mitchell 19 FEN Plum 22 Cora 19 Verameyenka 16 Canitez 11/8r Hartley 10 Vaughn 3
Galatasaray vs. Besiktas 52-65 GAL Grigalauskyte 18/15r Macaulay 6/8r Jefferson 6 Abdi 5 BES Mitchell 24/6a Akhator 12/12r Caglar 10/9r Epoupa 10
Istanbul University vs. Botas 48-81 ISU Gunes 10 Guven 10 Watkins 7 Fall 0/10r BOT Cuic 19 Cakir 17/12r/7a Williams 10/8r Krivacevic 7
Hatay vs. Mersin 60-64 HAT Gajic 15/10r Koksal 13 Williams 9 Paris 6/9r/7a MER Petronyte 18/10r Walker 16/12r Cado 14 Anderson 0
Standings:
- Cukurova 14-0
- Hatay 12-2
- Fenerbahce 11-3
- Botas 10-4
- Mersin 8-6
- Galatasaray 8-6
- Orman 8-6
- Besiktas 7-7
- Izmit 6-8
- Adana 5-9
- Canik 5-9
- Kayseri 3-11
- Istanbul University 1-13
- Bodrum 0-14