D’Tigress captain Amy Okonkwo delivered a superb efficiency, however her efforts weren’t sufficient to save lots of Besiktas Girls from a slim 84–82 additional time defeat to Athinaikos within the Girls’s EuroCup.
Besiktas confirmed nice combating spirit, recovering from a 10-point deficit to tie the sport at 75–75 after a powerful fourth-quarter comeback through which they outscored the Greek facet 15–5. Nevertheless, Athinaikos edged the additional interval 9–7 to seal victory in Athens.
Okonkwo led by instance, ending with 21 factors, 11 rebounds and three assists. She was extremely environment friendly in assault, making six of her eight two-point makes an attempt and lacking solely as soon as from the free-throw line.
Maria Fasoula additionally impressed for Besiktas with 21 factors, eight rebounds and 4 assists, whereas Mamignan Touré added 17 factors and 5 assists in a tense and fast-paced contest.
Athinaikos managed a lot of the primary half, successful the opening two quarters 25–20 and 26–20. British guard Holly Winterburn was key to their success, recording 19 factors and 6 assists to guide their scoring.
Robyn Parks produced a double-double of 13 factors and 11 rebounds, whereas Alexis Prince and Borislava Hristova contributed 13 and 12 factors respectively for the house facet.
The defeat was Besiktas’ third in 5 EuroCup video games and their second loss in a row throughout all competitions, following a current setback in opposition to Cukurova within the Turkish Girls’s Basketball League.
Besiktas will intention to bounce again after they face Nesibe Aydin of their subsequent league match on Saturday as they give the impression of being to reignite their EuroCup marketing campaign.
