CBK Mersin rolls past visiting Ormanspor behind balanced attack

MERSIN (Interstat) — CBK Mersin beat visiting Ormanspor 90-64 on Saturday in women’s professional basketball. CBK Mersin improved to 1-1, while Ormanspor fell to 0-2. CBK Mersin led 28-18 after the first quarter, 57-33 at halftime, 72-47 after three quarters and finished with an 18-17 fourth quarter. Kariata Diaby had 18 points, nine rebounds and one assist for CBK Mersin. Alina Iagupova, the team’s top star, added 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. Kristine Anigwe paced Ormanspor with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jessica Thomas had 14 points, five rebounds and seven assists for CBK Mersin. Busra Akbas added seven points, six rebounds and five assists. Karlie Samuelson scored 13 points. Sinem Atas had nine points and five rebounds. Shyla Heal scored 15 points for Ormanspor. Sidney Cooks added 12 points and six rebounds. Jaelyn Brown had eight points. CBK Mersin shot 28 of 52 from the floor and 9 of 22 from 3-point range, while Ormanspor shot 22 of 63 overall and 5 of 22 from beyond the arc.