Konya Basket 71, at Istanbul Utku 76

ISTANBUL (Interstat) — Istanbul Utku held off visiting Konya Basket 76-71 in a women’s professional basketball game Saturday, improving to 1-1 while Konya fell to 0-1. Konya led 22-21 after the first quarter before Istanbul moved ahead 36-34 at halftime. The hosts took a 55-53 edge into the fourth quarter and sealed the win by outscoring Konya 21-18 in the final period. Janai Robertson powered Istanbul Utku with 34 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and one block in 39 minutes. Claire Browne added 11 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, while Gulsah Celebi contributed nine points, five rebounds and seven… Read more...