Fenerbahce eliminate Pinar Karsiyaka to advance to Turkish playoff finals

Melih Mahmutoglu scores 21 points, Danilo Barthel adds 11 points in the victory, Fenerbahce to face Anadolu Efes in finals

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ANKARA (AA) - Fenerbahce Beko defeated Pinar Karsiyaka 78-76 in a nail-biting clash to move to the ING Basketball Super League playoff finals on Wednesday.

Melih Mahmutoglu was the top scorer for Fenerbahce Beko with 21 points, leading his team to beat Pinar Karsiyaka 3-1 in the playoff semifinals.

Danilo Barthel added 11 points while Nando de Colo finished with nine points for the winning side at the Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Karsiyaka Sports Hall in Izmir.

Seketoure Henry scored 19 points, while Raymar Morgan finished the game with 15 points for Pinar Karsiyaka.

Fenerbahce Beko will take on Anadolu Efes in the finals.

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