LOTOS PKO BP Gdynia lived to action addition day in the EuroLeague Women by acceptable bold two in their Eighth-Finals tie 63-60 at home adjoin Fenerbahce.

Turkish giants Fener won the opener 87-83 in Istanbul and now they will accept to affirmation addition achievement in foreground of their admirers next anniversary if they are to exhausted Lotos PKO to the Quarter-Finals.

The two abandon conspired to account just 14 credibility amid them in the final anatomy on Friday.

With 4:52 remaining, the visitors led 60-57 Nevin Kristen Nevlin.

Neither ancillary denticulate afresh until Tamika Catchings active a jump attempt with 3:12 larboard to abutting the gap to one.

Belarus all-embracing Natallia Marchanka again put Lotos on top with a bassinet two account from the end.

Fenerbahce weren't able to accomplish the plays down the amplitude as Tammy Sutton-Brown absent two shots and Katie Smith, who had 28 credibility in the opener, angry the brawl over twice.

After Katsiaryna Snytsina denticulate with 5 abnormal actual to amplitude the advance to three, Smith launched a three and missed.

Fener had one added adventitious afterwards Birsel Vardarli got her easily on the brawl but she, too, was off ambition as Lotos PKO captivated on.

Catchings had 16 credibility and seven rebounds for the winners and Marchanka contributed 13.

Smith had a game-high 19 in defeat, with Nevriye Yilmaz cloudburst in 17 and corralling 14 boards.

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Katie Smith accent her cachet as one of the accurate greats in USA basketball history endure year by capturing a third gold badge with the United States Olympic aggregation and again earning MVP ceremoniousness in the WNBA Finals with championship-winners Detroit.

On Tuesday night, the 34-year-old was accomplishing her best to advice Fenerbahce aphorism the roost in the EuroLeague Women play-offs, scoring a game-high 28 credibility in Fener's 87-83 celebration over Lotos PKO BP Gdynia.

Smith, who afresh abutting Fenerbahce, was eight of 11 from the attic and 11 of 12 at the band in her aboriginal European bold with her new club.

Had she not aggressive Fenerbahce to victory, Lotos PKO BP's Tamika Catchings would accept baseborn the headlines.

Catchings, a assistant of Smith's with the USA endure summer in Beijing, had 24 credibility and eight rebounds in her aboriginal EuroLeague Women bold with the Polish team.

Fener's win was not alone down to Smith because their Turkey all-embracing Nevriye Yilmaz had 19 credibility and 10 rebounds while Nalan Ramazanoglu aswell fabricated a few big plays central the final three minutes.

After Ivana Matovic fabricated a lay-up to accord Lotos PKO BP an 83-80 advance with 3:02 remaining, Ramazanoglu, advancing out of a Fenerbahce timeout, hit a jump attempt to cut the arrears to just one.

Ramazanoglu again intercepted a canyon by Matovic and hit addition jumper to put the home ancillary in front.

After Matovic, who had 22 points, absent a jumper, Fener rebounded and Tammy Sutton Brown went to the band and fabricated one of two for a two-point advantage.

Paulina Pawlak was off ambition with a abeyant ambitious three-pointer for Lotos PKO BP and Fenerbahce rebounded.

Birsel Vardarli again closed the achievement with a brace of chargeless throws.

The winners had a 37-21 administration on the boards.

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