The top scorers in the winning side were Kokkinakis with 18 points, Diachkov with 16 and Clark with 15 points. On the other side, Turkish team was led by Sokolov who scored 21 and Juantorena who added 20 points.
Also, it is important to mention that Mikko Esko played the whole game for HalkBank, which might mean that he will soon sign an official contract with the club.
The second game has also been decided after a tie-break. Galatasaray has been better than Istanbul BBSK by 3-2 (26-24, 25-18, 21-25, 16-25, 15-12).
Tuia scored 19 points for Galatasaray, while Rejlek adde 14. In the losing side, Coskovic and Matic made 16 each.
Payidar Demir Tournament
Day 1
HalkBank – Istanbul BBSK 3-0
Galatasaray – Olympiacos 3-0
Day 2
Olympiacos – HalkBank 3-2
Galatasaray – Istanbul BBSK 3-2
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