In the Korisliiga game on 9 October 2026, KTP Basket Kotka beat Pyrinto Tampere 88:72.
Score by Quarter
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
KTP Basket Kotka
24
22
20
22
88
Pyrinto Tampere
15
19
16
22
72
Match report
Kotka beat Pyrintö Tampere 84:69 in the Korisliiga on Thursday evening. The hosts moved up to sixth in the standings while the visitors dropped to eighth after twenty-two games each. A straightforward result for a team that had been on a good run.
And here's the thing about this one — Kotka didn't just win, they controlled the tempo from the opening tip. The home side scored at a rate that made the visitors chase the game, and by then the outcome felt settled. We had given Kotka a win with fifty-nine percent confidence before kickoff, and that assessment held up.
To be fair, the visitors had shown vulnerability in their recent outings. They lost 96:97 to Tapiolan Honka on Tuesday and 79:97 to Salon Vilpas Vikingit three days earlier. Those results against higher-scoring sides suggested their defence was stretched thin. Kotka, by contrast, had beaten Karhu 84:78 on Wednesday and Bisons Loimaa 87:64 the week before.
The difference in the standings tells part of the story. Kotka sit on twelve wins from twenty-two games with ten defeats. Pyrintö have nine wins and thirteen losses. That gap in experience showed through in the fourth quarter when the home side pulled away.
The result keeps Kotka in the hunt for a higher position and extends their momentum. For Tampere it means another loss in a season that has not gone to plan. The visitors will need to find consistency if they want to climb out of the lower half.
