Karhu Basket — KTP Basket Kotka: 78:84, Korisliiga

Kotka have beaten league-leading Karhu 84-78 in the Korisliiga on Saturday. The result ends the home side's hopes of maintaining their position at the top of the table and gives the visitors a boost in their push for a higher finish.

Kotka came into the match sixth in the standings with twelve wins from twenty-two games, while Karhu sat one place above them with seventeen victories. The home side had won their previous two fixtures against Kuovot Kuopio and Kipinä Basket, but this time they could not hold off the visitors.

The away team will now look to consolidate their position after picking up a win away from home. They had beaten Karhu 95-88 earlier this season on September ninth and followed that with victories over Bisons Lohja and Kipinä Basket in recent weeks.

Karhu drop further from the summit after the defeat. They had won two consecutive games before this match but now face the task of responding to a setback against a side they had previously beaten at home.

The result means Karhu remain on seventeen wins from twenty-two games, while Kotka move to twelve wins and ten defeats. Both teams have played the same number of matches and the gap between them in the table has shifted with this outcome.