Kipinä Basket — UU-Korihait Uusikaupunki: 109:85, Korisliiga

Kipina Basket saw off UU-Korihait Uusikaupunki 109-85 in the Korisliiga on 3 October 2026. The hosts ran out comfortable winners, and the result leaves the visitors with a setback they will not welcome.

Kipina started bright and kept the pressure on. Their shooting from distance was the difference, and they never let the visitors settle into any rhythm. To be fair, the home side had the deeper bench, and that showed when the game opened up.

UU-Korihait came in fifth in the table with twelve wins from twenty-two games, but they did not travel to make up the numbers. They lost by twenty-four points, and the margin says everything about how the contest unfolded.

The hosts have been inconsistent of late, losing to Karhu and Kotka in September before a mixed run in April. This win gives them something to build on, and it moves them closer to the top half.

We had backed the visitors at 72 per cent confidence, but the game went the other way. Kipina's home court proved decisive, and the visitors could not find the answers when it mattered.

The result tightens the race for the upper positions, and it is a blow for UU-Korihait who had looked steady before this evening.