Kouvot Kouvola — Kipinä Basket: 80:89, Korisliiga

Kipina defeated Kouvot Kouvola 89 to 80 on Tuesday in the Korisliiga, overturning a prediction that had given the home side a 71 percent chance of victory. The result means Kouvot remain 11th in the table after 22 games, their record standing at six wins and 16 losses with no draws.

The visitors showed sharper finishing in the final quarter, pulling away after a tight first half. Kouvot had looked comfortable through much of the game, but Kipina found a way back into it when it mattered, ending a run of two straight defeats for the hosts.

Kouvot's recent form has been inconsistent, with wins against UU-Korihait and Tapiolan Honka sandwiched between losses to Karhu and Tapiolan Honka again. They will have to regroup if they want to climb out of the bottom half of the standings.

Kipina came into this fixture with mixed results, but the 109-85 victory over UU-Korihait the previous week suggested they were building momentum. They lost to Karhu and Kotka in between, but the three wins in their last five games give them something to build on.

The scoreline tells you enough — Kipina were clinical when it counted, and Kouvot could not find a response. The hosts now sit on 22 games played, still without a point in the standings, while the visitors move closer to the top half with each win.