Finland

Regular Season Round 12: Kataja - KTP-Basket 83-94

Date: December 6, 2025
Very expected game when 11th ranked Kataja (3-9) lost to fifth ranked KTP-Basket (7-5) in Joensuu 83-94 on Saturday. KTP-Basket made 25-of-29 free shots (86.2 percent) during the game. KTP-Basket outrebounded Kataja 41-25 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. KTP-Basket looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The winners were led by American guard Jayden Taylor (193-2003, college: NC State) who scored that evening 20 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and Tuomas Hirvonen supported him with 16 points and 11 assists. Five KTP-Basket players scored in double figures. Even 27 points and 4 assists by American guard DeVion Harmon (188-2001, college: Texas Tech) did not help to save the game for Kataja. International Henri Kantonen (198-1997, agency: Blacktop Management) added 13 points and 6 assists. Kataja's coach Petri Virtanen rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. KTP-Basket moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Seagulls. Loser Kataja keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. KTP-Basket will meet at home Seagulls (#4) in the next round. Kataja will play against Kouvot (#10) in Kouvola and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  KATAJA (coach: Petri Virtanen)83
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
8 HiQBIj, gRkaIj 48 0-63 (40.9%) 4-66 (89.4%) 2-7 (22.7%) 5 3 3 3 6 9 3 5 5 8 89 80 5
00 KijUIjRj, HRjQa 46 4-4 (655%) 8-2 (80%) 6-6 (655%) 6 8 4 1 8 6 5 5 5 8 64 64 5
4 KaBMQIuDh, ziQRd 87 8-3 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8 3 1 5 3 6 5 8 5 5 0 9 5
3 biQshill, zRQBiajR 81 8-3 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 8-3 (05%) 8 0 9 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 2 5
0 waBIjRj, zIIjis 67 6-4 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 0 5 5
84 wuBMi, whIBis 62 6-6 (655%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 5 0 8 8 5 5 4 2 0 5
30 ORQBijUI, HRjQa 69 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 8 8 5 5
62 KijRQLI, SjUUa 61 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 5
86 KjahUajRj, wRRBu 63 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 0 1 5
2 OuQBIjRj, PUsI 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
65 vihdRUjaRBa, qRUu  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   61-44 (32.0%) 64-40 (49.6%) 68-60 (25.5%) 1 67 80 63 88 62 9 8 5 68 24 94  


  KTP-BASKET (coach: Darko Mihajlovic)94
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
8 AipTRll, KIRj 43 4-1 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 9-9 (655%) 6 4 3 4 8 4 8 5 5 6 67 88 5
3 HaQLIjRj, wuIBis 43 8-8 (655%) 3-2 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 66 6 5 8 5 5 6 61 81 5
83 CiQLRQ, SiQIj 44 0-65 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 4 66 63 8 8 3 6 5 6 8 68 86 5
2 wiFlIQ, ziFdRj 87 2-64 (16.0%) 5-3 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 6 2 7 1 3 3 5 5 5 3 85 88 5
33 OIlli, HijjRs 82 0-2 (18.0%) 5-5 (5%) 65-68 (24.4%) 4 4 1 6 8 7 5 5 5 5 85 87 5
40 GQijlujd, zRspRQ 81 5-4 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 6 3 6 6 5 6 6 0 8 5
5 ealRF, mRIj 86 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 4 6 6 5 5 6 8 -6 5
89 bFVQi, XaVI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   83-31 (08.8%) 9-62 (42.7%) 80-87 (21.8%) 7 48 36 83 62 88 9 5 8 65 73 686  


Height: 188 cm
Position name: G
Born: Jan 22,2001
Weight: 93kg / 204.6lbs
32
MINS
28
27
POINTS
20
4
D.REB
3
0
O.REB
3
4
T.REB
6
4
ASSISTS
1
4
STEALS
0
2
TO
0
0
BLOCKS
0
5/14
35.7%
2FGP
5/8
62.5%
3/11
27.3%
3FGP
0/0
0%
8/9
88.9%
FT
10/12
83.3%
25
RANK
29
Height: 211 cm
Position: C
Born: Mar 9,1998
Weight: 122kg / 268.4lbs
Kataja  83
VS
83
Points Scored
94
59
Starting Five Points
87
24
Bench Points
7
19
Defensive Rebounds
32
6
Offensive Rebounds
9
25
Rebounds
41
14
Assists
24
7
Steals
7
12
Turnovers
10
2
Blocked Shots
0
22
Personal fouls
18
16/33
48.5%
2FGP
24/46
52.2%
13/35
37.1%
3FGP
7/18
38.9%
12/15
80.0%
FT
25/29
86.2%
73
Rank
121

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)