MERSIN (Türkiye ) - Kennedy Burke made it a night to remember as she added to her EuroCup Women winners' medal by also being crowned Finals MVP.
She proved to be the main architect of CIMSA CBK Mersin winning their first European trophy as she inspired the Turkish team to glory with two pivotal contributions across both games against Athinaikos Qualco.
The 29 year-old harvested an average performance efficiency valuation of 23.5 after amassing 21.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.0 steal per outing across the Finals.
She was instrumental in an 85-80 road win in Greece during the first leg, coming up with a sparkling 25 points and 9 rebounds.
Burke then helped her team to seal the deal with 17 points and 7 boards in the second leg as Mersin were edged out 77-75 - only to triumph on aggregate.
Burke received her honor in front of more than 7,000 home fans as Mersin made it a case of third time lucky, having twice missed out in the EuroLeague Women Final.
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