IBB lost their home match to Bursa Büyükşehir with a score of 1:3, despite strong moments and a dramatic fourth set, which was decided only at 38:40. Bulgarian international Denislav Bardarov had an off-day and finished the match with 17 points, a +9 efficiency rating, one ace, 44% positive and 28% perfect reception, as well as 55% success rate in attack with 34% efficiency. The outside hitter played full three sets, entering sporadically in the fourth.

His teammates Ali Fazli and Halil added 21 and 19 points respectively, but this proved insufficient to win more than one set. For the visitors, the top scorer was Alex Nikolov's former teammate at Lube – Petar Dirlic, who finished with 26 points, while Osmani added another 22.

The fourth set was record-breaking in terms of duration and dynamism, where the hosts had several opportunities to reach a tie-break, but their lead in blocks (12 against 9) proved insufficient. Unforced errors weighed heavily in key moments – 33 in favor of the visitors against 28 for the hosts.

Despite their fourth loss since the start of the season, IBB remains in sixth place in the provisional standings with 13 points.

Score: 1:3 (21:25, 23:25, 25:19, 38:40)

The match was played at the 'İBB Cebeci Spor Kompleksi' hall in front of 280 spectators and lasted 2 hours and 29 minutes.