A National Basketball Team, which will compete in the FIBA Men’s Olympic Qualifications to be held in Victoria, Canada between 29 June and 4 July, defeated Russia 80-62 in the friendly match.
A National Basketball Team, which will compete in the FIBA Men’s Olympic Qualifications to be held in Victoria, Canada between 29 June and 4 July, defeated Russia 80-62 in the friendly match.
At the beginning of the match, the national team could not be successful in the outside shots, and the first quarter was behind 19-17. Turkey, which was effective under the basket with Sertaç in the second period, took the lead 34-33 with Doğuş’s basket in the last minute of the quarter and went to the locker room with this score. Using Alperen and Cedi Osman effectively in the second half of the match, the National Team finished the 3rd period ahead 56-51. Showing an effective performance with all its players in the last period, Turkey won the match 80-62 with a margin of 18 points. A National Men’s Basketball Team will face Russia again in the preparation match tomorrow at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall.
Hall: Sinan Erdem
Referees: Mehmet Keseratar, Fatih Arslanoğlu, Kaan Büyükçil
Turkey: Şehmus Hazer 11, Cedi Osman 14, Buğrahan Tuncer, Sertaç Şanlı 13, Alperen Şengün 13, Metecan Birsen 9, Melih Mahmutoğlu 11, Berk Uğurlu 5, Doğuş Özdemiroğlu 2, Sadık Emir Kabaca, Göksenin Köksal, Ömer Faruk Yurtseven 2
Russia: Kardanakhishvili 4, Mozgov 12, Vorontsevich 6, Astapkovich 11, Kulagin 12, Motovilov, Ivlev 9, Ukhov 2, Antonov 2, Strebkov, Kvitkovskikh, Komolov 4
1st Period: 17-19
Circuit: 34-33
3. Period: 56-51
5 fouls: 35.21 Metecan Birsen (Turkey), 39.23 Vorontsevich (Russia)
