In the FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifications, Turkey lost to Greece, the leader of the FIBA 2023, and got its third defeat in 4 matches.
Capturing a 14-point streak in the last quarter, the Nationals could not prevent the incoming baskets even though they narrowed the gap to 2 points and remained in one win.
National Team; Larkin, Melih Mahmutoğlu, Metecan Birsen, Samet Geyik, Oğuz Savaş started with the top 5, while Greece started with the top 5, Moraitis, Larentzakis, Papanikolaou, Agravanis, Papagiannis.
In the first period played at high tempo, Metecan Birsen and Agravanis carried their teams with 8 points each, while Greece closed the period ahead 17-15.
Having made a good start in the second period, the crescent-stars managed to take the lead by defending their opponent well, while Greece stepped up in the second part of the period and went ahead 36-33 into the locker room.
While Greece improved its offensive and defensive performance in the third quarter, the away team was ahead by 16 points, with Papagiannis’ effective under-pot play and Sloukas stepping in: 46-62.
Making a great start to the last period of the match, the National Team reduced the lead to 2 with a series of 14-0 with 5 minutes and 30 seconds remaining: 60-62. In the remaining part of the match, with the recovery of Greece in attack and defense, the national team could not take the lead in the score and left the park with a 76-67 defeat.
MINISTER KASAPOĞLU FOLLOWED THE MATCH FROM THE TRIBUNE
Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu followed the Turkey-Greece match from the stands. Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) President Hidayet Türkoğlu and TBF CEO Ömer Onan were among the names who followed the match in the stands.
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THE FIRST THREE IN THE GROUP WILL BE OUT
The teams that take the first three places in their groups will have the right to compete in the next round. Teams will carry the points they collected in the first group stage to the next group. Our national team is aiming to go to the next round with maximum points by winning the remaining 2 matches.
ONE WIN IN 3 MATCHES
In the first match of the Turkish group, they lost 84-70 to Belarus on the road. Our Nationals managed to beat Great Britain 84-67 in the field. Crescent-Stars lost 72-71 away against Greece.
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Turkey in Group B; 2nd place with 1 win, 3 losses. Rival Greece, on the other hand, sits in the leadership seat.
