The FIBA 2023 World Cup European Qualifiers will end after the 5th and 6th matches. Our National Men’s Basketball Team is hosting Latvia in the 5th game of Group I of the 2nd Round. Having 2 wins and 2 losses in the first round group, the national team won 1 win and 3 losses in 4 matches played in the 2nd round. Crescent-Yıldızlılar, who are in the 4th place in the group with 3 wins and 5 losses in total, do not have a chance to participate in the World Cup before the last two matches. The leader of the group, Latvia, with a total of 7 wins and 1 loss, guaranteed to go to the World Cup before the last 2 matches. A Nationals will play their 6th and last match in the group on Monday, 27 February at 22.30 CET against Belgium. İsmail Cem Ulusoy, who was called to the candidate squad in Turkey, was removed from the squad due to his injury, and Ömer Can İlyasoğlu was included instead of this player.
Turkey 23-26 Latvia (Second period is played in the match)
Our National Team started the game with a 4-0 advantage with the baskets of Yiğitcan Saybir and Furkan Haltalı from under the basket. Afterwards, while both teams were having trouble attacking, 12 Giant Men made the score 9-5 with a three-pointer from Yiğitcan Saybir, 5 minutes before the end of the first period. Onuralp Bitim’s three-pointer brought a 15-10 advantage in the score, with 4:21 remaining in the section passed with mutual three-pointers. With 3:29 left to play Arturs Zagars’ three-pointer, our response with Yiğit Arslan kept our National Team ahead with 18-13. With 2:15 remaining, Arturs Zagars’ three pointer tied the score 18-18. Responding to Sadik Emir Kabaca’s hit from the free throw line with Klavs Cavars’ free throw, Latvia took the lead 19-22 with a 3-pointer from Martins Laksa with 1:14 remaining. With 59 seconds left, Laksa’s hits from the free throw line also put Latvia ahead 20-24. Responding to Yiğit Arslan’s three pointer with Arturs Zagars’ two-pointer, Latvia finished the first period ahead 23-26.
First period result: Turkey 23-26 Latvia
While our National Team went to the field in black uniforms due to the earthquake disaster in our country, our technical team was on the sidelines with completely black suits.
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When is the Turkey-Latvia basketball game, at what time, on which channel?
The match between Turkey and Latvia, which started at 20:00 at Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall, is broadcast live on NTV. Live score tracking and details of the match are in our news…
The following names are included in the nominees of the National Team:
Furkan Haltalı (Anadolu Efes), Yiğit Arslan (Bahçeşehir College), Okben Ulubay, Ömer Can İlyasoğlu (Beşiktaş Emlakjet), Ercan Osmani, Doğuş Özdemiroğlu (Darüşşafaka Lassa), Şehmus Hazer (Fenerbahçe Beko), Onuralp Bitim, Yiğitcan Saybir (Frutti Extra Bursaspor), Sadık Emir Kabaca (Galatasaray Nef), Muhsin Yaşar (Gaziantep Basketball), Kenan Sipahi (Pınar Karşıyaka), Berk İbrahim Uğurlu, Berke Büyüktuncel (TOFAŞ), Erkan Yılmaz (Türk Telekom)
MATCH 17 WITH LATVIA
A National Men’s Basketball Team is facing Latvia for the 17th time in its history. Facing their opponent for the first time in the preparatory tournament organized in Czechoslovakia on September 16, 1966, the national team lost the match with a score of 83-63. In the first match played by the two teams in the group, Latvia defeated the national team 111-85. While the Nationals won 10 wins in 16 games played against Latvia so far, they were defeated 6 times on the park.
INCOME OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO CONTAINER CITY WORKS
The revenues of the game Turkey will play against Latvia in Bursa will be transferred to the ongoing container city works due to the earthquakes, the epicenter of which is Kahramanmaraş and causing destruction in 11 provinces. The ticket prices of the match vary between 100 TL and 250 thousand TL.
