Advances to the quarterfinals for the first time.
The French team defeated Turkey in a dramatic battle 86:87 after overtime.
Turkey failed big in the moments of truth, both at the end of the 40 minutes and at the end of extra time where they lost opportunities to win.
A big disappointment for Turkey, photo: Reuters
Turkey played without the injured Shane Larkin, but twice came within a winning position.
12 seconds to go with a 4 point lead, Turkey had two free throws and a side ball and a safe game in hand.
Chedi Osman missed both free throws, and then the Turks lost the ball and suffered 4 points until the end from Ivan Fournier and Rudy Gober.
In overtime, the Turks got a last ball to win the game, but Furkan Kurkamaz lost.
Rudy Gover finished with 20 points and 17 rebounds.
For Turkey: Burgahan Tuncher scored 22 points.
In the quarter-finals, France will meet the winner between Serbia and Italy, who will meet tomorrow.
France.
Candidate for winning, photo: EPA
were we wrong
We will fix it!
If you found an error in the article, we would appreciate it if you shared it with us
