Turkey to meet Aussies in World Cup round of 16
Turkey has advanced to the Round of 16 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup after seeing off the Dominican Republic 77-64 on Sept. 4 to finish second in Group C behind the unbeaten United States and set up a date with Australia on Sept. 7.
Turkeyâs â12 Giant Menâ beat on Sept. 4 to finish the Group C as the runner-up behind the titleholders, and will move to Barcelona for the final round games. The winner of the Turkey vs. Australia game will meet either Lithuania or New Zealand in the quarterfinals.
Turkey looked to be on the way out of the tournament earlier this week after back-to-back defeats to the U.S. and Ukraine, but the team bounced back with a comeback win over Finland before the Dominican Republic victory.
The reigning champions from the U.S., hosts Spain and Greece finished group play unbeaten while Lithuania handed Slovenia their first defeat of the tournament also on Sept. 4.
James Harden scored 17 points to lead the Americans to a 95-71 victory in Group C while four others hit at least 10 points. The defeat also cost Ukraine a spot in the round of 16 as they dropped from second in the group going into the day to fifth.
New Zealand snatched up the fourth and final knockout berth in the group with a 67-65 win over Finland. Isaac Fotu collected 18 points and eight rebounds for the Tall Blacks. New Zealandâs reward will be a Round of 16 date with Lithuania, who allowed just two points in the fourth quarter for a 67-64 win over previously unbeaten Slovenia to take first place in Group D. Jonas Valanciunas led Lithuania with 12 points.
Slovenia finished second despite 14 points from Domen Lorbek and will take on the Dominican Republic in the knockouts.
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