Turkey outshot by Lithuania, ousted in World Cup quarterfinals

Renaldas Seibutis scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and Lithuania outshot Turkey from behind the 3-point line to win 73-61 on Sept. 9 and earn a spot in the semifinals of the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Lithuania, the reigning bronze medalists, will pplay with the United States, who trashed Slovenia 119-76. Backup guard Martynas Pocius added 13 points off the bench as Lithuania's substitutes outscored Turkey's 28-6 to help eliminate the 2010 silver medalists. Kerem Gönlüm paced Turkey with 13 points.

A game featuring two NBA big men in Lithuania's Jonas Valanciunas and Turkey's Ömer Aşık was decided from beyond the arc.

Turkey had needed two last-minute 3s by Emir Preldzic to overcome a five-point deficit and stun Australia in the round of 16. But the Turks only shot 3-of-18 from long range against a Lithuania team that made 10-of-19.

As Lithuania coach Kazlauskas put it: "All Lithuanians can shoot. Me too." "They were concentrating on the inside so we had a lot of space on the perimeter," Kazlauskas added.

Aşıkk started strong for Turkey with six of his 11 points in the opening period to help build an early 14-6 lead. But the New Orleans Pelicans center was limited by fouls as the game wore on and Turkey's guards lost their shooting touch. Preldzic looked set for another big night when he made his first three baskets, but he managed only four more points for a total of 10.

Valanciunas kept Lithuania afloat with six first-quarter points while its guards struggled early.

The Toronto Raptors center finished with 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, after several bruising battles with Aşık in the low post. One no-call on what he deemed a foul earned Valanciunas a technical for...