Turkey Find Way Past Lithuania


Turkey Find Way Past Lithuania
Turkoglu topped Kleiza (Photo: FIBAeurope.com)
08-09-2009 01:19

Turkey held off a resilient Lithuania to claim an 84-76 upset triumph on opening night of the EuroBasket Group D play in Wroclaw.

Marijonas Petravicius had a game-high 21 points in defeat while Hedo Turkoglu led the Turks in scoring with 19 points.

Turning Point: Lithuania trailed 63-61 early in the fourth quarter and Turkey went on a 13-5 run over the next eight minutes to take command.

Hero: Turkey guard Ender Arslan scored seven of his 16 points in the final stanza. He was three of four (75%) from the floor and made 9 of 10 (90%) from the charity stripe.

Key stat: Turkey were superior shooting the ball from long range.  They were seven of 17 (54%) while Lithuania made just nine of 25 (36%).

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