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Turkey Crushes Iceland to Secure First Place in the World Championship
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Turkey Crushes Iceland to Secure First Place in the World Championship

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Turkey defeated Iceland 110-73 away from home to improve to 8-0 in Group J.
  • The result secured Turkey’s place at next year’s World Basketball Championship in Qatar, while Iceland cannot finish lower than third in the group.
  • Cedi Osman and Onuralp Bitim led Turkey with 17 points each, while Kenan Sipahi scored 15 and supplied six assists.

Turkey delivered another dominant performance in Group J, beating Iceland 110-73 and becoming the first team to secure a place at next year’s World Basketball Championship in Qatar.

Ergin Ataman’s team led 33-14 after the first quarter and continued to pull away, winning each quarter. The victory gave Turkey an eighth win from eight games.

Cedi Osman and Onuralp Bitim scored 17 points apiece for Turkey. Kenan Sipahi added 15 points and six assists. Iceland’s Kristinn Palsson and Martin Hermannsson each finished with 11 points.

Iceland, which entered the game with a 3-5 record, already knows it cannot fall below third place in the group. Turkey had beaten Lithuania 94-66 at home on Friday.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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