A National Men’s Basketball Team lost to Slovenia in the friendly match

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Sinan Erdem Sport Turkey; Bugrahan Tuncer, Furkan Korkmaz, Cedi Osman, Sadık Kabaca, Sertaç Şanlı started with the top 5. Slovenia’s top 5 consisted of Goran Dragic, Doncic, Zoran Dragic, Cancar and Tobey. Good start to the match National team, went ahead 12-9 in the first 4 minutes with the effective play of Furkan Korkmaz. Effective in the attack with Alperen and Onuralp coming from the side in the remaining part of the period, Turkey could not prevent Slovenia’s points from the foul line as the foul right expired early. National teamclosed the first period ahead 26-21.

Starting the second quarter with Prepelic’s scoring game, Slovenia brought the score to 29-29 with 7:34 remaining in the period. Taking the lead in the game later in the period, Slovenia increased the lead to 6 with Cancar’s three-pointer with 2:49 left in the first half: 36-42. Slovenia, who managed to maintain the difference in the last part of the period, entered the locker room 46-40 ahead.

Both teams started the third period effectively on offense. While the national team scored with Cedi and Furkan; Slovenia was effective in offense with Doncic and Goran Dragic, and the national team was behind 55-58 in the television break with 4:48 left of the period. Slovenia, which dominated the game in the rest of the period, started to open the gap with Doncic and Goran Dragic and entered the decision period 73-62 ahead.

Both teams started the decision period sluggish. Allowing its opponent to score only 2 points in the first 4 minutes of the period, the national team narrowed the lead to 6 with 5:40 remaining with Sertaç Şanlı’s free throws: 69-75. The national team reduced the lead to 3 with Alperen Şengün’s basket foul with 25 seconds left in the game. After Slovenia’s offensive turnover, Furkan Korkmaz’s free throws narrowed the lead to 1 with 10 seconds left: 88-89. After Dragic hit one of the 2 free throws, the national team hit the ball with Furkan Korkmaz in the last attack and the match went to overtime with 90-90.

While the national team was effective with Furkan Korkmaz in the overtime section; Slovenia scored points with Goran Dragic. With 18 seconds left in the game, Goran Dragic took his team 104-103 ahead with a three-pointer. The national team, who could not find the number in the last position, lost the match 104-103.

HIGH ATTENTION TO DONCIC IN SINAN ERDEM

Turkish fans showed great interest to Luka Doncic, the most important player of Slovenia, in the friendly match where Turkey faced Slovenia. The 23-year-old player, who did not refuse the request of the fans who wanted to take a photo with him before the warm-up, had an important share in the victory of his country with his effective performance in the match.

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LIVING ROOM: Sinan Erdem

REFEREES: Yener Yılmaz, Kaan Büyükçil, Çağlar Özkan

TURKEY: Buğrahan Tuncer, Furkan Korkmaz 33, Cedi Osman 24, Sadık Kabaca 2, Sertaç Şanlı 8, Alperen Şengün 19, Şehmus Hazer 4, Onuralp Bitim 8, Yiğitcan Saybir 5, Melih Mahmutoğlu, Doğuş Özdemiroğlu, Furkan Haltalı, Metecan Birsen

SLOVENIA: Goran Dragic 28, Doncic 23, Zoran Dragic 7, Cancar 12, Tobey, Nikolic 2, Dimec 4, Muric 10, Blazic, Prepelic 14, Samar 4, Hrovat

1st PERIOD: 26-21

FIRST HALF: 40-46

3rd PERIOD: 62-73

NORMAL TIME: 90-90

5 FOULS: 43.50 Alperen Şengün (Turkey), 34.12 Dimec (Slovenia)

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