The Turkish Men's National Basketball Team starts the European Championship with a win

The Turkish Men's National Basketball Team defeated host nation Latvia 93-73 in their first match of the 2025 European Championship Group A. The Crescent-Stars will play their second group match against Czechia on Friday at 14:45 TSI.

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The Turkish Men's National Basketball Team starts the European Championship with a win

Arena: Arena Riga

Referees: Gediminas Petraitis, Yohan Rosso, Fernando Calatrava

Latvia: Kristaps Porzingis 10, Davis Bertans 6, Rolands Smits 10, Arturs Kurucs 3, Arturs Zagars 11, Rihards Lomazs 16, Andrejs Grazulis 7, Dairis Bertans 6, Kristers Zoriks 4, Mareks Mejeris, Marcis Steinbergs

Head Coach: Luca Banchi

Turkey: Shane Larkin 15, Kenan Sipahi 19, Cedi Osman 20, Alperen Şengün 16, Ercan Osmani 4, Şehmus Hazer 8, Furkan Korkmaz 5, Adem Bona 4, Ömer Yurtseven,, Sertaç Şanlı, Erkan Yılmaz

Head Coach: Ergin Ataman

1st Period: 21-24 (in favor of Turkey)

Halftime: 39-47 (in favor of Turkey)

3rd Period: 55-72 (in favor of Turkey)

News Source: İHA