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13:38
Not an easy situation for the referees in Berlin! Evan Fournier slips a little on a close-out against Furkan Korkmaz and touches him lightly on the hip while trying to throw. To the displeasure of the French, the referees award three free throws and Korkmaz converts all three attempts. Turkey is now ahead again.
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1:35 p.m
Again France is ahead! Evan Fournier goes into the zone on the left wing and, after a lot of contact from Ercan Osmani, discards via the board. Strong finish from Fournier.
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13:34
However, Şehmus Hazer directly has the answer. He gets the switch to Rudy Gobert and hits from above after a step back.
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13:32
Thomas Heurtel puts France in the lead! At the back, Rudy Gobert clears Şehmus Hazer’s layup and the ball quickly goes forward. Heurtel does not hesitate there and sinks the three from the left wing.
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1:30 p.m
What a play by Cedi Osman! Furkan Korkmaz loses the ball on offense and France switches directly. Amath M’Baye lays it down to Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, who is blocked by Osman. Turkey remains in the lead.
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13:28
Rudy Gobert brings France back to a point. At first he misplaces the turn, but gets his own rebound and puts it in the ring.
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13:26
Fourth foul for Rudy Gobert! The center tries to help Evan Fournier, who is being slapped across the baseline by Ercan Osmani, but hits Osmani’s arm. Nevertheless, Gobert stays on the field for now.
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13:22
It’s raining threesomes on both sides now! Sertaç Şanlı responded to Evan Fournier’s goal with a three-pointer over Rudy Gobert von der Pear.
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13:21
It’s France’s turn again! Amath M’Baye is left completely free in the right corner and Thomas Heurtel finds him straight for an open threesome. Turkey coach Ataman reacts quickly with a time-out.
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13:19
Another turnover for the French team. Evan Fournier gets the ball from Thomas Heurtel in the right corner, but is out of bounds. This is France’s 17th ball loss.
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13:16
Beginning of 4th quarter
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13:16
Quarter conclusion:
After an outstanding third quarter by Buğrahan Tuncer, Turkey leads 57:49 against France. Offensively, the French teams remained without points for more than seven minutes. Turkey also struggled offensively for a long time before Tuncer sent one three point after the other through the ring. Can France find its way back?
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13:14
What a match by Buğrahan Tuncer! France again with the ball loss and on the other side then missing the assignment in defense. Tuncer has too much room and pulls the trigger for three. Today he is five out of five from behind the line of three.
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13:12
Compensation in Berlin! Élie Okobo misplaces the layup and Turkey pushes the pace straight away. Buğrahan Tuncer plays the alley-oop to Cedi Osman from the left wing, who finishes with a lay-up. Now the Mercedes-Benz Arena is raging!
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13:10
But Turkey can’t find a rhythm on the offensive either. Alperen Şengun attacks a close out, but then sees Moustapha Fall in front of him. His layup against the French center misses.
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13:07
France have been without points for several minutes. Rudy Gobert tries to get past Alperen Şengun from the post, but runs over him and gets the offensive foul attached.
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13:06
France is too careless with the ball and brings Turkey back something. Andrew Albicy’s pass to Rudy Gobert, allowing Ercan Osmani to swipe the ball away. On the other hand, Osmani attacks directly from the left wing and puts the ball in the basket.
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13:03
After a steal, Terry Tarpey takes Cedi Osman to the poster! The Frenchman intercepts Furkan Korkmaz’s pass and has a clear path to the basket. Osman tries to block from behind, but can’t get the ball.
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13:01
Again the Turks attacked Rudy Gobert in a pick-and-roll and again successfully. Buğrahan Tuncer has too much space on the step back and sinks for three.
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12:59 p.m
Let’s continue in Berlin! Turkey’s Ercan Osmani will start the second half instead of Sertaç Şanlı.
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12:58 p.m
Beginning of 3rd quarter
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12:47 p.m
Mid-term conclusion:
After the first two quarters, France leads 43:35 against Turkey. After a somewhat flawed first quarter, both teams ran hot in the second quarter. France temporarily held a 15-point lead, but towards the end of the quarter the Turkish side responded with a run of their own, putting the game close again.
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12:41
The next threesome for the Turks! This time it’s Cedi Osman, who pulls the trigger over Rudy Gobert, who is standing too low, and scores. That leaves the Turkish team just seven points behind.
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12:40 p.m
Now there are a few shots for Turkey. Rudy Gobert gives too much space to Buğrahan Tuncer on the pick and roll, who immediately punishes it with a three.
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12:38 p.m
Again it is well defended by Turkey, but still there are points for France. Guerschon Yabusele gets the ball in the left post against Yigitcan Saybir and hits a fantastic step back. Falling back, he sends the ball through the ring.
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12:36
The Turkish team’s defense now becomes more aggressive and Vincent Poirier misses the hook shot. In the rebound, however, the foul Alperen Şengun is whistled, who is already at three personal points.
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12:30 p.m
Short run from Turkey and Vincent Collet takes a time-out. Melih Mahmutoğlu puts the fast break back to Furkan Korkmaz, who sinks from the wing for three.
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12:29
What a block from Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot! Turkey makes the game fast, but Onuralp Bitim is heavily cleared across the board by Luwawu-Cabarrot. It goes straight the other way and Vincent Poirier gets a free dunk for two points.
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12:26
France currently scores in almost every attack. Élie Okobo plays the right wing pick and roll with Vincent Poirier and sticks through to his rolling center. He comes to the basket with a spin move and puts the ball in the basket with his left.
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12:25
The fouls could still be a problem for France. After a little nudge, Rudy Gobert gets whistled for his second foul. Moustapha Fall is already on the bench with two fouls. Now Vincent Poirier comes into play for Gobert.
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12:22
A well-played threesome from France! Thomas Heurtel goes through a block from Rudy Gobert into the zone and kicks out on the left wing to Amath M’Baye. He quickly passes on to Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, who is free in the corner and sinks for three points.
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12:19
Beginning of 2nd quarter
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12:19
Quarter conclusion:
France leads after the first quarter against Turkey with 18:11. Both teams made some avoidable mistakes in the first quarter. The French took the lead thanks to their good efficiency at the end.
8th.
12:14
After Ataman’s time-out, the Turkish team is in a better place now. Hazer takes the ball from Heurtel as he builds up and quickly plays it on to Osman, who switches quickly and puts the ball through the ring with his right.
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12:12
It’s already becoming clearer! Ercan Osmani fails to catch Furkan Korkmaz’s pass, allowing France to fast break. Evan Fournier plays to Thomas Heurtel, who has run ahead, who converts the layup without an opponent.
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12:10 p.m
Now there are the easy points for Turkey. Korkmaz hits the ball out of the basket if it falls and Osman sets the pace directly in return. In the zone he puts through to Korkmaz again, who can finish after a throwing feint.
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12:07 p.m
Still no points for Turkey. They get the offensive rebound twice, but both Şanlı, Korkmaz and Şengun forgive out of three. The threesome was already a weakness of the Turkish team in the group phase.
3.
12:05
Turkey starts offensively with problems and on the other side Gobert cleans up. Yabusele moves to the ring via the left wing, but puts the ball past. However, Gobert is there and taps the ball into the basket.
1.
12:02
Guerschon Yabusele scores the first points of the encounter. Furkan Korkmaz leaves him a little too much space on the right wing and Yabusele punishes this directly with a three-pointer.
1.
12:01
Let’s start with the KO phase in Berlin!
12:00 p.m
France starts with Guerschon Yabusele, Evan Fournier, Andrew Albicy, Terry Tarpey and Rudy Gobert. Cedi Osman, Sertaç Şanlı, Buğrahan Tuncer, Furkan Korkmaz and Alperen Şengun start for Turkey. Shane Larkin, who injured his finger in the group stage, is missing today.
11:57
In 2015, both teams met in the round of 16 at the European Championships. At that time, France advanced to the quarter-finals with a clear 76:53 victory. In the end, the French team finished third in the tournament.
11:55
In the German group B, France, who came second at the Olympics, took third place. In the opening game in Cologne, the French lost 63:76 to the DBB selection, but then made it through to the round of 16 with victories against Lithuania, Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the last day of the game, France lost 82-88 to Slovenia. So far France has been able to rely on 2.16m center Rudy Gobert on defense and guard Evan Fournier is the best scorer on offense.
11:47
The Turkish team finished second in Group A in the group stage. After opening victories against Montenegro and Bulgaria, they were surprisingly defeated by the hosts Georgia. However, a win against Belgium secured Turkey second place in the group before narrowly missing out on group victory against Spain 69-72 in the final game. Head Coach Ataman’s team builds on the offensive skills of NBA players Osman, Korkmaz and Şengun, as well as reigning EuroLeague champion Larkin.
11:37
Hello and welcome to the round of 16 of the 2022 European Basketball Championship! The first to meet today in Berlin are Turkey and France. Tip-off is at 12 noon in the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Have fun reading along!