12 Giant Men Secure Victory with Last-Second Shot Against Iceland

The star-crescent team started the match at a brisk pace with the great support of its fans, and closed the first 2 minutes ahead 4-0 with the baskets from Sehmus. “12 Giant Men”, who were leading 7-5 in the 5th minute of the match, could not prevent Hermannsson’s baskets and fell behind 9-7 in the 6th minute. The first quarter of the fight, which continued with mutual baskets, ended with a score of 16-16.

Turkey entered the second period with baskets scored by Okben and Ercan under the basket. Having problems with rebounds, the national team had a hard time stopping their opponent directed by Fridriksson. Maintaining its scoring advantage with the baskets of Ercan Osmani and Sertaç Şanlı, the National Team achieved a 6-point difference (30-24) in the 16th minute. Although Iceland held on to the match with the baskets scored by Hlinason under the basket, Turkey entered the halftime leading 35-30.

Turkey entered the second half of the match well and scored with Melih, Tarık, Sertaç and Ercan. Establishing superiority under the basket with Sertaç, the star and crescent team got both defensive and offensive rebounds. Increasing their hit percentage from behind the inside scoring line, the national team moved the difference to double digits in the 25th minute: 50-39. While both teams had difficulty scoring in the remaining part, the star and crescent team went into the last quarter leading 54-47.

The national team, which remained sluggish in attack at the beginning of the last period, could not prevent Iceland from reducing the difference to 3 points (56-53) in the 33rd minute. Maintaining its superiority with the baskets of Ercan Osmani and Melih Mahmutoğlu, Turkey passed the 35th minute with a 63-56 lead. Iceland’s top scorer, Hermannsson, was out of the game with 5 fouls 5 minutes before the end. Despite this, the guest team showed an effective performance and reduced the difference to 1 point (71-70) with 1 minute and 3 seconds left. Iceland took the lead 75-74 with Gudmundsson’s basket with 3 seconds left. Tarık Biberoviç, one of the national team who used the last attack, hit the target with his shot at the last second. The National Team left the court with a 76-75 advantage.

With this result, “12 Giant Men” got their first victory in their second match in the group. Iceland suffered its first defeat.

For the National Team, Sertaç Şanlı was the top scorer of the match with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Ercan Osmani played a role in the victory with 14 points and Tarık Biberoviç with 11 points.

Kaynak: AA

2024-02-25 15:59:25
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