Turkey Women's National Basketball Team Defeats Montenegro 79-62
Turkey's Women's National Basketball Team defeated Montenegro 79-62. The team, which completed its first match under head coach Frederic Dusart with a win, will face Israel in its second group match on Saturday, November 14.
Montenegro started the match well, but Türkiye answered with 6 straight points from Gökşen Fitik and moved ahead 11-8. The Turkish side ended the first quarter with an 18-14 lead.
In the 13th minute, Türkiye capitalized on Montenegro's loose possessions and extended the lead to 24-16. Points in the paint from Alperi Onar and Elif Bayram sent the Turkish side into the locker room at halftime with a 37-31 lead. Montenegro tried to close the gap with Radonjic and Davis-Reimer.
In the third quarter, the national team found its rhythm with three-pointers from Sevgi Uzun and Derin Erdoğan and extended the lead to 47-37 in the 25th minute. Türkiye closed the quarter on an 8-point run and won it 57-42.
In the final quarter, Türkiye maintained its dominant play and won the match 79-62. Turkish Basketball Federation President Hidayet Türkoğlu followed the game from courtside. The Turkish side will face Israel in its second group match on Saturday, November 14, at 20:40 TSİ in Riga, the capital of Latvia.
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