Dusart: We Must First Correct Our Mistakes

Turkey's women's national basketball team beat Israel 76-67 in their second game of Group I in the second round of the 2027 FIBA Women's EuroBasket qualifiers. After the match, played at the Rimi Olympic Centre, head coach Frederic Dusart spoke to an Anadolu Agency reporter.

Dusart said they played well in the first half. The coach, who noted that Israel is a team that never gives up and that their defense would be difficult, said he did not know what happened in the second half. He explained that his team relaxed and pulled back, and mentally drifted out of the game. He said winning felt good, but he stressed that, given their performance in the second half in particular, the win was not a good thing for them.

Dusart noted that the match against Poland will be difficult and said the team has quality players with European League experience. Ahead of the game on Tuesday, November 17, he said that their second-half play would not be enough against Poland. Dusart said they must first correct their mistakes and then they can talk about the Poland match.