FIBA World Cup 2019 Qualifiers: Day 2 results

Philippines's Gabe Norwood (5) slams it home in Tokyo.
Philippines' Gabe Norwood (5) slams it home in Tokyo

FIBA Europe Group B: Turkey 85, Latvia 73

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Turkey's fan base come to life during a victory against Latvia.
Turkey's fan base come to life during a victory against Latvia

Bursa, TURKEY-- Zanis Pieners' 25 points and 6 rebounds weren't enough to guide Latvia as they lost in the first game of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers to Turkey 85-73. Turkey's 42% three-point shooting was enough to hold off the Latvians.

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Melih Mahmutoglu led Turkey with 24 points. The Turkish squad were able to produce 12 steals.

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Turkey's next game in the group is against Ukraine while Latvia face off against Sweden.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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