FIBA Europe Group B: Turkey 85, Latvia 73
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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.
Edited by Arvind Sriram