From hell to heaven France, in a thriller match, after extra time and the amazing Rudy Gobert managed, albeit extremely difficult, to confirm the predictions by winning in Berlin 87-86 (77-77 normally). season) Turkey and became the first team to secure a place in the EuroBasket 2022 quarter-finals, where they will face (14/9) the winner of the match between Serbia and Italy.

Turkey went all the way looking for a straight win in qualifying, albeit without Anadolu Efes defender Shane Larkin, who suffered an injury (right finger) in the group stage.

France started by taking control of the game thanks to their defense. Vincent Collet’s team closed the first half with a score of +8 (35-43), although they still had +16 (15-31) in the middle of the second period. But the accuracy of Turkey from the mark of 6:75 cut the difference by half.

In the third period, Turkey returned to the game for good, turning it around and even taking an 8-point lead (57-49), with excellent defense, great shooting decisions and an amazing Tancer as a career leader.

Ebaye with five points in a row… took the French by the hand at the start of the 4th quarter, closing the gap and giving the match the lead… a thriller to the end, basket after basket, with an ever-changing lead. Arms.
With 13:6 left, Osman missed two shots due to an unsportsmanlike foul by Luo Cambaro, which allowed the French to then equalize at 77-77, sending the match into overtime after Toncher missed with seconds left. Spitter.

To finally be there with 87-86 in the hands of France, which during this time had the main protagonists Fournier and Gobert, who at the decisive moment – less than 2 minutes before the end – received an unsportsmanlike foul from Toncher.

The final was as shocking as the match itself, after Gobert missed both shots, the ball went to the Turks, but Tarpri knocked it out with Korkmaz’s hands 2 minutes before the end.

DECADES: 11–18, 35–43, 57–49, 77–77 onwards, 86–87.

TURKEY (Ataman): Bitim, Hazer 8 (2 3s, 6 assists), Kambaca, Korkmaz 18 (4/12 shots, 8/9 shots, 6 fouls), Mahmutoglu, Osman 11 (3/10 shots, 4/6 shots , 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 assists, 2 steals), Osmani 7 (1), Sunli 12 (2/5 three-pointers, 7 rebounds), Cybir, Sengun 8 (4/10 shots, 5 rebounds), Tancer 22 (2 /5 two-pointers, 6/10 three-pointers, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 fouls).

FRANCE (Cole): Albissy 2, Fall 4, Fournier 13 (3/5 2-pointers, 2/8 3-pointers, 1/1 shot, 6 rebounds), Gobert 20 (7/11 2-pointers, 6/11 shots, 17 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 errors, 1 block), Ertel 13 (2 3s, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 errors), Luo-Kbarro 9 (2), Ebaye 9 (1/5 3s), Okombo, Poirier 6, Tarpey 2, Yabusele 9 (1).