Turkey wins in Eurobasket, faces playoff against Serbia

Turkey now plays Serbia Monday night for a chance to make the finals, its fourth game in as many days.
On Sunday evening, the Turks secured second spot in Group D with a hard fought 75-72 point victory over Croatia. For Turkey, brahim hit a game high of 23 points, with Hidayet posting 15 and Mehmet 13.
Turkey trailed at the end of the first quarter 18-21 but came back strongly in the second period to go to the long break 38-35 up. They extended their lead in the third to 56-50 but strong play saw the Croatians close the gap, though the Turks held out in the final moments to run out winners by three points.