Türkiye’s women’s national basketball team, known at home as "Potanın Perileri" (the Fairies of the Basket), beat Israel 76-67 on Saturday, 14 November, in the 2027 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket qualifiers, making it two wins from two games in Group I. The game was played at the Rimi Olympic Centre in Riga, Latvia, Sporx (with Anadolu Agency) and Türk Spor Ajansı reported.
Strong first half decides the game
Türkiye led 22-10 after the first quarter and 47-29 at half-time, then took a 60-49 lead into the final quarter, according to Sporx, Türk Spor Ajansı and Haber.com. Israel narrowed the gap in the last quarter, but Türkiye held on for a nine-point win.
Gökşen Fitik was Türkiye’s top scorer with 18 points. Beren Burke and Alperi Onar each scored 11 and Meltem Yıldızhan added 10, Sporx and Türk Spor Ajansı reported. For Israel, Zipel scored 19 points, Garzon 14 and Meyers 11.
Montenegro win in Istanbul
Türkiye opened the qualifying campaign on Wednesday, 11 November, with a 79-62 win over Montenegro, Politikam and Türk Spor Ajansı reported. That game was played at the Turkcell Basketball Development Centre in Istanbul, according to Politikam and İşçi Haber.
Türkiye’s next qualifier is away against Poland on Tuesday, 17 November, at 19:00 Turkish time, Sporx, Türk Spor Ajansı and Haber.com reported.
Sources
- Potanın Perileri, İsrail’i devirdi, 2’de 2 yaptı! (Sporx / AA)
- Potanın Perileri tam gaz (Türk Spor Ajansı)
- Potanın Perileri 2’de 2 yaptı! (Haber.com)
- Potanın Perileri Türkiye-Karadağ maçı sonucu 79-62 (Politikam)
- A Milli Kadın Basketbol Takımı Karadağ’ı ağırlıyor (İşçi Haber / GZT)
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