Alperen Sengun dropped a double-double, powering Turkey past Sweden and into the quarterfinals of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025.
Turkey punched its ticket to the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 quarterfinals after holding off Sweden, 85-79, in their Round of 16 clash on September 6 (PH time).
Alperen Sengun powered the Turks with a monster performance of 24 points, 16 rebounds, six assists, and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Cedi Osman added 17 to move into fourth place on Turkey’s all-time EuroBasket scoring list.
Ludvig Hakanson paced Sweden with 16 points, but it wasn’t enough to stop Turkey from advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2009.
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