SAITAMA - Turkey was defeated by Argentina 58-83 in the quarterfinal of the 15th FIBA World Championship for Men today.
Turkey will take on Lithuania on Thursday to be ranked either the fifth or the eighth in the tournament.
Turkish basketball team had beaten Lithuania 76-74 on August 19th.
Hall: Saitama Arena
Referees: Matthew Terry Moore (USA), Jason Scott Bluter (Australia), Ilija Beloseviç (Serbia-Montenegro)
Turkey: Cenk 11, Serkan 10, Fatih 1, Kaya 8, Hakan 4, Engin 3, Ermal 5, Kerem 3, Ibrahim 2, Ersan 5, Ender 2, Semih 4
Argentina: Scola 13, Ginobili 7, Sanchez 5, Oberto 10, Nocioni 21, Delfino 14, Herrmann 8, Wolkowyski 2, Prigioni, Fernandez 3, Farabello, Gutierrez
First period: 16-25 (Turkey-Argentina)
Halftime: 43-23 (Turkey-Argentina)
Third period: 40-75 (Turkey-Argentina)