ISTANBUL (CIHAN) - The Turkish National Basketball team just about edged out Olympic games participants New Zealand 70-69 on Wednesday evening in the second successive friendly game between the sides.
Full time had ended 60-60. In extra time Turkish power forward Hidayet Turkoglu inspired Turkey to snatch a 70-69 win over the visiting team. Hido Turkoglu, who will play for Orlando Magic this coming season, notched up 24 points to be voted man of the match. Mehmet Okur added 17 points for Turkey.
The Turkish National Basketball team had trounced New Zealand 86-79 in the first match on Tuesday evening. The games are intended as warm-up encounters ahead of the European Championship preliminary group matches.
Turkey will face the US dream team on August 8 and 10.