ISTANBUL - Ersan Ilyasova scored 19 points to help Turkey knock Slovenia out of the basketball world championship Wednesday with a 95-68 quarterfinal victory.
The teams traded leads five times until Kerem Tunceri`s 3-pointer with 6:35 left in the first quarter put Turkey up 12-11, keying a 20-5 run. Turkey made eight of 11 3s in the first half.
Bostjan Nachbar and Sani Becirovic each had 16 points for Slovenia.