"RIGA, Latvia -- Turkey is headed to the EuroBasket final for the first time in 24 years, set to face World Cup champion Germany for the gold medal. The title game is Sunday in Riga. Turkey beat Greece 94-68 on Friday in the second semifinal, preceded by Germany's 98-86 win over Finland. Greece and Finland play Sunday for bronze. Regardless of outcome, it will be just the second EuroBasket medal for Turkey, which won silver when it hosted the tournament in 2001."
"Turkey blew its game open with a 12-0 run that took only 2:19 of the second quarter, going up 45-24 when that spurt ended. It was 49-31 at the half, with the primary difference being turnovers. Greece had 12 in the first 20 minutes that turned into 17 Turkey points; Turkey had only two giveaways in the first half, which became two Greece points."
Turkey advanced to the EuroBasket final for the first time in 24 years after beating Greece 94-68, and will meet World Cup champion Germany, who defeated Finland 98-86. Both Turkey and Germany entered the final with perfect 8-0 tournament records. Turkey's semifinal was marked by a 12-0 second-quarter run and a first-half turnover advantage that produced 17 points. Ercan Osmani scored 28 points and Cedi Osman added 17; Alperen Sengun posted 15 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Dennis Schroder scored 26 points with 12 assists for Germany.
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