Netherlands’ joy is Turkey delight as both teams clinch Eurobasket qualification
The Dutch defeated Croatia to qualify for the tournament, and Turkey did it as well after overturning tiebreaker vs Sweden.
Two additional Eurobasket tickets have been booked as Netherlands has defeated 65-57 Croatia to qualify for the tournament for the 16th time, but only the 2nd since 1989. A strong second half proved to be crucial for the Dutch, who rallied behind Yannick Franke’s 15 points performance.
Netherlands results guarantees the ticket for Turkey, who earlier today got the better out of Sweden and overturned a tiebreaker (88-80 after losing by 7 the first leg). Turkey was led by Sengun’s 24 points and 12 rebounds, while Shane Larkin had 9 points and 7 assists in 34 minutes. Jonas Jerebko’s 21 points game wasn’t enough for Sweden.