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Turkey filed an official protest about the game against Georgia due to 22 seconds being taken off the game clock in the fourth quarter after the Furkan Korkmaz and Duda Sanadze scuffle.

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Georgia took down Turkey in a fierce double-overtime battle in EuroBasket 2022 today. However, the game did not end there.

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After the match, Turkey decided to file an official protest, according to multiple accounts.

The Turkish national team points to an episode after the Korkmaz-Sanadze scuffle. When the initial Sanadze foul was called, the game clock showed 4:46. However, when the free throws for the shooting foul were shot, the game clock was already at 4:26.

With Georgia leading by 3 (62-59), Duda Sanadze fouled Furkan Korkmaz while he attempted a driving layup. After the episode, Sanadze passed by Korkmaz while saying something to him directly.

The Turkish forward immediately retaliated and the two players went into a scuffle. Both Korkmaz and Sanadze received technical fouls as it was happening. After additional review, both players were awarded disqualifying fouls and had to leave the court.

During the episode, fans from the arena started throwing various things on the court. Everything took close to 10 minutes to settle down.

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