Cedi Osman drops 25 points to gift Turkey a win against Vezenkov's Bulgaria / News - Basketnews.com

NBA duo of Cedi Osman and Alperen Sengun combined for 45 points to navigate Turkey to a 100-point performance.

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Turkey (2-0) holds a perfect record with two victories after the latest win over Bulgaria (0-2), 101-87 (31-29, 19-23, 25-19, 26-16).

After the close first half with 7 lead changes and 12 times the result being tied, Cedi Osman-led Turkey kicked into the higher gear in the third quarter and created a substantial 7-point advantage (73-66).

Turkey started the last quarter with a 9-2 run and had a double-digit lead (84-73) for the first time in the match. Ergin Ataman's squad maintained the lead and finished the game on a high note.

Cedi Osman led the winners with 25 points (8/11 2PT, 3/4 3PT, 0/1 FT), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 31 EFF.

Alperen Sengun posted 20 points (9/10 2PT, 2/4 FT), 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 30 EFF.

Another Turkey's NBAer, Furkan Korkmaz, was forced to miss the duel due to back spasms.

Turkey: Cedi Osman 25 (8 REB), Alperen Sengun 20 (9 REB), Shane Larkin 13 (9 AST), Sehmus Hazer 10, Bugrahan Tuncer 10 (7 AST).

Bulgaria: Aleksandar Vezenkov 28 (15 REB, 32 EFF), Chavdar Kostov 15, Dee Bost 12 (13 AST).

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