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Furkan Korkmaz scored a game-winning floater with 23 seconds remaining. Montenegro committed an offensive foul in the final possession, and Turkey overcame Montenegro by one point.

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Furkan Korkmaz scored a game-winning floater with 23 seconds remaining to push Turkey over Montenegro 72-68 (14-18, 27-13, 12-20, 19-17).

Player of the Game EFF 22 Shane Larkin Points 18 Accuracy 6-7 Rebounds 0 Assists 7

Bojan Dubljevic provided a strong performance for Montenegro to push the underdogs past Turkey 70-65 (18-14, 13-27, 20-12, 20-15) to achieve the first upset in the tournament.

Although it seemed like Turkey was the overwhelming favorite of the match, things did not go as easy. Shane Larkin led the squad to a dominant second quarter (27-13) which built a 10-point lead going into halftime (41-31) but Montenegro did not back down and tied the game, even taking the lead (47-44).

The game was decided in the fourth quarter. With four minutes remaining, Bojan Dubljevic made a triple to push the Montenegrins' lead to five (66-61). Turkey battled back but Vladimir Mihailovic scored a jumper to push the lead to three (68-65).

The teams traded baskets, and after Alperen Sengun's layup, the squads were separated by just one. However, Furkan Korkmaz scored a tough floater with 23 seconds remaining to put Turkey up by one.

Montenegro had the ball in its hands in an attempt to capture the win. However, Marko Simonovic committed an offensive fouls, Korkmaz made a last-second half-court shot, and the game was decided.

Korkmaz scored just 9 nine points in the contest but two of them came at the most crucial time for the team. Shane Larkin led Turkey with 18 points on 6-for-7 shooting and 7 assists. Cedi Osman added 15 while making just 1 triple out of 8.

Bojan Dubljevic was the leader of the Montenegrin team with 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting and 6 rebounds in his account.

Turkey: Shane Larkin 18 (5/6 3PT, 7 AST), Cedi Osman 15 (6/7 2PT), Alperen Sengun 12 (5/11 2PT, 6 REB).

Montenegro: Bojan Dubljevic 18 (3/4 2PT, 4/8 3PT, 6 REB), Marko Simonovic 13 (7 REB).

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