Poland overcomes Turkey in thriller to get their first win in preparation / News - Basketnews.com

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Mateusz Ponitkas' performance in the second half ledPoland past Turkey to win their first preparation game on the second day of the Acropolis tournament 87-86 (23-17, 12-21, 28-21, 24-27).

Poland gets their first win in the preparation after their masterful possession, in which Mateusz Ponitka assisted Alexander Balcerowski for the game-winner with 4 seconds left in the fourth quarter. After that Alperen Sengun missed a jump shot with 2 seconds left to seal Poland's victory.

Shane Larkin stole the ball and converted on a fast break layup to give Turkey a 1-point advantage (86-87) with 7 seconds left in the game.

Aaron Cel hit a crucial 3-pointer to give Poland a 4-point advantage (83-79) with 33 seconds left in the fourth quarter, but Cedi Osman got fouled on a 3-point attempt with 14 seconds left and hit all three free throws to reduce the deficit to 1 point again (83-82).

Cedi Osman's 3-point play with 54 seconds left in the final quarter reduced Turkey's deficit to just 1 point (80-79) and kept their chances alive.

Most of the fourth quarter was a tight game between the two teams with many lead changes. With 2:14 left in the quarter, Dominik Olejniczak's dunk increased Poland's advantage to 6 points (77-71).

Poland had an 8-1 run at the end of the third quarter, in which Mateusz Ponitka scored 5 points by himself, to take the lead by 4 points (63-59) before the final quarter of the game.

Early in the second quarter, Turkey went on a 7-0 run to tie the game (26-26), after Melih Mahmutoglu's 3-pointer with 7:27 left in the first half.

Poland started the game better and after Lukasz Kolenda's buzzer-beater 3-pointer to end the first quarter were ahead by 6 points (23-17).

Poland was led by Mateusz Ponitka who had a good all-around game and ended up with 16 points (6/10 2PT, 4/5 FT), 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 1 block.

Turkey was led by Furkan Korkmaz who had 13 points (2/2 2PT, 2/2 3PT, 4/4 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal

Poland: Mateusz Ponitka 16 (7 AST, 6 REB), Aaron Cel 15, Aleksander Balcerowski 13, Michal Sokolowski 12 (6 REB), Dominik Olejniczak 10 (6 REB);

Turkey: Cedi Osman 15, Furkan Korkmaz 13 (5 REB), Melih Mahutmoglu 13, Sehmuz Hazer 10, Alperen Sengun 9 (5 REB).

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