Uruguay 86 – Turkey 95: La Celeste fought until the end, but did not achieve the hit

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Uruguay lost 86-95 to Turkey in his debut for the Pre-olympic that is disputed in Canada. The match was played in the Victoria Memorial Arena and it started with a Turkish team that imposed its category and went into halftime with a partial 43-37 in its favor. However, with an outstanding performance by Véscovi and Batista in the third boy, Uruguay managed to overcome it and closed with a two-point advantage (63-61).
In the last quarter, the meeting became at times an individual duel between Granger and Osman and, despite the fact that the Uruguayan was a figure of his team with 25 points, 10 assists and five rebounds, the Cleveland Cavaliers player was decisive in the last section and scored key points that gave the victory to his team by nine rent.

Celeste’s next match will be on Thursday against the Czech Republic and those led by Ruben Magnano will have to go looking for victory to fight to be among the top two in group B and qualify for the semifinals of the tournament.

With a spectacular offensive start, Turkey scored 22 points in the first seven minutes, a figure that is impressive considering it was only the start of the game. The great person in charge of his team was Osman, who in the first seven and a half minutes had 10 points. The figures of the Celeste at this point were Wachsmann and Calfani, who between them added 13 of the 16 points of Magnano’s team.
With 50 seconds left, Haller scored a double that left the Uruguayan team eight points behind (19-27). In closing, an outside shot from Vescovi cut the difference to five units. Uruguay finished the first boy with an ERA of 3 of nine on triples, compared to a 59% effectiveness of the Turkish team, who added five of nine.

Four minutes before the start, Batista, with a good use of the table, allowed Uruguay to discount the advantage to the single digits and remain nine from parity (28-37). A minute before closing, a Wachsmann foul against Osman gave Turkey two free games, which managed to get an income of eight points (33-41). Finally Uruguay managed to go to rest six points behind the parity with a Uruguayan reaction that allowed them to equal the number of shots in triples with respect to their rival (12), although Turkey managed to score six and Celeste four. In turn, the nine losses of Uruguay resulted in 14 points for the opponent, while the seven of the Turkish cast ended in five units contributed by Uruguay.

At the beginning of the complement, a triple by Granger put Uruguay two points behind parity (43-45). With 12 points in four minutes, Granger was essential for Uruguay to capitalize on Turkey’s indecisions. Then Calfani scored a double and Celeste tied the game for the first time at 53 points. Two minutes from the closing of the third boy, Vescovi scored the second triple in four attempts and left one of the parity to the national team, but then Calfani scored a double that allowed him to overcome the game 60-59 and reach 14 points in the personal account. Six of those entries were on the third boy. Vescovi immediately scored a triple that gave Magnano’s team a four lead. Then Turkey discounted two points.
The difference was in the triples: Uruguay scored five of 11, while Turkey scored two in six attempts.

Osman’s contribution allowed him to discount Turkey, which left his team at three points after closing. At this point, Granger had 23 points, nine assists and six rebounds and was the key player for Uruguay, so much so that the match turned into a personal duel between the Cavaliers star and the Uruguayan. The Turkish team reacted immediately with a triple from Özdemiroğlu, but Parodi responded with an outside shot that left behind a 9-0 run from the rival. Anyway, Turkey managed to overcome it 83-82. Two from the closing, a masterful assist from Fitipaldo led to a double from Batista, who put his team to one of parity, but immediately Turkey responded and got three up (87-84). Despite the fact that at the start of the last Uruguayan boy he got eight income, in the last minutes Osman carried the team on his shoulder and ended up winning the favorite by nine ahead (95-86).