ANKARA
Turkey beat Germany 80-75 in their third EuroBasket 2015 group game in Berlin Tuesday.
Turkey finished the first quarter 20 points ahead with the score at 11-31, while the second and third quarters ended 24-41 and 43-60 respectively.
Turkey will play against Serbia on Wednesday and Iceland on Thursday.
The competition of four groups and 24 teams began Saturday with group games in four locations across Europe. The top four teams from each group advance to a single-elimination tournament beginning Sept. 12 in Lille, France. The finalists will qualify for next year's Olympic Games.
Turkey currently stand second in Group B, having also beaten Italy but lost to Spain.
