26 February 2018•Update: 27 February 2018
By Mehmet Fatih Duman
RIGA, Latvia
Turkey lost to Latvia 79-70 in FIBA 2019 World Cup European Qualifiers Group B match on Monday evening at Arena Riga.
Five players from Latvia scored double digits as Turkey suffered its back-to-back losses in the group.
Ali Muhammed scored a game-high 23 points for Turkey, but it was not enough to beat Latvia.
Small forward Rolands Smits was the man of the match for Latvia, as he scored a team high 13 points and pulled down 7 rebounds in the win.
Ukraine tops Group B after four matches with 3 wins. Turkey is second with 2 wins, Latvia at third with 2 wins, and Sweden in last place with a single win.
