Lithuania too much for undermanned Turkey in warmup

SAMSUN (FIBA U18 European Championship) - Arnoldas Kulboka and Gytis Masiulis both scored 17 points as Lithuania beat Turkey 86-70 in a warm-up for the FIBA U18 European Championship 2016.

Lithuania also got 11 points from Einaras Tubitis while Tadas Sedekerskis had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists and Arnas Velicka chipped in 8 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds in the victory at the Mustafa Dageistanli Arena. Turkey's leading scorer was Ragip Atar with 13 points while Gorkem Dogan picked up 12 points and 10 rebounds and Yigitican Saybir had 12 points.

Turkey, who were playing without injured big man Ahmet Can Duran, led 24-21 after 10 minutes but Lithuania took over control of the game with a 17-0 run in the second quarter in which Masiulis and Lukas Uleckas both nailed two three-pointers.

The lead was 50-32 at halftime and Lithuania were up 65-55 with 10 minutes to play.

The advantage was still just 10 halfway through the fourth quarter but Turkey went scoreless for nearly four minutes and Lithuania extended the cushion to 84-66 with just over a minute left to play.

Turkey will face off against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday in another warm-up.

Turkey have been drawn into Group B of the tournament with Germany, Finland and Greece while Lithuania face Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel and Latvia in Group C. The tournament runs from 16-22 September.

FIBA