By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Dennis Schroder had 22 points, six assists and five rebounds as Germany beat Turkey 73 – 71 in the opener of the Turkish Airlines SuperCup preparation tournament ahead of the EuroBasket.

Alperen Sengun posted 25 points (9 out of 11 shots), nine rebounds and four assists for Turkey that led 28 – 38 at halftime before Germany came back to get the win.

Germany erased that margin within five minutes and the game became close until the last minutes. With the score tied at 64 and 3:23 to play, Daniel Theis hit the go-ahead triple for Germany and Schroder made the layup for the 72 – 69 with 1:07 remaining.

Schroder also put his team up 73 – 71 and in the last possession, Turkey players missed multiple opportunities to win or tie the game.

Franz Wagn

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