ISTANBUL

The Turkish men's national basketball team beat Hungary 92-66 on Friday in a FIBA EuroBasket 2025 qualifying game.

Sehmus Hazer was the high scorer with 25 points at the Basketball Development Centre in Türkiye.

Cedi Osman scored 21 while Ercan Osmani added 17.

For the losing side, Zoltan Perl netted 16 points and Gyorgy Goloman had 11 points and seven rebounds.

The Turkish team secured their second win in the European Championship qualifiers, marking a strong recovery after their opening defeat to Italy.

The crescent-star team bounced back with consecutive victories against Iceland and Hungary in Group B.

Türkiye is now one win from securing a place in FIBA EuroBasket 2025. The team will try to clinch qualification as they travel to face Hungary again in their fourth group match Monday.

Hungary, meanwhile, suffered their third defeat in Group B, further complicating their qualification hopes.

Friday's results:

Group B:

Iceland vs. Italy: 71-95

Group C:

Slovakia vs. Spain: 72-76

Latvia vs. Belgium: 75-72

Group D:

Sweden vs. Germany: 73-72

Montenegro vs. Bulgaria: 85-62