Israel drops tight decision to Turkey in EuroBasket prep
Israel held an eight-point lead at the break on Sunday, but couldn’t put Turkey away and the visitors pulled ahead in the fourth quarter and held off a blue-and-white comeback in the closing minutes.
Israel forward Omri Casspi led the national team with 18 points and 10 rebounds at Yad Eliyahu Arena last night, but it wasn’t enough for the blue-andwhite, which suffered an 84-83 defeat to Turkey.(photo credit: ADI AVISHAI)ByALLON SINAI
