Atsür hits big basket in win over Lithuania; Turkish team battling for fifth in worlds
Even the ground was cheering for the Turkish national team earlier today during their game with Lithuania. At halftime, Japan suffered a 4.8-scale earthquake about 17 miles from the arena where they were playing. Unfazed, Turkey took it into overtime thanks to Ender Arslan’s tying three-point rebound off his own free-throw, but not before North Carolina State’s Turkish import got them that close. From ESPN.com:
Engin Atsür scored on a drive with 21 seconds left to bring Turkey (6-2) within 74-71. Linas Kleiza made one of two free throws with 19 seconds left to give Lithuania a four-point lead.
With 13 seconds left, Ender Arslan of Turkey was fouled. He made the first free throw, but missed the second. The rebound bounced off to the left side and he ran it down, stepped behind the line and hit a 3 with 8.5 seconds left to tie it.
Turkey finished Lithuania 95-84 and will play France for fifth place bragging rights. Damn, but I’m proud of our senior guard.
Tags: engin atsur, FIBA, wolfpack basketball
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Dear Michelle,I am a basketball fan from Istanbul, Turkey. I congragulate you for a nice blog for NC basketball team.I am also very much pleased to see that you nicely cover Turkish team and Engin – who even we do not know him before!- in WC 2006. I think that he would be a great key player for 12 Dev Adam in following years as a combo guard.I also like to wish all the best for your team for 2006/07 season.Kind regards,Erdogan
Hi Michelle,I’ve been looking for the news about basketball since this summer holiday (because I have had to give up following the news since I don’t remember when.) The world championship was the break point for me, now I take the control again and follow every news about my team in Turkey, plus the news about NC State, thanks mostly to you. I wish I could be in Raleigh watching Engin live and cheering for him but nowadays I can only read what you write in you blog (God bless you):) I hope he would be very successful in his last year in NC State, as Senior and, I hope he will return to Turkey, to Efes Pilsen and then I can watch him live:):)Thanks for your wonderful blog;)Good luck Engin, Senior;)Best wishes to you, Michelle,Sonay from Turkey.