Date: September 7, 2009 The National team of Turkey opened Eurobasket 2009 with a victory over Lithuania. Trailing after the first quarter, Turkey bounced back and grabbed 84:76 victory. Turkey started with 4-0 run and had 15:13 lead. Lithuania meanwhile played better in the end of the frame and took 22:19 at the end of 10 minutes. In the last quarter Turkey tied the game at 28:28 and Delininkaitis later closed the half at 39:39. Simas Jasaitis kept the Baltic side alive from the perimeter for 80:76, but Ender Arslan was again perfect from the foul line to take Turkey 82:76. Hedo Turkoglu top-scored for the winners with 19 points. Ersan Ilyasova ended up with 17, whilst Ender Arslan added 16. Marijonas Petravicius delivered 21 points for the Baltic side, Simas Jasaitis posted 14 and Linas Kleiza notched 12.
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