University Games: Turkey too much for Iran 91-76 - Jul 4, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
University Games, Day 3: Iran - Turkey 76-91
Turkey managed to beat Iran in the last game of the Preliminary Round ending it on top of Group E with perfect 2-0 record. The Iranians faced with two failures in two games, meaning that they are No.3 team in the same pool. Ali Kavaklioglu (186-G-86, agency: 1x1 Sports) demonstrated impressive performance for Turkey. He was totally the best player in this match netting 25 points [read more]
University Games, Day 3: Iran - Turkey 76-91
Turkey managed to beat Iran in the last game of the Preliminary Round ending it on top of Group E with perfect 2-0 record. The Iranians faced with two failures in two games, meaning that they are No.3 team in the same pool. Ali Kavaklioglu (186-G-86, agency: 1x1 Sports) demonstrated impressive performance for Turkey. He was totally the best player in this match netting 25 points. Caner Oner (200-F-87) helped the winners with 14 points and 5 rebounds. Mohammad Reza Akbari (197-F/G-86) was on high level on the other side registering double-double, 20 points and 10 rebounds. Mehrad Atashi (186-G-86) replied with 17 pts.
France beat Iran to advance to the second round of FIBA U19 World Championship - Jul 4, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
France U19 -Iran U19 86:68
France beat Iran 86:68 to advance to the second round of the FIBA U19 World Championship. ASB Stadium in Auckland saw a good game from the European team that finished the group with 2-1 record.
It was actually Iran that went on a lead in the beginning of the game. After the pity loss from Egypt the team had nothing to lose and hoped to win the game. The Asian team grabbed 23:21 after the first 10 minutes, however could not keep the score for good [read more]
France U19 -Iran U19 86:68
France beat Iran 86:68 to advance to the second round of the FIBA U19 World Championship. ASB Stadium in Auckland saw a good game from the European team that finished the group with 2-1 record. It was actually Iran that went on a lead in the beginning of the game. After the pity loss from Egypt the team had nothing to lose and hoped to win the game. The Asian team grabbed 23:21 after the first 10 minutes, however could not keep the score for good. France responded with 20-9 in the second period and also won the other two quarters. Agter 26-19 in the third frame France had 16 points deficit. A 19-17 in the last stanza brought the second victory for the European squad. Yohann Jacques (204-F-90) led the way with 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Christophe Leonard (199-F-90) collected 15 points and 7 rebounds and Jonathan Bourhis (182-G-90) scored 15 points. Nicolas Lang (196-G-90, agency: Beo Basket) nailed 14 and Alexis Tanghe posted 10. Emad Salmani (188-G-90) ended up with 25 points and 5 rebounds for the Asian team, while Mohammad Amjad (190-G-90) chipped in 13 points. In another game of the group the USA U19 celebrated an Eve of the Independence Day with an easy win at the FIBA U19 World Championship. The favorites overcame Egypt U19 112:55 to top the group. Both teams have qualified for the second round, the USA in first place in Group B and Egypt in third place. The top three from Group B will face the top three teams from Group A .
Portugal edges Iran 86-78 for the first win - Jul 3, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
University Games, Day 2: Portugal - Iran 86-78
Portugal made it in the second appearance on the World University Games in Belgrade. In the first game, which was played yesterday, the Portuguese failed against Turkey 62-84. Today they improved a lot beating Iran 86-78 for 1-1 record in Group E. On the other side, that was the first match of Iran who will take on Turkey tomorrow.
Antonio Pires (185-G-86) stepped up for Portugal today registering double-double, 16 points and 11 rebounds [read more]
University Games, Day 2: Portugal - Iran 86-78
Portugal made it in the second appearance on the World University Games in Belgrade. In the first game, which was played yesterday, the Portuguese failed against Turkey 62-84. Today they improved a lot beating Iran 86-78 for 1-1 record in Group E. On the other side, that was the first match of Iran who will take on Turkey tomorrow. Antonio Pires (185-G-86) stepped up for Portugal today registering double-double, 16 points and 11 rebounds. He also dished out 6 assists beside that. Fernando Martins (187-G/F-86) also scored 16, while Joao Diamantino (201-F-85) added 10 pts. Mohammad Reza Akbari (197-F/G-86) shined on the other side with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Benny Koochoie (188-G-86) was another player with double-double, 17 pts and 10 rebs, while Ali Baheran (184-G-86) stopped on 14 pts and 5 rebounds. Second quarter was the crucial one in this game. Opening ten minutes were pretty leveled, but then Portugal started to play. Antonio Pires took full control on their opponents smashing them 32-16 in this period. The Iranians improved after the breather, but they were not able to make a turn. Portugal managed to keep its lead and totally deserved the first win in Belgrade.
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