Uzbekistan edge Turkmenistan to advance into Fiba Asia Championship

Aleksandr Kozlov

Uzbekistan - Turkmenistan 82:59

Uzbekistan earned a crucial win over Turkmenistan to advance into the Fiba Asia Championship in Wuhan, China. These were the only two teams participating in Stan division qualifying tournament. Aleksandr Kozlov (202-F-82) scored 23 points and Uzbekistan sealed the winning outcome in Navoi.
The hosts led by as many as 9 points at the first break 22:13. Uzbekistan maintained the lead throughout the second quarter. They arrived at halftime up by 13 points 44:31. Uzbekistan held their opponents to just 11 points in the third term to boost the lead. They never looked back en route to the victory afterwards. Aleksandr Yahin (206-C-89) provided 14 points, while Hurmatjon Nuraliev (201-F-81) and Samender Juginisov (202-F-87) accounted for 10 points each in the win. Aleksandr Pashkov (191-G-85) responded with 14 points for Turkmenistan. Maksim Otbozin (211-C-80) netted 12 points in defeat.

Uzbekistan: Aleksandr Kozlov 23, Aleksandr Yahin 14, Hurmatjon Nuraliev 10, Samender Juginisov 10
Turkmenistan: Aleksandr Pashkov 14, Maksim Otbozin 12