WC: Another defeat for Montenegro

Unfortunately, Montenegro suffered defeat against Turkey in the Classification Round for places 17-32 at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

Montenegro had a double digit lead already after the opening quarter, while they had +9 in front of the last 10 minutes... However, in the crucial part of the match their defense just fell apart. Turkey scored 30 points in the final quarter and performed a major comeback, taking the sweet win at the end.

Nikola Vučević was the top scorer of Montenegro in this match with 20 points, while he also had 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

2019 FIBA World Cup, Classification Round for places 17-32, Group O, Round 1, Saturday, 7.9.2019:

TURKEY - Montenegro 79:74 (16:26, 16:11, 17:21, 30:16)
Osman 19, Mahmutoglu 17 | Vučević 20, Needham 13.