12 Giant Men defeated Serbia as well, leading the group with 5 in 5! Turkey vs Serbia match result 95-90

In the 5th and last game of the 2025 European Basketball Championship Group A, the National Men's Basketball Team toppled Serbia in Riga. Winning the group leadership match 95-90, the Turkish Stars made 5 out of 5. Our opponent in the last 16 is Sweden...

Content Video - Ergin Ataman: My only thought is to win a medal for the Turkish National Team at the European Championships.

BREAK BY ERGIN ATAMAN

Serbia brought the score to 9-3 with 7.30 left and Ergin Ataman had to take a timeout. Our only shot came from Larkin's three-pointer.

National Team came back from the timeout with a 5-0 run and the score was 8-9. We took the lead for the first time with 4.57 left with Alperen Şengün's consecutive baskets: 13-11.

🪄 A MAGNIFICENT ASSIST FROM ALPEREN ŞENGÜN TO CEDİ OSMAN! pic.twitter.com/Js3p7Hk9nU- Fanatik (@fanatikcomtr) September 3, 2025

ALPEREN ON FIRE

Alperen Sengun dominated the game with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the first 6 minutes: 15-11. Serbia had to call a timeout with 3.12 left.

We ended the first quarter leading 19-18. Alperen Şengün dominated the game with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Cedi Osman scored 5 points in the first quarter for the Stars.

WE ARE RAINING THREES

Turkey started the 2nd quarter with Larkin's three-pointer. Even though Serbia responded, our three-point barrage continued. Cedi and Larkin hit consecutive outside shots and Serbia coach Pesic called a timeout at 30-24 with 08.01 left. 12 Giant Men are 7 for 11 from outside.

32-29 with 6.39 left, coach Ataman is called for a technical foul for objecting to the referee.

Cedi Osman and Shane Larkin continue to rain threes! ☔️

📺 @trtspor#BuJourneyAll of Us #EuroBasket

pic.twitter.com/ZOcrNKtBXA- TBF (@TBF) September 3, 2025

SHANE LARKIN!

The Efes star scored 12 points with 4 three-pointers and 5 assists: 35-30 with 5.44 left. Serbia tied 35-35 with Nikola Jokic's layup. Micic's overhead three-pointer with 3.46 left puts them ahead after a long time.

ANOTHER THREE-POINTER BY FURKAN

Despite falling behind, the A Nationals didn't let down, Furkan Korkmaz hits a 3-pointer off a screen to tie the score again: 40-40.

🇹🇷 "eurostep" lesson from Alperen. pic.twitter.com/W4FJRds7it- Fanatik (@fanatikcomtr) September 3, 2025

First a layup by Alperen, then a nice assist to Ercan Osmani with a long pass, 44-43 with 02.01 left. Serbs go back in front with a 4-0 run, timeout by Ergin Ataman with 00.58 left: 44-47.

Serbia leads 46-49 at the end of the first half. Alperen Sengun finished the first half with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Larkin had 12 points and 5 assists while Cedi Osman had 10 points.

For Serbia, 9 of the 10 players who saw time contributed to the scoring in the first half. Nikola Jokic finished the first half with 8 points and 6 rebounds.

SECOND HALF STARTED

The third quarter started with baskets and Alperen Sengun hit his third 3-pointer. 53-56 with 6.46 left.

Cedi Osman hits a three-pointer in transition in a highly contested game for the lead, 61-59 with 5:20 left.

WE COUNT THREE BY THREE

Consecutive threes from Cedi Osman, Shane Larkin and Alperen Sengun, 15 of 25 from outside. We were up 70-64 with 02-36 remaining. We scored 28 points in a breathtaking 3rd quarter. Alperen is on the verge of a triple-double with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. We're leading 74-73 going into the last quarter.

🌧️ First Cedi, then Larkin, then Alperen and the three-point rain continues!pic.twitter.com/88LqtdESrg- Fanatik (@fanatikcomtr) September 3, 2025

ERCAN ALSO JOINED THE PARTY

We started the last quarter with Shane Larkin's layup. We have effective defense. We are leading 76-75 with 07.50 left. The Serbs increase their offensive efficiency and go ahead 76-78 with Nikola Jokic's dunk. With 07.04 left, Ergin Ataman calls a timeout. After the timeout, Ercan Osmani's three-pointer puts us ahead 79-78.

Cedi Osman goes 2 for 0 from the line and gets an offensive rebound. Basket foul by Alperen Sengun! 86-88 with 03.03 left. Serbs call timeout.

SAHMUZ HAZER!

With 02.10 to go, we're up 89-88 with a three-pointer by Şehmus Hazer. Another timeout by Pesic... The lead changed hands 12 times in the game.

The national team played very well in the last part of the game, made no mistakes and left the court with a 95-90 victory with a great defense.

Alperen Sengun had 28 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists. Shane Larkin showed his quality with 23 points and 9 assists. Cedi Osman scored 16 points, Ercan Osmani 10 points and Furkan Korkmaz 8 points for the A Nationals.

UNDEFEATED LEADER!

12 Giant Men beat Serbia 95-90 in the fifth game of Group A of FIBA 2025 European Championship A. Turkey completed the group stage undefeated with 5 out of 5 and paired with Sweden, the fourth seed in Group B, in the last 16 round.

🇹🇷 Turkey 95-90 Serbia 🇷🇸 @te_istasyonlari... pic.twitter.com/oZKje7vwfi- TBF (@TBF) September 3, 2025

All eyes on Riga for EuroBasket 2025! Sertaç Şanlı Serbia is our message match

"THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO MAKING HISTORY"

Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) President Hidayet Türkoğlu said that Turkey is in a good mood for the 2025 European Basketball Championship.

Türkoğlu said, "They are now on their way to writing a story. I hope they achieve a success they will carry with pride. They have a beautiful unity. We can see that they are taking it to the next level day by day. We are at a point where everyone is enjoying and proud. Everyone sees the positive energy within the team. They have caught a good energy," he said.