USA win 93-92 in overtime as
Turkey miss four late free throwsClosest margin for
USA at major tourney since 2006 World CupCeltics’ Jayson Tatum sprains left ankle on final possessionCanada eliminated after lopsided 92-69 loss to LithuaniansThe
United States men’s
basketball team nearly saw their 54-game win streak at major tournaments come to end on Tuesday before rallying in overtime for a 93-92 win over Turkey in Fiba
World Cup group-stage play at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
Khris Middleton, who led the Americans with 15 points, made a pair of free throws with 2.1 seconds left to put the two-time defending champions ahead by one and Turkey’s Ersan Ilyasova missed a three-pointer at the buzzer to preserve a victory that secured the US team’s passage into the second round.