Emre Asikci
February 20, 2021•Update: February 21, 2021
ISTANBUL
Turkey qualified for EuroBasket 2022 on Saturday after the Netherlands defeated Croatia 65-57 in qualifiers.
Yannick Franke was the highest scorer of the Dutch team with 15 points, whereas Keye van der Vuurst de Vries scored 11 points in a Group D game at Istanbul's BJK Akatlar Sports Hall.
For the losing side, Zeljko Sakic produced a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds but his performance could not avoid a loss to the Netherlands.
Turkey claimed a 88-80 victory over Sweden in another Group D game on Saturday.
Croatia, the Netherlands, and Turkey advanced to EuroBasket 2022.
GROUP D:
| TEAM | P | W | L |
| 1. | Croatia* | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2. | Netherlands* | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3. | Turkey* | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 4 |
*Qualified for FIBA EuroBasket 2022
