Israel Women Lose 76–67 to Turkey in EuroBasket Qualifier

Israel’s women’s national basketball team lost 76–67 to Turkey on Saturday, November 14, in the second round of qualifying for Women’s EuroBasket 2027. The Group I game was played at Rimi Olympic Centre in Riga, Latvia. Turkey led 22–10 after the first quarter and extended its advantage to 47–29 at halftime. Israel won the third quarter 20–13 and the fourth 18–16, but finished nine points behind. FIBA’s official statistics put Turkey’s largest lead at 21 points and Israel’s longest unanswered scoring run at 11 points. Israel shot 35 percent from the field, compared with Turkey’s 47 percent. Both teams made 33.3 percent of their three-point attempts. Turkey converted 92.3 percent of its free throws, while Israel made 75 percent. Israel entered the game after a defeat to Poland. In its pregame announcement, the Israel Basketball Association said the team had spent two days recovering and preparing tactically. Before Saturday’s game, Shir Tirosh said: “We are preparing and learning from the previous game so we can be better prepared for the game against Turkey.” The association’s announced itinerary has Israel flying to Montenegro on Sunday morning, via Denmark and Hungary, before facing Montenegro on Tuesday, November 17. Turkey had opened this group stage with a 79–62 win over Montenegro.