Şengün leads Türkiye past Sweden to EuroBasket quarterfinals
Türkiye's Alperen Şengün in action with Sweden's Adam Ramstedt at Xiaomi Arena, in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 6, 2025. (AA Photo)


Alperen Şengün scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Türkiye edged Sweden 85-79 on Saturday to advance to the EuroBasket quarterfinals.

The Houston Rockets forward added 16 rebounds and six assists in a stellar performance against Sweden, which drew level at 76-76 thanks to Ludvig Hakanson's 3-pointer with just under three minutes left.

Hakanson led the Swedes with 16 points, while Panathinaikos forward Cedi Osman chipped in with 17 points for Türkiye.

In Saturday's other round-of-16 matchups, it was World Cup winner Germany vs. Portugal; Lithuania vs. Latvia, and Serbia vs. Finland.

Türkiye will play either Poland or Bosnia and Herzegovina for a spot in the semifinals.

Defending champion Spain was eliminated Thursday in the group stage by Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece, while Olympic silver medalist France and its super-deep bench faces Georgia on Sunday.

In Sunday's other matches, it is Poland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina; Italy vs. Slovenia, and Greece vs. Israel.

The quarterfinals begin next Tuesday.