Turkey vs Poland Game Player Stats and Box Score For Sept. 9 | EuroBasket 2025 Quarterfinals

Alperen Sengun and Turkey took on Poland in their EuroBasket quarterfinals matchup on Tuesday. Heading into the game, Turkey had enjoyed a perfect run at the tournament, winning all five games in the group stage before defeating Sweden in the round of 16.

Meanwhile, Poland had scraped by, dropping two games in the group stage before facing and defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 16.

Poland got off to a solid start in the first quarter. The team did well to limit Turkey’s opportunities both inside the paint and from the perimeter. But Poland also struggled to find the basket consistently and ended the first quarter tied at 19-19 despite its strong showing on defense.

Turkey’s offense, spearheaded by Alperen Sengun, proved too much for Poland in the second quarter. The Turkish players began to knock down shots from the perimeter and also established their presence in the paint. They took a double-digit lead with three minutes left in the first half.

Turkey finished the quarter strong, getting stops on its end while converting on the other, as the team’s lead ballooned to 14 points before the end of the first half (46-32).

Sengun led the way in the first half, recording 10 points, six assists and six rebounds. Meanwhile, Poland relied on Aleksander Dziewa, who recorded 11 points, shooting 4-for-6.

In the second half, Turkey tried to stretch the floor from the perimeter to widen its lead. The team's plan worked to great effect as Sengun ran the offense, reaching 13 points and 10 assists in the third quarter.

The team extended its lead to 20 points, leading 65-45 with a few minutes left in the third quarter. But Poland refused to give up, kicking off a five-point swing to bring the game back within reach ahead of the fourth quarter, at 65-50.

Poland perfectly opened the fourth quarter, hitting a 3-pointer to cut into its opponents' lead. Turkey replied with five points of their own, taking a 70-53 lead.

Mateusz Ponitka drained another 3-pointer on the other end to put the game back within reach. Jordan Loyd also joined the fourth-quarter scoring, making it a 12-point game with six minutes left, at 74-62.

Alperen Sengun kept his strong performance going, recording a triple-double for Turkey with five minutes left to play. Both teams continued exchanging points, as Poland took the advantage in the quarter, making it a 10-point game, at 76-66.

The Polish fans kept growing louder as their team tried to claw its way back into the game, getting to within eight points with three minutes left. The crowd calmed down after Sehmus Hazer hit a difficult 3-pointer to put his team back up by 11 points, at 81-70.

Both teams exchanged baskets as Turkey's lead grew to 12 with 90 seconds left in the game. Poland upped the intensity and tried playing a physical game as the team made one last-ditch effort to grab the win.

Turkey kept converting on the other end and maintained its lead, winning 91-77, as it eliminated Poland to book its place in the semifinals.

Alperen Sengun was key for his team, finishing with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Shane Larkin and Sehmus Hazer were also solid, recording 13 points each. Cedi Osman, Furkan Korkmaz, Ercan Osmani and Kenan Sipahi also reached double figures for Turkey.

Meanwhile, Poland relied on Jordan Loyd, who finished with 19 points and three rebounds. Mateusz Ponitka was also solid, recording 19 points, six rebounds and six assists in the loss.

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Turkey vs Poland player stats and box score for Sept. 9

Turkey

Players	PTS	FG	3PT FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	BOX SCORE
Shane LARKIN *	13	3/7 (43%)	1/3 (33%)	6/6 (100%)	5	5	1		1		12
Sehmus HAZER *	13	5/9 (56%)	1/2 (50%)	2/3 (67%)	1	1	3	1	1		9
Sertac SANLI	0	0/1 (0%)	0/1 (0%)	/ (%)							1
Cedi OSMAN *	10	4/9 (44%)	2/6 (33%)	/ (%)	5	2	2	2			18
Onuralp BITIM		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)
Furkan KORKMAZ	10	3/5 (60%)	2/3 (67%)	2/2 (100%)	1	1	2	1	1		-2
Alperen SENGUN *	19	6/14 (43%)	0/2 (0%)	7/9 (78%)	12	10	2	1	3		15
Ercan OSMANI *	10	4/11 (36%)	2/4 (50%)	/ (%)	5	3	5	1	2		10
Adem BONA	5	1/1 (100%)	/ (%)	3/4 (75%)	1		3	3	1		1
Erkan YILMAZ		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)
Kenan SIPAHI	11	4/6 (67%)	3/5 (60%)	/ (%)		4	2		1		4
Omer Faruk YURTSEVEN	0	/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)							0

Poland

Players	PTS	FG	3PT FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	BOX SCORE
Andrzej PLUTA	9	3/7 (43%)	3/6 (50%)	/ (%)	1	4	1	2			-1
Aleksander BALCEROWSKI *	3	1/1 (100%)	/ (%)	1/2 (50%)	6	1	5			1	-6
Michal SOKOLOWSKI *	13	5/9 (56%)	0/4 (0%)	3/3 (100%)	2	3	4	2	1		-8
Jordan LOYD *	19	5/11 (45%)	1/7 (14%)	8/8 (100%)	3	2	2	4	1		-20
Mateusz PONITKA *	19	6/13 (46%)	3/7 (43%)	4/8 (50%)	6	6	2	3	1		-16
Szymon ZAPALA		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)
Aleksander DZIEWA	11	4/6 (67%)	3/5 (60%)	/ (%)	3			1			-5
Tomasz GIELO	0	/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)							0
Kamil LACZYNSKI *	0	/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)			2				-4
Dominik OLEJNICZAK	3	1/2 (50%)	/ (%)	1/2 (50%)	4	1	3	2			-6
Michal MICHALAK		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)
Przemyslaw ZOLNIEREWICZ	0	/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)	1						-4