Brazil came out blazing, determined to get their first victory of the tournament. They went on a 13-0 run in the last seven minutes of the first quarter, which ended with Brazil leading by seven points, 15-8.
Brazil continued the assault in the second quarter with a 16-0 run and doubled their lead to 36-20.
Turkey finally made some headway in the third quarter. They ended the quarter on a 16-4 run that reduced Brazil's lead to six points, 47-41.
Turkey tied the score at 48-48 four minutes into the fourth quarter. Seb gave them their first lead a minute later with her third three-pointer of the day. She hit another one from the same spot, deep in the corner, on Turkey's next possession.
Brazil didn't give up. They tied the score at 60-60 with 0:47 to go. After a missed shot, a steal, and a turnover, the game went into overtime.
Turkey was down by five with 1:02 left in overtime. Then Turkey made a three-pointer, a poke and steal, and a two-pointer. Brazil turned the ball over with a shot clock violation on the next possession, but Turkey's shot bounced out — on to second overtime.
The two teams traded a one-to-three point lead in second overtime. Turkey had the last one. They won 79-76.
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Japan upset France 79-71 in the final Group A game of the preliminary round. That game left France, Japan and Turkey in a three-way tie at 3-2 behind Australia (5-0). No one of them had beat the other two, so the tie break came down to their point differential. France with +8 is the the No. 2 seed, Turkey with -2 is No. 3, and Japan with -6 is No. 4.
The pairings for the quarter-finals will not be completely determined until Group B finishes its preliminary round tomorrow. But Australia will play B4 (China), France will play B3 (Canada or Spain), Turkey will play B2 (Canada or Spain), and Japan will play B1 (the USA).
Turkey made their first Olympics appearance in 2012 and lost to Russia in the quarter-final. They are determined to win a medal this time. With today's results , their chance has improved from virtually impossible to pretty good.
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