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Turkey finished the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in third-place by beating Greece, 80-71, at the Heraklion Arena in the Greek island of Crete.
In the final game on Sunday, the United States beat Croatia 79-71 in overtime, become the first team to win the U19 division back-to-back since 1983, when it was again the USA that accomplished the feat.
Jalen Brunson carried his team to victory with 14 points, seven assists and zero turnovers in 40 minutes of play.
At the run-off game for the third spot, the Turkish national team dominated the match throughout, especially in the third quarter, which ended with the Turks up 56-44.
Furkan Korkmaz of Turkey was the high scorer of the game tallying 28 points to go with eight rebounds and five steals. - Ankara
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