By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Once more Spain proved its quality, this time in a preparation game against Turkey. With a balanced team effort the Spaniards got the 77-55 win behind 15 points by Juan Carlos Navarro and 14 by Marc Gasol. Omer Asik had 11 points for the losing side.
In Helsinki, Finland got a boost from the local crowd and got the 87-81 overtime win over Australia. Six players of the hosts scored in double digits with Petteri Koponen having 15 points, while NBA champion Aron Baynes had 22 points for the Boomers.