Turkey and Slovenia win to reach quarterfinals

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09/05/2010 - Istanbul, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points and Sinan Guler added 18 as Turkey subdued France, 95-77, to advance the quarterfinals of the 2010 FIBA World Championships.

Turkoglu connected on 6-of-10 from the floor, including 4-of-7 from three- point territory, for the Turkish squad that shot an impressive 63.6-percent from the floor to remain undefeated in six games in the tournament.

Oguz Savas and Ersan Ilyasova of the Milwaukee Bucks each added nine points for the victors, who went on a 10-0 run to start the second half to push their lead to an insurmountable 25.

Boris Diaw, who plays for the Charlotte Bobcats, paced France with 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including knocking down 5-of-8 from long distance. Nando De Colo chipped in with 15 points and Nicolas Batum of the Portland Trail Blazers added 11 in defeat.

Turkey will next face Slovenia, an easy 87-58 winner over Australia earlier in the day, on Wednesday.

Jaka Lakovic made five three-point shots and scored 19 points to lead Slovenia, while Primoz Brezec added 12 points in the win. The victors made 16-of-33 from beyond the arc and shot 50-percent from the floor overall for the game.

Patrick Mills and Joseph Ingles each scored 13 points for Australia, which was 3-2 in group play. Matthew Nielsen added 12 points in a losing cause.

The Aussies shot just 31-percent from the floor and made only 2-of-19 shots from three-point territory.

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The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

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