Team USA —and Joe Harris— breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday in Shanghai as Turkey missed its last four free throws, two the result of an “intentional foul” by Harris in overtime. Final score: USA 93, Turkey 92.
Harris finished with 11 points and five rebounds in 20 minutes of play. He shot 4-of-7 overall and 2-of-3 from deep (for the second straight game). Harris was also credited with an assist and two steals.
Turkey blew the game twice, once in regulation, then again in overtime, losing leads because of missed free throws. The US on the other hand couldn’t contain Turkey’s three NBA players, Ersan Ilyasova, Furkan Korkmaz and Cedi Osman, who finished with 23, 16 and 15.