Turkey stays undefeated, wallops China by 47 points

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Oguz Savas scored 20 points as Turkey beat China 87-40 on Thursday in its final group game at the world championship.

Turkey, which had already won Group C, had a 20-0 scoring run to lead 39-13 at the break. Omer Asik's slam dunk gave Turkey a 41-point lead in the final seconds of the third quarter. Semih Erden widened the gap to 47 points with 50 seconds to go in the game.

Turkey (5-0) plays fourth-place New Zealand of Group D in the knockout stage in Istanbul.

China (1-4) reached the next round in Istanbul on points differential ahead of Ivory Coast and Puerto Rico. Russia (4-1) finished second and Greece (3-2) third.