Three-time All-Star Marc Gasol became only the second man to win an NBA crown and the World Cup in the same year after Spain brushed aside Argentina 95-75.
This is the first win for Turkey in the FIBA Basketball World Cup's Classification Round.
Team USA beat Turkey 93-92 in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup's Group E match.
Turkey got a good start to this year's World Cup in China, winning against Japan in the Group E match at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
Australia have never won a medal but United States coach Gregg Popovich thinks this could be their year because "they've been close for several years, and they are hungry."
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