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ISTANBUL: US women beat Turkey 80-61 in exhibition

US women beat Turkey 80-61 in exhibition

Published: July 22, 2012 Updated 22 minutes ago

By DOUG FEINBERG — AP Basketball Writer

ISTANBUL — After breezing through its first few exhibition games, Geno Auriemma was happy that his team was tested.

Seimone Augustus and Diana Taurasi each scored 16 points to lead the U.S. women's basketball team to an 80-61 victory over Turkey on Sunday.

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