He was late to… wake up and the national team didn’t catch the upset against Italy

He “touched” the reversal, but was ultimately defeated by 74-70 from Italy the National us, in the game with which the curtain fell on this year’s tournament “Aegean Acropolis”.

Dimitris Itoudis’ team struggled and found themselves chasing the Italians throughout the match, improving their performance (mainly in their defense) in the fourth quarter and coming very close to the upset, which they ultimately failed to complete . They cost the poor percentages in three-pointers (8/26) and shots (18/29).

Thus, our national team finished this year’s “Acropolis” without a victory, while in the next few days it will leave for Abu Dhabi, where it will face in its last two friendlies before the start of the World Cup, USA and Germany (August 18-20).

Leading for our National Team in tonight’s match are Rogavopoulos (12p.) and Papagiannis (10p.), while Papanikolaou, Walkup and Mitoglou they added 8 each, while for the winners they stood out Fondekio (17p.) and Honey (13 points, 9 rebounds).

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The match

The match started with Itoudis lining up Walkap, Luntzis, Papanikolaou, Thanas Antetokounmpo and Papagianni, while on the other hand, Potcheko started with Spisou, Tonut, Fontekiou, Meli and Polonara.

THE Honey he broke the racket and scored his first points after offensive rebounds for the guests 4-0, while Thanasis “answered” with an impressive basket-foul, between two defenders! THE National got us her first lead after his blk Papagianni and his hook on the other side of the floor.

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Meli continued to hurt our defense as Italy raced to a 10-5 lead before Walkup chipped in with his first 3-pointer of the night. The Italians maintained the difference in their favor with Fontekios giving them aggressive solutions, while o Papapetrou with five straight points of his own, tied it at 16-16, before Severini set up 19-16 of the first period, with a three-pointer and a foul.

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Sluggish at the beginning of the quarter, our National Team, with the Italy to take advantage of it and build a +8 advantage (24-16) with his three-pointer Payola and beautiful layout of it Spaniolo. Mitoglou cut it to 24-19 with a basket and foul, but Itoudis’ team couldn’t find a rhythm on offense, allowing Italy to build a double-digit lead (30-20) for the first time in the match.

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THE Chalbouris with a crazy three-pointer at the end of the attack time it was reduced to 32-26, while in the last seconds of the first half Papanikolaou stole and passed to Walkupwho feinted perfectly and scored for three with a buzzer beater for the 34-31.

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THE Papagiannis scored four straight points to start the third period, but the Italians hit back-to-back 3-pointers, bringing the lead back to double digits (47-37), but the Italians continued to dominate the game, entering the fourth period with a lead 11 points (57-46).

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The visitors continued to take advantage of the mismatches and consistently hit their three-pointers, before the National team dramatically improved its defensive performance, reducing the difference to single digits and chasing the upset. Hatzidakis reduced the score to 67-61 and lifted OAKA, but Spisou with a buzzer beater three-pointer restored the margin of safety for the Italians (70-63). Pochettino’s players kept their cool in the last attacks, hit the crucial shots and finally reached the victory with 74-70.

The quarters: 19-16, 34-31, 57-46, 74-70

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