Among the four best teams in Europe Hellas!
A superior one National in the second half he didn’t leave much room for the Lithuaniawhich he defeated 87-82 and so he qualified in the U20 Eurobasket semi-finalswhere he will face the France (20/7).
The first scorer was Karakostas with 20 points, while others 17p. added the Floating. Excellent performance from him too Zougri with 16 p. and 9 rebounds!
On the other hand, the Lithuanians will play for positions 5-8 and their first opponent will be Spain.
The first half was very even, with both teams close in score, but the Lithuanians trailed at the end of the first half at 37-39.
The picture of the match was the same in the first five minutes of the second part, with Greece making a mini-outburst initially for +4 (55-51), while maintaining control it reached +6 (64-58), with Lithuania to make it 64-60 at the end of the third period.
The National Team had the reins in the fourth quarter as well, initially going to +10 (75-65) and then even to +14 (83-69), in the 37th minute. In the final minutes, the Lithuanians made their counterattack, but Greece held on and took the victory with the final 87-82.
The quarters: 19-21, 37-39, 64-60, 87-82
The statistics
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Source: Sport Fm
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