Comfortable victory over Croatia with Hatzilambro MVP and 2/2 for the National Team in EuroBasket U16

It was imposed on her Croatia and made it 2/2 at EuroBasket U16 or Children’s National Team!

After its comfortable victory over Israel (78-59) in the premiere of the competition held in Crete and in the “Two Aorakia” of Heraklion, our national team again showed a very good competitive face, celebrating the victory with 77-63 against the Croats!

Most valuable for the team of Yiannis Kalambokis o Chrysostomos Hatzilambrouwho finished the game with a double-double, 33 points (8/14 three-pointers), 12 rebounds and 2 assists, while Ilias Chaidemenos had 15 points with 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

For the third matchday of the group stage, our national team will face Italythe Sunday 11/8 at 18:30.

The match was ambiguous at the beginning, with the Croatians closing the first period being in front with 22-19 and with our national team reacting and staying close to the score, while the first half ended with the score tied 36-36.

In the third period, our National Team drastically improved its defense, prevailed with a partial score of 20-12 and ended the quarter with Hatzilambrou hitting a crazy buzzer-beater from one basket to the other, for 56-48. Somewhere there, the winner was decided, with our national team creating big differences (up to +18), before winning with the final 77-63.

The quarters: 19-22, 36-36, 56-48, 77-63

Greece (Kalampokis): Tsonis, Venetidis 3 (1), Chaidemenos 15 (7 rebounds), Papanikolaou, Hatzilambrou 33 (8/14 three-pointers, 12 rebounds, 2 assists), Skliros 5, Cartonas 5 (1), Thomakos 4, Barbagiannis 5, Asimenios 2, Stamoulos 2, Pagoulatos 3.