Giannis Bourousis was the star player for the Greek team, and for good reason. He achieved a “double-double” by scoring 16 points and collecting 15 rebounds. Fotis Katsikaris, the coach of the Greek national team, was also pleased to see guards Nick Calathes and Nikos Zisis excel as well. On the other, Luis Scola stood out with 17 points and 7 three-point shots from the Argentina team.
Our national team set its own pace early on the game, managing to secure a double-figure advantage from the first quarter (28-16). Argentina fought back and even managed to take a three-point lead (28-31) at some point in the second quarter, but a 13-point streak allowed the Greek team to finish the first half with a 11-point advantage (44-33).
The second half was just as exciting. Greece continued to dominate the game, with Argentina trying to make a come back but thanks to impressive plays by Calathes, Bourousis, Printezis and Papanikolaou, the Greek national team finished the third quarter 14-points ahead (64-50).
There was a lot of nail biting in the final quarter when Argentina began to play even more aggressively and because of this was able to take a 2-point lead. Even so, the Greek team struck back and with a quick 7 points killed off Argentina’s hopes for a last minute win.
After the winning all five games in the Group phase Greece finished at the top of Group B and was tied with Serbia, which finished fourth in Group A.
These two teams are now expected to face off in Madrid on Sunday (7pm) against one another in the Round of 16 knock phase.
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