OR Young Men’s National He won fifth place at the Eurobasket U20 in Crete. Kostas Papadopoulos’ team dominated Israel 92-82, with Neocles To make a triple double and Alexander Samondurov score 25 points.
Deafening appearance and triple-double by Neocles Avdala with 14 points (1/5 two-pointers, 2/3 three-pointers), 10 rebounds and 14 assists, with Alexander Samondourov offering 25 points with 7/9 two-pointers, 1/3 three-pointers, 4 rebounds.
Derby with strong battles took place in the first quarter with Greece turning 10-7 (4’10 ”) into 10-11 (5’20 ”) with Soulis. The scene was repeated with 15-11 (6 ‘) becoming 15-19 (7’50’ ‘) with Alexander Samondourov’s consecutive points that reached 14 points early in the game. He wrote 17-21 (9΄) with Israel returning to the start of the second period (25-21 at 10’30 ”), 27-23 at 12’30 ”). Pagonis, Patrikis and Kapetakis gave solutions for 29-33 (14’30 ”), Avdalas led to +10 (36-46, 18’20 ”) having already double-digit assists (10) and Rosakeas sent the difference to +11 from 6m75 (38-49).
Soulis was the one who sent the difference to +15 (43-58, 23’30 ”) with the Greek team maintaining the first reason and Liotopoulos ‘two consecutive three-pointers followed for 49-64 (25’). Kapetakis and Samondourov returned for +16 (56-72, 28 ′). Israel approached at the start of the fourth period (67-72, 31’20 ”) with Mikaeli and Doron scoring 16 points and Mager to follow with 15.
Greece had its own answer with Avdalas sending the difference to +14 (69-83, 34’20 “) and Liotopoulos writing from 6m75 in 73-86 (36 ′). But the game still had a road with Israel approaching once again (80-86, 3730”). Abdalas went to the basket for 80-88 (38 ′)
Referees: Baloun (Czech Republic), Zupancic (Slovenia), Varv (Estonia)
10 minutes: 21-21, 40-49, 62-72, 92-82
Greece (Papadopoulos): Kapetakis 10 (1), Touliatos, Paraskevopoulos, Rosakeas 3 (1), Soulis 10, Rozakis, Avdalas 14 (2), Spartalis, Samondourov 25 (1), Liotopoulos 14 (4), Patrikis 4, Pagonis 10 (1)