It continues its journey to the top! OR Youth National He scored 4/4 at the Eurobaslet U20 that sent her to the quarter -finals. Greece defeated Finland 85-78 in Heraklion and reached the 8th of the competition.
In the quarter -finals of the event, the Youth Men’s National will face the winner of the couple France – Belgium (16.07.2025, 20:30) on Thursday (17.07.2025, 18:00). Neocles Avdalas (23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 errors, 2 blocks) and Alexandros Samondourov (20 points, 9 rebounds) starred in the parquet for the blue whites. The contribution of Stefanos Spartalis (11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists) was valuable.
Of the Finns, Elmeri Abby stood out with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. A major problem for the National, the lost shots (24/36), as well as the low percentage in three -pointers (5/24 three -pointers).
After a balanced first half, the representative band pressed “Gazi” in the third quarter, where it reached +15. The guests not only did not hand over the … weapons, but reduced to the middle of the fourth and final periods, with Greece responding to pressure and “talking” in the critical final minutes, winning the victory.
The quarters: 19-15, 37-33, 58-48, 85-78
Greece (Papadopoulos): Kapetakis (2 rebounds, 2 assists), Touliatos 5 (1), Paraskevopoulos 7 (1/3 three -pointers, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), Rosakeas, Soulis (2 rebounds), Rozakis, Avdalas Bloc), Spartalis 11 (6 rebounds, 2 assists), Samodourov 20 (5/9 two -pointers, 0/5 three -pointers, 10/14 shots, 9 rebounds), Liotopoulos 11 (1/7 three -pointers, 5 rebounds), Patrikis 8 (7 rebounds)
Greek group statistics: 23/43 two -pointers, 5/24 three -pointers, 24/36 shots, 54 rebounds (37 defenses – 17 offensive), 20 assists, 22 fouls, 14 errors, 1 steal, 6 block