Eurobasket 2015: Greece – Netherlands 68-65
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Despite having already locked up first place in Group C, Greece finished off their EuroBasket 2015 group stage in fine fashion with a 68-65 victory over a determined Netherlands side knowing a win would get them into the knockout stage.
The Dutch trimmed a 61-50 Greek lead with 5:45 minutes to play down to 61-59. But Yannis Bourousis nailed a three-pointer with 1:02 to play and Kostas Sloukas and Giannis Antetokounmpo both hit two foul shots in the final 17.4 seconds to decide the game.
Stats Don’t Lie: Greece created 23 assists and turned 10 Dutch turnovers into 18 points compared to 12 Dutch points off 13 Greek turnovers.
Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 11 points, 11 rebounds and three assists in the victory.
Greece ended group play at 5-0 and head coach Fotis Katsikaris was able to rest some of his leading players. The Dutch finished Group C with four straight losses and a 1-4 record after winning their first game over
“The trip to Lille was there to take and we didn’t. We didn’t take the present that was there” – Toon Van Helfteren.
Related items
Latest from E.Tsiliopoulos
- The former royals o F Greece at King Harald's funeral - Their relationship with the Norwegian royal family
- Amal Clooney at the Presidential Palace for a meeting with President Tasoulas
- Popular singer Giorgos Mazonakis' sudden death causes grief and raises questions
- Lasithi: Polish man ended up in ICU after his partner said "no" to his marriage proposal
- Athens a new hub for hedge funds: After Chris Rokos, Easy Englander's American Millennium also in Greece