Greece beats New Zealand in 2023 FIBA World Cup

·

Greece over thralled New Zealand, 83-74, to claim the last ticket to the Second Round from Group C in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, played at the Mall of Asia Arena, Phillipines, on Wednesday night.

The intense battle between Greece and the ‘Tall Blacks’ New Zealand, bought the final score to 83-74 (15-20, 17-23, 18-11, 33-20) but it was not without a fight.

New Zealand played the first half well, up by 11 points in the first 20 minutes of the game, reported Basket News.

Greece struggled to keep up with the pace of New Zealand, however this drastically changed in the second half.

Greece turns the game around. Photo: FIBA.

Ioannis Papapetrou and Giannoulis Larentzakis delivered taking on the offensive load while New Zealand’s offence stagnated.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo provided the necessary spark, as the Greek team climbed out of a 15-point deficit to victory.

Greek fans came in numbers to witness an outstanding effort from both teams.

Greek fans in numbers at the Mall of Asia Arena, Phillipines for FIBA World Cup game between Greece and New Zealand.

Coach Itoudis said in an interview with FIBA media, “We’re not a team that’s going to have a lot of isolations, we need to dig deep into the shot clock, running that ball, and we have seen in the friendly games that we can play team ball, that we can share the ball, we have had 23 assists, 19 assists.”

“This is who we are. And our identity on the defensive end, it gives us a lot. You get a boost from a good defensive stop.” 

The outstanding performance by Greece, brings them to second place in the group behind Team USA. 

Source: FIBA and Basket News

Advertisement

Share:

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH TGH

By subscribing you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Advertisement

Latest News

Pontoxeniteas NSW celebrates community, culture and generosity at 2025 Winter Wonderland

Celebration swept through The Grand Roxy on Saturday, May 31, as Pontoxeniteas NSW hosted its spectacular Winter Wonderland Gala 2025.

GCM prepares for AGM as Board elections and revenue outlook take centre stage

The Greek Community of Melbourne has officially announced that its Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, 15 June 2025.

Raptis sisters left devastated as SA music school faces second government acquisition

Koula and Mary Raptis are “devastated and heartbroken” after learning their music school, Allegro Music, is to be acquired by the government.

Jon Adgemis vacates luxury Sydney mansion amid legal battle over his mum’s home

Disgraced former KPMG dealmaker Jon Adgemis has vacated the $20,000-a-week Point Piper mansion dubbed the "Bang & Olufsen house."

Australian Hellenic Choir delivers a stirring musical journey at ‘A Portrait of Greece’ in Sydney

The Australian Hellenic Choir captivated a packed Sir John Clancy Auditorium at the University of New South Wales on Sunday, June 1.

You May Also Like

Michael Turner: Curator of the LEGO Acropolis

The LEGO Acropolis model holds more than 120,000 bricks and took about 300 hours to build.

My Greek Odyssey series six coming to Australian screens

Series six of My Greek Odyssey will be released in Australia this Sunday, August 14. This is the penultimate series.

Chief of the Greek armed forces says Greece needs to change its “tactics” on migration

Greece is facing an “asymmetrical threat” from Turkey vis-a-vis the refugee and migration crisis, and the European union is “incapable and unwilling” to deal...