The national basketball team defeated Georgia 80-67 at the Acropolis tournament held in OAKA. Giannis Antetokounmpo was absent from the White-Blues.

The superstar and national team leader rested in view of the sequel. Greece will play Turkey in the final of the tournament, and it will be a very serious test.

The team of Dimitris Itoudis showed two faces in the match. In the first half, Ilias Zuro’s team had a lot of problems. Greece picked up pace in the second half and cleared comfortably at the end.

Michalis Luntsis showed himself very well. Kostas Sloukas became the national team’s top scorer with 21 points.

Dimitris Itoudis opened the rotation and tried different schemes, giving playing time to many players.

Quarters: 21-16, 37-34, 47-56, 67-80

Georgia (Ilias Zouros): Andronikashvili 9 (1), Mamukelasvili 21, Buryanadze 2 (9 rebounds), Chinchandze, Sermandini 13, Sanatze 3 (1), Pevatse, Bokolishvili, Sengelia 13, Makfadden 6, Bekauri

Greece (Dimitris Itoudis): Dorsi 10 (2), Luntsis 8 (2), Larentsakis 6, Agravanis 1, Kalatis 5, Sloukas 21 (1), Kalaitsakis, Papanikolaou 3 (1), Papapetrou 6, Gondikas 3, Adetokoumbo 10, Kaselakis 4, Adetokoumbo Th. 3 (1)