Greece advanced to the round of 16 as leader of Group C. on Sunday will face Israel for a quarterfinals.
Limassol, Chipre – The current champion Spain was eliminated from Eurobasket In the group stage, losing 90-86 against Greece, led by the 25 points and 14 rebounds of Giannis Antetokounmpo on Thursday.
Tyler Dorsy contributed 22 points for Greece to advance to the round of 16 as the leader of Group C. on Sunday will face Israel for a place in the quarterfinals.
Spain arrived at the group’s last game with a 2-2 record, including a defeat against Georgia in his first game that cost him the tiebreaker and left it in a situation of winning. The Greeks had already qualified after winning three of their first four games.
Spain lost 50-35 to rest, but reacted and advanced twice in the last quarter before Kostas Sloukas scored a tray and two free throws in the last minute to seal the victory.
Jaime Pradilla scored 14 points and Mario Saint-Supery added 13 for Spain, who had defeated France in the 2022 final.
In another final action on Thursday, Belgium defeated the already classified Poland by 70-69.
