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    Thursday, September 10, 2015

    Eurobasket..Perfect record for Greece

    Greece ensured they ended the group stage at EuroBasket 2015 with a 100 per cent record as they claimed a narrow 68-65 victory over The Netherlands to prevent the Dutch side from reaching the knockout phase in a dramatic encounter in Zagreb, Croatia.

    The Dutch team knew they needed to pick up a win to squeeze their way into the last 16 but found themselves 61-50 down with just over five minutes to go.

    They were able to reduce the deficit to just two points before a three-pointer Yannis Bourousis all-but ended their feint hopes of a late comeback as the Greeks topped group C with five wins out of five.

    Giannis Antetokounmpo was the star of the show for Greece, third at the EuroBasket event in 2009, with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

    Elsewhere on the final day of group stage competition, Latvia launched a superb fightback to overturn a 16-point deficit to seal a spot in the knockout round as they beat Estonia 75-64 on home soil in Group D in Riga.


    The Estonian team started brightly with an 11-0 run and looked as though they would go on to cause an upset as they extended their lead in the first-half to an ominous-looking 16.
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