In the 4th match of FIBA World Cup Qualification Group B, 12 Giant Men lost to Greece 67-76.
National Team; Larkin, Melih Mahmutoğlu, Metecan Birsen, Samet Geyik, Oğuz Savaş started with the top 5, while Greece started with the top 5, Moraitis, Larentzakis, Papanikolaou, Agravanis, Papagiannis.
In the first period played at high tempo, Metecan Birsen and Agravanis carried their teams with eight points each, while Greece closed the period ahead 17-15.
Having made a good start in the second period, the crescent-stars managed to take the lead by defending their opponent well, while Greece, gearing up in the second part of the period, went ahead 36-33 into the locker room.
While Greece improved its offensive and defensive performance in the third quarter, the away team was ahead by 16 points, with Papagiannis’ effective under-pot play and Sloukas stepping in: 46-62.
Making a great start to the last period of the match, the National Team reduced the lead to 2 with a series of 14-0 with 5 minutes and 30 seconds remaining: 60-62.
In the remaining part of the match, with the recovery of Greece in attack and defense, the national team could not take the lead in the score and left the park with a 76-67 defeat.
