{"id":7409,"date":"2024-11-27T21:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/eurobasket-2025-qualifiers-great-britain-stun-greece-with-thrilling-73-72-win-at-londons-copper-box\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T21:18:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:18:02","slug":"eurobasket-2025-qualifiers-great-britain-stun-greece-with-thrilling-73-72-win-at-londons-copper-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/eurobasket-2025-qualifiers-great-britain-stun-greece-with-thrilling-73-72-win-at-londons-copper-box\/","title":{"rendered":"EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers: Great Britain stun Greece with thrilling 73-72 win at London’s Copper Box"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Great Britain produced a gutsy fightback to shock Greece with a thrilling 73-72 victory in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.<\/b><\/p>\n

Greece had a 17-point cushion at 39-22 shortly before half-time at the Copper Box Arena in London, but the hosts slowly chipped away at their lead.<\/p>\n

The turning point for GB came in a 21-3 run of scoring which gave them a 10-point advantage, and although the Greeks battled back the home side hung on.<\/p>\n

GB, Greece and Slovakia are all locked on five points in Group F after three matches.<\/p>\n

GB’s top scorer was Gabriel Olaseni, who bagged 16 points, while Akwasi Yeboah and Quinn Ellis finished with 15 apiece.<\/p>\n

“It was a really gritty win for us. I was really proud of the group with some brilliant individual performances,” GB coach Marc Steutel told a news conference. <\/p>\n

Greece are ranked 13th in the FIBA world rankings while Great Britain are 50th.<\/p>\n

The two sides meet again in Pylaia on 24 November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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