Jock Landale

The Greek basketball team notched its first win in the Olympics, 77-71, against Australia Friday, but missed the chance to ensure qualification in the quarterfinals.

Greece will have to wait for the results of the Canada-Spain and Serbia-South Sudan games to see if it will be among the two best of the three third-place finishers.

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Greece and Canada have faced each other 13 times at the men’s level, with the “official favorite” (Greece) holding 7 victories. Their most recent encounter was in Victoria on June 29, 2021, where the hosts of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament emerged victorious with a score of 97-91.

Turkish basketball powerhouse Anadolu Efes maintained their lead in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague over 74-68 win against Zalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania.

The EuroLeague title contenders Anadolu Efes grasped the away victory as German center Tibor Pleiss and Serbian star Vasilije Micic scored 18 points each.