Usman Garuba

Olympic Games, Greece-Spain 77-84: The Comeback Fell Short and Qualification Became Extremely Difficult

Second game for the Greek national team in the Olympics, second loss with a similar scenario and score… After Canada (who beat us 86-79 in the opener), the blue and white team was defeated 84-77 by Spain in a match that started ideally (we led 20-12 in the 8th minute) but continued nightmarishly (35-49 at halftime)… And when we played defense and found a hero in Tolioopoulos (14 points with 4/6