LIVE SERBIA GREECE What a Drama Overtime Decides in the Battle for the World Basketball Championship

PHOTO: FIBA Basketball "Helen" this duel was not significant considering that they had previously secured a place at the Mundobasket, which will be held from August 25 to September 10 in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines.

In this match, Sotiris Manalopoulos led the national team from the bench, instead of head coach Dimitris Itoudis Unlike them, the match was very important to our team.

As if that had the effect that both of them entered the match nervously The first points from the game were seen only after four minutes.

Until then, only Aleksa Radanov was accurate from the penalty line (realized 1/3) However, as the quarter progressed, the "eagles" played better and better, especially in defense.

The best indicator for that is that they ended the first quarter with only eight points received, with the fact that the rival never scored by two points (0/8) The second period was much better for Svetislav Pešić's team.

Stefan Jović and Nikola Milutinov dominated Zaragoza's playmaker had as many as six assists, and CSKA's center had eight points.

The situation on the floor did not change in the second half either And then Moraitis' incredible basket happened.

When it was time to go to the break with +10, Moraitis, in the style of Dušan Kecman, hit a three-pointer from his own half That seems to have frozen Serbia.

Our selection fell completely in the last quarter, the rival took advantage of that and played brilliantly in that period which they won with 25:18 It entered an uncertain ending.

Due to Jovic's injury, Serbia had a lot of problems in organizing the game and it was felt Despite everything, our team had an attack to win.

Jaramaz went up for a three-point shot and was not accurate, so it went to overtime Greece was much better there.

Rogkavopoulos shone, hitting three three-pointers Serbia had a lot of problems in attack, mostly scoring from the penalty line.

The good thing is that Serbia still has a chance to win the biggest basketball tournament on the planet The "Eagles" will welcome Great Britain on Monday at 20:00 and with a victory in that match they would be in the World Championship.

The most effective in Greece was Nikos Rogkavopoulos with 28 points, followed by Dimitris Moraitis with 23 On the other side, the best was Nikola Milutinov with 24 points, while Dejan Davidovac added 11.

Serbia now has a 5-4 performance, and Greece 6- 3 Photo: PHOTO: FIBA.

Basketball VIEW GALLERY 45' - Serbia did not commit a foul, they received a basket, but Davidovac hit a three-pointer with 6 7 seconds left.

Moraitis was then fouled The referees will look to see if there are elements for an unsportsmanlike foul.

That was finally decided Moraitis was accurate both times - Serbia lost! 45' - Čacidakis was blocked at first, but recovered and scored.

Pešić requested a time-out with 35 seconds left Jaramaz again fought for two free throws.

The Bayern basketball player was accurate both times 45' - Rogkavopoulos scored three three-pointers and our team is in big trouble.

Jaramaz manages to keep hope for victory 43' - A good attack by Greece ended with a three-pointer by Rogkavopoulos.

Serbia did not score from play in overtime Davidovac managed to force two penalties.

The former Red Star player was accurate both times 41' - The center of our selection was half-cut from the penalty line.

Then followed a coordinated attack on both sides 40' - Moraitis scores another one.

Our selection has five seconds left Jaramaz tried to settle the match with a three-pointer, but he didn't score, so extra time will be played in Athens.

40' - Greece lost the ball, and there were 55 8 seconds left.

Time-out was requested by Pešić A smart attack by Serbia.

Milutinov fought for an excellent position and managed to get a point There are 41.

3 seconds left in the game Nikola Milutinov/PHOTO: FIBA.

Basketball 39' - When it matters, Davidovac hits for three points, but it is returned by Dimitris Moraitis who plays excellently 38' - Another important points for the "eagles".

Jaramaz worked Milutinov well, and it was not difficult for him to get easy points The Greek coach responded with a minute of rest - 73:75.

37' - A very important three-pointer was scored by Jaramaz and he has only now joined the scorers However, Rogkavopoulos is playing great and causing a lot of problems for our defense.

But Milutinov returns from half distance 37' - The Hellenes are in rhythm and Moraitis scored after a pass to the left side.

Svetislav Pešić has to ask for a time-out, since the rival in the series is 6:0 36' - Hugaz broke through nicely and managed to fight for two free throws.

He hit both and Greece took the lead for the first time since the first quarter 35' - Serbia's struggles from the penalty line continue.

Davidovac was now halved - 65:68 34' - Finally a good attack by the Eagles.

Ristić showed great central technique and scored important points 33' - Jaramaz was indisposed and lost the ball again.

This allowed Rogkavopoulos to get easy points from another counter Only three minutes of the game have passed and both selections have fulfilled the bonus.

33' - Hugaz held the ball for a long time and finally managed to score from a difficult situation Pešić immediately reacted with a time-out, in order to stop the onslaught of his rivals.

Svetislav Pešić/PHOTO: FIBA Basketball 32' - Serbia did not play a good attack, so Muratos countered and forced two free throws, which he hit.

32' - Fantastic Jeremić hit a three-pointer under a foul.

The basketball player of Cevevita Olimpija did not make an additional throw - 57:65 31' - Greece's first attack at the start of the fourth quarter lasted a long time.

Rogkavopoulos eventually made two free throws He was safe both times.

30' - Unbelievable! Moraitis scored a three-pointer from his half, somewhat in the style of Dusan Kecman Our section played a very bad end.

Dimitris Moraitis straight from Belgrade to Serbia's basket in Ano Liosia 🤯🤯🤯 🔥🔥 @FIBAWC #FIBAWC2023 #FIBAWCQ pic twitter.

com/THJ6a70fUD — valiapilianidi (@valiapilianidi) February 24, 2023 30' - Serbia keeps a double-digit lead The rival tries to reduce it, but the "eagles" repel all the rivals' attacks - 50:62.

29' - Just like a while ago, Dangubić was accurate both times from the penalty line Gontikas fought well for the position under the basket and managed to score.

27' - Jaramaz lost the ball in the attack, and after a foul by Dangubić, our selection fulfilled the bonus Then Milutinov fought for two free throws.

It was half-hearted, but on the other side, a three-pointer was hit by a rival 26' - Kalaicakis hit a three-pointer after a minute of rest, but then Jagodić-Kuriža broke through strongly and scored.

The Greeks hit the second tied triple, but Jeremić returned it 25' - The difference between our selection is constantly growing.

After Milutinov's point, it is +13 The coach of Greece reacted immediately with a time-out.

24' - Cooperation of CSKA players Milutinov played well past Davidovac who scored on the second hoop.

These Were His First Points - 35:46 Photo: Fiba

Basketball 23' - The Eagles are playing well, especially in defense at the start of the third quarter They force the rival to long attacks and to difficult solutions.

21' - Great attack by Serbia at the start of the second half After the seventh assist, Jagodić-Kuriža hit a three-pointer and it was the first double-digit lead in the match.

However, Toliopoulos responded in kind 20' - A fantastic end to the first half.

Boriša Simanić hit the triple It's his second shot outside the 6.

75 line 20' - Excellent penetration by Jović, and then the defense of Serbia.

Then the previous action and Milutnov's dunk was copied 18' - Great combination of Jović and Milutinov.

The center of our selection scored after an assist from a Zaragoza player On the other side, a difficult shot was hit by Calmpuris.

18' - The home team's attack was not good, but Moraitis managed to hit a three-pointer at the end of the game 16' - Radanov stole the ball, and then scored on a counterattack at the second hoop.

Again the coach of Greece had to ask for a time-out 15' - An excellent attack by the "Eagles" was crowned with a three-pointer by Boriša Simanić after an assist from club teammate Stefan Jović.

On the other side, Muratos scored from a difficult position 14' - Serbia lost the ball again and Hugaz punished it with points.

The home team's 7:0 streak was stopped by Dušan Ristić - 20:23 13' - Good attack by the Greeks after the time-out.

Rogkavopoulos was accurate outside the 6 75 line, and then Moraitis stole the ball from Jaramaz and scored on the counterattack.

Svetislav Pešić reacted immediately with a minute's rest Marko Jagodić-Kuriža/PHOTO: FIBA.

Basketball 13' - Ristic entered the match excellently The center of Galatasaray made a good central step and scored.

Sotiris Manalopoulos, the assistant of Dimitris Itoudis, reacted immediately with a time-out 12' - Plays much better in attack on both sides at the start of the second quarter.

Muratos and Dangubić scored points after good penetrations 11' - Čacidakis scored after an offensive rebound.

This is the first goal of "helena" for two points - 10:15 Dušan Ristic stepped onto the floor for the first time and immediately scored points.

10' - The center of CSKA shows class He played the position well and scored.

Serbia played a phenomenal defense The rival never scored by two points.

9' - Rogkavopoulos scored from the penalty line On the second, Serbia is struggling with throwing.

After two misses by Milutnov, the Eagles are 1/7 from the line 8' - Jaramaz entered the floor and immediately fought for two throws, but he was not accurate.

However, Dangubić scored after an offensive jump 7' - Serbia came from an excellent defense to score easy points from the counterattack through Jagodić-Kuridža, who in this way registered himself among the scorers.

With a three-pointer, Jeremić increased the "Eagles" streak to 7:0 Stefan Jović/PHOTO: FIBA.

Basketball 6' - A good attack by the home team ended with another triple This time Flionis was accurate - 6:3.

5' - It seems incredible that there are still no points from the game Serbia is at 0/4, and Greece is 0/6.

Kalaicakis managed to stop that with a goal for three On the other side, Milutinov showed his class and easily got the points.

3' - A very tough start to the game For now, both teams are struggling to get points.

No field goal seen yet 2' - Aleksa Radanov scored the first points in the match.

He was fouled on a three-pointer The basketball player of Peristerija realized only one of the three penalties.

1' - Radanov immediately lost the ball, but Toliopoulos did not punish it On the other side, Davidovac missed the first shot outside the line 6.

75 Serbia starts this match with: Stefan Jović, Aleksa Radanov, Dejan Davidovac, Marko Jagodić-Kuriža and Nikola Milutinov.

At the start of the duel, the Greeks sent: Flionis, Kalaicakis, Kuzeloglou, Gontikas and Toliopoulos 17.

55 - A fantastic gesture by the two national teams before the start of the match Namely, before today's game, the players of Greece and Serbia came out for a team photo in T-shirts dedicated to the deceased representative of our country, Stevan Jelovac, who left a deep mark while playing in Greece.

🇷🇸STEVAN 💙🤍❤️ JELOVAC 🇷🇸 Before today's match, the representatives of Greece and Serbia came out for a team photo in T-shirts dedicated to the deceased representative of our country who left a deep mark while playing in Greece 🙏🙏🙏 pic.

twitter com/o8r9jALhOZ — Basketball Federation of SRB (@KSSrbije) February 24, 2023 17.

12 - "Eagles" came out for warm-up and are preparing for the game after which they could secure a place in Mundobasket 17.

01 - The official squads of Greece and Serbia appeared on the scoreboard Both coaches count on 12 players.

PHOTO: KSS On the eve of the match: Svetislav Pešić's players have an excellent opportunity to secure a place in the Mundobasket, which will be held from August 25 to September 10 in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines, with a possible triumph in Athens If Serbia wins this Friday, Monday's match against Great Britain (20:00) will not have any result significance, as it will not have today for the "Helenas" who have already managed to reach the biggest basketball representative competition.

The selector of our national team has decided which 12 players will face the Greeks Judging by the names, the "eagles" at least on paper are tied for the favorite.

However, it is generally known that paper is one thing, and parquet is something completely different Let us remind you that Serbia won after extra time (100:94) in the first duel between these teams.

Then the audience in "Arena" had the opportunity to watch two superstars of the game under hoops - Nikola Jokić and Janis Adetokumba Both selections have an identical result, 5-3, but Greece is already in the Mundobasket, while Serbia is well on its way to doing so.

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