Kostas Sloukas powers Greece over Great Britain in Giannis Antetokounmpo's absence / News - Basketnews.com

With Giannis Antetokounmpo sitting the game out, Kostas Sloukas took the matters into his hands to lead the Greek national team over Great Britain to stay undefeated in the EuroBasket 2022.

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The Greek national team (3-0) without Giannis Antetokounmpo overcame Great Britain's (0-3) challenge with a strong second-half performance to reach their third win in three games in Group C of EuroBasket 2022.

Kostas Sloukas led the Greeks to a win with a final score of 93-77 (24-17, 26-22, 25-17, 22-17).

Sloukas led the winning team with 21 points (3/4 2PT, 5/6 3PT), 5 assists, and 3 rebounds for 25 EFF.

For Great Britain, Luke Nelson had 17 points (2/4 2PT, 4/8 3PT, 1/2 FT), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.

Great Britain managed to stay in the game for a little over two and a half quarters. Eventually, Kostas Sloukas, Kostas Papanikolaou, and Greece proved to be too much for the British squad.

Greece made a 10-2 run in the middle of the third quarter behind two 3-pointers from Sloukas to gain a 9-point advantage (63-54).

After that Greece only kept increasing the lead, despite Luke Nelson's efforts. Before the final quarter Greeks had an 11-point lead (71-60).

After a strong start to the fourth quarter, in which Georgios Papagiannis scored 11 points by himself, the rest of the game was just a formality.

Greece: Kostas Sloukas 21 (5 AST), Georgios Papagiannis 17 (6 REB), Kostas Papanikolaou 10 (7 REB, 5 AST), Michail Lountzis 10 (5 AST);

Great Britain: Luke Nelson 17 (4 REB), Myles Hesson 13, Ovie Soko 12, Dan Clark 11.

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