Aug

20

Greeks Lose Heart Breaker To Argentina 80-78

Posted by Jeff Sack under Slam Dunk Olympics Central 

Greek starting guard Vassilis Spanoulis had the chance to be the last second hero, but his attempt at a trey to win the game rimmed out of the hoop and Argentina went on to win Wednesday 80-78 in the Beijing Olympics quarter-finals. Argentina advances to the semi-finals as they face off against Team USA Friday.

This was one of the most competitive contest in the 2008 Games, as the two opponents kept the score close all game. Greece held the sheerest of leads at the end of the first quarter as they were ahead 23-22. The margin was the same at the half as the Greeks led 40-39 when the two teams went to their respective locker rooms. Argentina was able to turn the tables during the third quarter, and led 56-55 going into the fourth. Greece shot 50% (28-56) from the floor for the contest, while the Argentinians shot 49.2% (31-63).

Manu Ginobili again led the Argentine way, as he scored a game high 24 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 block. Carlos Delfino scored 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 assist. Greek forward Antonis Fotsis recorded a double-double as he scored 17 points, 10 boards, 2 steals, 1 assist, in the loss.

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