Greece tried to comeback from a 16 points deficit in the third quarter (they came as close as 5), but a really bad freethrow percentage (Jankovic had 0/3 in the final seconds of the third period) and a couple of turnovers gave the Americans a 9-point lead to enter the final period.In the fourth period Greece had another couple of comeback attempts, but they only came as close as 8 points. Final score 88-80.
Results:
Final
Greece - USA 80-88
Greece: Sloukas 17, Pappas 16, Kaselakis 15, Papanikolaou 12, Giankovits 8, Katsivelis 5, Mantzaris 3, Sarikopoulos 2, Georgakis 1, Papantoniou 1
USA: Taylor 18, Gibbs 13, Thompson 10, Moultrie 10, Curry 9, White 9, Miller 8, Thompkins 6, Mack 4, Shurna 1
3rd Place
Australia - Croatia 81-87
Classification 5-8
France - Canada 74-82
Argentina - Puerto Rico 92-70
