Greece welcomed the Panathinaikos duo of Nick Calathes and Thanasis Antetokounmpo as well as veteran Ian Vougioukas, and as a result, the Greeks made it 2-0 in Group H as they saw off Israel 82-61.
Despite the double-digit win, Israel made life tough for Greece, who were only leading 31-30 with 1:49 minutes left in the first half.
But suddenly, Greece went on a 15-4 surge spanning the second and third quarters to take control of the game. Israel never threatened again.
Charis Giannopoulos had 13 points to lead Greece.
In Group E, France shot a solid 52 percent from the field as they dispatched of Bosnia & Herzegovina 84-65 in Rouen.
Louis Labeyrie completed a solid week for France as they improve to 2-0 in the group, while dropping the Bosnians to 1-1.
The other Group E clash saw Russia return to winning ways with a 76-69 win over winless Belgium.
Sergey Karasev led the way with 14 points, as Russia moves to 1-1.
Serbia completed their week of games in Belgrade with a comfortable 105-87 win over Georgia to go to 2-0 in Group G.
Miroslav Raduljica went for 28 points for the Serbians, cancelling out Michael Dixon’s impressive 36-point haul for the Georgians.
Other Results:
Group E: France 84-65 Bosnia & Herzegovina; Russia 76-69 Belgium
Group F: Finland 56-64 Czech Rep; Iceland 74-77 Bulgaria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2BQ35Evj0c
Group G: Serbia 105-87 Georgia; Austria 49-90 Germany
Group H: Greece 82-61 Israel; Estonia 73-70 Great Britain
