Greece has given themselves a great host at advancing to the knockout rounds, fending off Australia’s second-half comeback to secure a 77-71 win.
The Boomers trailed by 17 points at the half, but found their rhythm after the break, getting to with two points with 2:20 to play in the game, before Greece pulled away.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while Thomas Walkup had it going from deep, connecting on 4-of-7 triples on his way to 18 points.
Jock Landale led the Aussies with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Patty Mills added 13 points and Dyson Daniels 11.
Both teams are still in contention to qualify for the next round depending on the result of Spain’s game against Canada.
Below is a complete box score for Australia and Greece in the group stage finale.
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Australia vs. Greece basketball box score
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Australia | 24 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 71 |
| Greece | 25 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 77 |
Australia stats
| PLAYER | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA |
| Nick Kay | 22:01 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jock Landale | 28:29 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| Josh Giddey | 27:34 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 4-5 |
| Dyson Daniels | 27:47 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
| Patty Mills | 30:57 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Will Magnay | 11:31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Duop Reath | 5:30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Josh Green | 4:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jack McVeigh | 10:44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Dante Exum | 23:52 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 7:16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Ingles | DNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Greece stats
| PLAYER | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA |
| Dinos Mitoglou | 28:32 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 32:48 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 3-7 |
| Kostas Papanikolau | 29:44 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| Thomas Walkup | 29:59 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7-14 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
| Nick Calathes | 31:00 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Vasilis Charalampopoulos | 9:19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Panagiotis Kalaitzakis | 7:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Georgios Papagiannis | 7:55 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vasilis Toliopoulos | 20:57 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-7 | 2-2 |
| Dimitris Moraitis | DNP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Giannoulis Larentzakis | DNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nikos Chougkaz | DNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
