Round-up: Greece set up Spain semi
Greece set up a EuroBasket semi-final with world champions Spain after a dramatic 76-74 overtime victory over Turkey in Katowice.Jonas Kazlauskas’s team looked to be through in regulation until a lay-up by Turkey’s Ender Arslan in the dying seconds forced added time.
Arsian then had a chance to win it but missed a three-pointer with the last throw of the game.
Greece’s win also secures them a place at next year’s World Championship, which Turkey will host.
“We never stopped believing that we could win this game,” said Vasileios Spanoulis, who banked 23 points and drained six three-pointers.
“This is a new team, with a new coach, new players and new ideas but we still made it to the top four at the EuroBasket and that’s a big thing for us.”
Slovenia will play Serbia in the other semi-final following their 67-65 quarter-final win over Croatia.
In-form Erazem Lorbek, who played all but 40 seconds of the match, top-scored with 27 points and eight rebounds.
Croatia will need to pick themselves up for Saturday’s play-off with reigning champions Russia, with the winner booking their place at next year’s Worlds.