Highlights: Greece vs New Zealand in Basketball World Cup (83-74)

Points

Greece: Ioannis Papapetrou, 27

New Zealand: Shea Ili, 27

Rebounds

Greece: Georgios Papagiannis, 9 

New Zealand: Finn Delany, 14

Assists

Greece: Thomas Walkup, 9 

New Zealand: Shea Ili, 8

Blocks

Greece: Georgios Papagiannis, 2

New Zealand: Yanni Wetzell, 2

Game over

Greece manages to take a 10-point lead

The Greeks kept up the pressure and turned the game around with a three-pointer from Larentzakis

Ends Q3

Papapetrou stood out in the first half, becoming the game's top scorer with 19 points and bringing the difference down to one

Papapetrou is level with Te Rangi and Shea Ili on points, 15 in total, and the Greeks are closing in on the rear-view mirror. The score is 49-46

Greece has a slightly better start and brings the gap down to six

Ends Q2

Shea Ili has a good run, scores his 11th point and leaves New Zealand 40-28 up

New Zealand's Te Rangi and Shea Ili scored 13 points, the most in the game so far

The outlook remains the same. A hard-fought encounter, with New Zealand winning 25-19

Ends Q1

The match remains evenly balanced, with no one able to take a big lead. New Zealand still winning by a point

Papanikolaou puts it on the tray and doesn't let Greece get away from their opponents

The game started well, with back and forth, but after a short time tied, Ngatai hit a 3 to put New Zealand ahead

High ball
 

In the second phase, the qualified teams play two more games, only against teams they haven't faced yet. Adding up all the points from the two phases, two teams advance to the quarter-finals

The two best teams in each group will advance to the second round on the basis of their results in the first round. The second phase will be between the following groups:

Group I (first and second-placed teams from group A + first and second-placed teams from group B)

Group J (first and second from group C + first and second from group D)

Group K (first and second from group E + first and second from group F)

Group L (first and second from group G + first and second from group H)

1 - USA 6 points

2 - Greece 3 points

3 - New Zealand 3 points

4 - Jordan 3 points

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Dan Fotu, Finn Delany, Flynn Cameron, Hyrum Harris, Issac Fotu, Izayah Le’Afa, Shea Ili, Jordan Ngatai, Reuben Te Rangi, Sam Timmins, Taylor Britt, Tohi Smith-Milner, Walter Brown, Yanni Wetzell.

Kostas Papanikolaou, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Ioannis Papapetrou, Giorgos Papagiannis, Michalis Lountzis, Dinos Mitoglou, Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Thomas Walkup, Lefteris Bochoridis, Dimitris Moraitis, Manolis Chatzidakis.

With the same record, New Zealand are in third place with three points. The New Zealanders have a SC score of -19, against -7 for the Greeks. The Oceania team opened with a defeat, also to the United States, 99-72, and beat Jordan, 95-87.

With a 75% record, Greece came from behind to beat the United States 109-81 and won 92-71 against Jordan. The Greek team is second in group C with three points.

Group A: Angola, Dominican Republic, Philippines and Italy

Group B: South Sudan, Serbia, People's Republic of China and Puerto Rico

Group C: United States, Jordan, Greece and New Zealand

Group D: Egypt, Mexico, Montenegro and Lithuania

Group E: Germany, Finland, Australia and Japan

Group F: Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia and Venezuela

Group G: Brazil, Islamic Republic of Iran, Spain and Ivory Coast

Group H: Canada, Latvia, France and Lebanon.

The tournament's biggest winners: United States (5), Brazil (2), Argentina (1), Spain (2) and the former Yugoslavia (5) and Soviet Union (3).

The Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup, is an international men's basketball tournament organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Like the Football World Cup, the Basketball World Cup takes place every four years and brings together the best national basketball teams from around the world.

The first Basketball World Cup was held in 1950, and since then it has been one of the most prestigious events in the world of international basketball. Teams such as the United States, the Soviet Union (now Russia), Spain, Australia and Yugoslavia (now independent nations) have featured prominently in the competition over the years.

The United States has been remarkably successful in the Basketball World Cup, winning several titles over the years. However, the popularity and participation of NBA players in the Summer Olympics often attracts more attention than the Basketball World Cup.

The current edition, in 2023, will have three venues: Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. The current edition has 32 teams, divided into eight groups of four. Two teams qualify for the next round and so the round of 16 begins, just like the soccer World Cup.

Greece vs New Zealand live this Wednesday (30), at the Mall of Asia Arena at 8:40 am ET, for the Basketball World Cup. The match is valid for the 3th round of the competition.

My name is Izabelle França and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on  VAVEL USA.