The Olympic men’s basketball group stage match took place today with Australia facing Greece.
In the first quarter, Greece’s basketball team scored a series of three-pointers to initiate an 8-2 offensive wave, gaining an early lead. Australia, under the leadership of Randell and Mills, launched a counterattack. In the latter part of the first quarter, Greece’s star player Giannis Antetokounmpo stepped up, scoring consecutively; while Mills and McVeigh of Australia hit three-pointers, the score difference fluctuated around a single point. At the end of the first half, Greece led Australia by 1 point with a score of 25-24.
In the second half, Australia’s basketball team struggled with scoring, as Greece’s team, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo and Vokaup, executed a 19-4 offensive wave, significantly widening their lead to nearly 20 points. In the latter part of the second half, despite Australia’s offensive performance showing some improvement, they were unable to narrow the gap due to a lackluster defensive effort against Greece’s team. The score difference hovered around 15 points. At halftime, Greece’s basketball team had a lead of 17 points over Australia with a score of 53-36.
Half-time statistics:
Australia: Mills – 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist; Randell – 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Exum – 5 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists; Daniels – 5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal; Gidi – 4 points, 3 rebounds; McVeigh – 3 points, 1 rebound; Kei – 2 points, 1 steal; McGane – 1 point, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals;
Greece: Antetokounmpo – 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal; Vokaup – 13 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal; Mitoglou – 11 points, 5 rebounds; Tolios – 8 points, 1 assist, 1 steal; Kallaseas – 3 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists; Papayanni – 2 points, 6 rebounds; Papinikolaou – 1 point, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal; Kaleziskis – 1 assist, 2 steals;