Russia defeated Greece in the EuroBasket quarterfinals, 74-69, to advance to Friday’s semifinals.
Trailing by as much as 13 in the 2nd quarter, Russia stormed back in the second half and will now face the winner of Serbia vs. Italy in the next round. Russia last reached the EuroBasket semifinals in 2011.
Greece 69, Russia 74 (24-17, 13-14, 16-20, 16-23)
Greece
Calathes (25+7 ast), Printezis (19), Sloukas (7+6 turnovers), Papanikolaou (6+7 reb), Papagiannis (2) – starters; Bourousis (10+7 reb), Mantzaris (0), Pappas (0), T. Antetokounmpo (0), Papapetrou (0), Agravanis (0).
Russia
Shved (26+7 turnovers), Mozgov (15+10 reb), Vorontsevich (8+12 reb), Khvostov (7), D. Kulagin (7) – starters; Fridzon (11), Kurbanov (0), Antonov (0), Zubkov (0).
