Junior Russian team has lost in the last game of Challenge Round of European Championship U-18 against Greece team. Our opponents were better in a team play and in percentage of throws (47% field goals vs. 41%, 73% free throws vs. 65%). Besides it, Greece team made more assists: 13 against 7 of Russian team.
Our team has finished the challenge round of tournament by this game and gets the second place in the standings. They will play in the final part in Saragosa, Spain, on July 9-18.
Greece vs Russia: 80-73
Kourbanov (29 min: 15 pts + 9 reb + 1 st + 1 bs + 1 to + 3 f)
Shabalkin (31 min: 8 pts + 8 reb + 2 bs + 1 as + 3 to + 4 f)
Likhodey did not play
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