Greece vs Lithuania was one of the two quarterfinal games scheduled on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Two of the top teams from Group B and Group C made their push for the semifinal berth for a chance at the title.
Giannis Antetokounpo and his national team made big plays in the first quarter, however, they could not take a big lead in the first quarter. Lithuania continued to answer Greece's buckets one after another. The Greek Freak opened the first quarter with a dominating run, scoring 11 of Greece's 24 points as they took a 19-24 lead in the opening quarter.
However, the Lithuanian team tried to cut the lead in the third quarter and was able to cut it to just one point in the last minutes before halftime. However, a quick 3-pointer from Vassilis Toliopoulos and a turnaround jump shot from Antetokounmpo shattered their run. By halftime, Greece had extended the lead to six points, closing the second quarter with a 19-20 score.

Both teams had a slow start in the third quarter. Jonas Valanciunas, who had been leading Lithuania in the first two quarters, opened Lithuania's attack in the third and cut the lead to 3 points with three free throws. Antetokounmpo quickly answered with a 2-point jump shot.
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Greece dominated the third quarter as well. Antetokounmpo and Co. outscored Lithuania by 14-20 in the third, taking a 12-point lead before the fourth quarter.
Lithuania tried to race past Greece in the fourth quarter; however, Greece continued to find answers. With just over six minutes in the game, Alexandros Samodurov extended Greece's lead to 16 points. Antetokounmpo again led the Greek team, adding 7 more points in the quarter.
In the last 10 minutes of the play, Lithuania was able to outscore Greece by 24-23 points. Greece advanced to the next knockout with a 76-87 win. They will now face a formidable force in Turkey in the semifinal.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Greece with 29 points, converting 60.0% of his field goal attempts. Vassilis Toliopoulos added 17 points behind Giannis. Jonas Valanciunas led Lithuania with 24 points and 15 rebounds.