Greece beats Puerto Rico 83-80 (AP)

Vassilis Spanoulis scored 28 points to help Greece beat Puerto Rico 83-80 on Sunday in the preliminary round of the world basketball championship. Kostas Tsartsaris added 14 points to help Greece (2-0) reach its second victory in the Group C. Greece defeated China 89-81 on Saturday. The 1.83-meter Jose Barea, who plays for the Dallas [...]

Greece beats Puerto Rico 83-80 at worlds (AP)

Vassilis Spanoulis scored 28 points to lead Greece to an 83-80 victory over Puerto Rico on Sunday in the opening round of the basketball world championship. Kostas Tsartsaris added 14 points for Greece (2-0) in the game that saw four lead changes and three ties in the fourth quarter alone. Juan Jose Barea, who plays [...]

Russia beats Puerto Rico 75-66 at worlds (AP)

Sergey Monya led Russia with 16 points to a 75-66 win over Puerto Rico in its opening game at the world championship on Saturday. Timofey Mozgov, who joined the New York Nicks, and Sasha Kaun added 13 points each. Russia led 14-8 after the first quarter and 36-34 at halftime before Puerto Rico hit the [...]

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