The men's team of Ukraine suffered the first defeat in the group stage of EuroBasket-2022. In the match of the 4th round of the tournament, the "

The Greeks took the lead 10:2 in the starting minutes, but the Ukrainians managed to equalize the game, and in the second quarter they seized the initiative and took the lead with a difference of +7. In the third 10-minute period, the Ukrainians lost the advantage and allowed Greece to take the lead. And according to the results of the whole quarter, they lost to the favorites of the meeting by 22 points.

Svyatoslav Mikhailyuk and Isuf Sanon were the best in the team of Ainars Bagatskis, who scored 16 points each.. The leader of Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo after 27 minutes on the floor scored 41 points and made 9 rebounds.

Recall that the Ukrainian national team advanced to the playoffs of EuroBasket-2022 ahead of schedule.. The Ukrainians won three victories in three games of the group round - over Great Britain, Estonia and Italy.

" The four best teams from the group will advance to the 1/8 finals. After four matches, the blue-yellows are in second place.

FORMAT OF THE TOURNAMENT 24 teams compete in the continental championship in basketball, which are divided into 4 groups of 6 teams each. According to the results of the group stage, the top four teams from each group will receive tickets to the 1/8 finals.

Next, 16 teams will determine the winner in one-match relegation confrontations.

The European Basketball Championship will last until September 18, 2022. Matches will be played in the Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy and Germany.