{"id":78549,"date":"2026-08-31T18:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/78549\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T18:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:49:17","slug":"unstoppable-greece-duo-helps-team-survive-spain-in-overtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/78549\/","title":{"rendered":"Unstoppable Greece duo helps team survive Spain in overtime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Konstantinos Mitoglou and Tyler Dorsey finished the game with combined 58 points leading Greece to crucial win against Spain in the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>Greece claimed a crucial win in Group I of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/21572-tyler-dorsey.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-392738-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Tyler  Dorsey\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                SG\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                30\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                193 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                83 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Pasadena, United States of America\n            <\/p>\n<p>Led by Panathinaikos Athens forward Konstantinos Mitoglou and Olympiacos Piraeus guard Tyler Dorsey, Greece defeated Spain 108-106 to claim their fourth win.<\/p>\n<p>It all went down to the wire in the fourth quarter as Greece had a chance to close out the game, but on Spain&#8217;s final possession, Juancho Hernangomez hit a three-pointer to tie the game 86-86 and send it to overtime.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2094488813905068123\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  <\/p>\n<p>In overtime, Greece was in control from the start, but Spain kept the game close until the final seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s Joel Parra had an excellent opportunity to tie the game after a steal at midcourt with 17 seconds remaining in overtime.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2094485519434432962\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  <\/p>\n<p>He made one of two free throws, after which Greece extended its lead to 108-106 with a free throw from Vassilis Toliopoulos.<\/p>\n<p>Spain&#8217;s last possession was unsuccessful, and Greece secured a crucial win to keep its World Cup aspirations alive while closing in on the top three in Group I.<\/p>\n<p>For Greece, the duo of Mitoglou and Dorsey combined for 58 points, scoring 29 points each.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2094482956957946014\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  <\/p>\n<p>For Spain, Barcelona&#8217;s Joel Parra finished as the top scorer with 18 points and 5 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/es\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_7\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            \u00a1Gracias por leernos! 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