Greece vs Finland Game Player Stats and Box Score For Sept. 14 | EuroBasket 2025 Game for Third Place

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece faced Lauri Markkanen and Finland at EuroBasket 2025, with third place in the tournament on the line. Leading up to Sunday’s game, Antetokounmpo had led his team to a solid record, taking down Spain, Israel and Lithuania before losing the semifinal matchup against Turkey.

Finland, meanwhile, had defeated tournament favorite Serbia, led by Nikola Jokic, before taking down Georgia in the quarterfinals. But the team’s solid run came to an end on Friday as it lost to Germany in the semifinals.

Sunday’s game for third place opened with both teams playing strong defense. The first basket did not come until two minutes into the first quarter as Greece ended a fast-break opportunity with a 3-pointer from Tyler Dorsey.

Antetokounmpo picked up two more points at the free throw line, giving Greece a five-point advantage. Finland's first points of the game came after the 6:30 mark as the team hit back-to-back 3-pointers. Greece answered with three points of its own (8-6).

Antetokounmpo continued attacking the paint on both ends, adding four more points and two blocks to keep his team ahead with 4:30 left in the first quarter (12-8). Finland drained another 3-pointer on the other end to make it a one-point game (12-11).

After Markkanen and Co. missed their opportunity to take the lead, Greece picked up eight straight points in under a minute to go up by nine points (20-11). Greece ended the quarter with another 3-pointer, going 5-for-8 in the first (24-15).

Finland opened the second quarter, outscoring Greece 9-3 to cut the lead to four points (27-23). Kostas Antetokounmpo committed an unsportsmanlike foul, allowing Finland to cut the lead to one point. Greece didn't take long to create separation again, as Dorsey hit a long two-pointer to put his team up by three (29-26).

Greece picked up five more unanswered points, working its way back to a nine-point advantage (34-26). The back and forth continued, as Antetokounmpo's team maintained pressure with solid play on both ends, extending its lead to 14 at halftime (48-34).

Giannis and Tyler Dorsey led the way for Greece in the first half, combining for 27 points. Meanwhile, Finland relied on contributions from the entire team as Lauri Markkanen struggled, recording six points on 2-for-7 shooting.

Finland opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer, cutting the lead down to 11. Both teams continued going back and forth, chipping away at each other with physical basketball in the paint. Greece stayed active, maintaining a 12-point lead with 6:40 left in the third (53-41).

A series of good defensive plays led to two turnovers by Antetokounmpo's team. Finland took advantage and cut the lead back to 10 (53-43). Jacob Grandison drained his second 3-pointer of the night to bring Finland within seven points (53-46).

Dorsey finally took the lid off for Greece and hit a 3-pointer to reach 16 points. On the other end, Markkanen also hit his first three to cut the lead back to seven again (56-49). A hustle play by Kosta Papanikolaou led to three more points for Greece, making it a double-digit game again (59-49).

Greece closed the quarter strong, establishing a 13-point advantage ahead of the final quarter of play. Giannis Antetokounmpo reached a double-double in the third quarter as his team stood 10 minutes away from grabbing third place at EuroBasket 2025. On the other hand, Finland seemed hopeful after outscoring Greece by one point in the third.

The Greeks kept up their strong perimeter shooting in the final quarter, taking a 14-point lead with 8:35 to go (73-59). Finland picked up the pace, grabbing four unanswered points to make it a 10-point game with seven minutes left (73-63).

Finland's difficulties persisted as Greece seemed to be automatic from beyond the arc. The Greeks also slowed the pace. A series of strong plays and five unanswered points for Greece saw the lead balloon to 15 points with five minutes on the clock (78-63).

Dorsey hit his fifth 3-pointer of the night, reaching 19 points as his team led by 17 points (81-64). Finland showed signs of life during the closing minutes, hitting consecutive long-range shots to make it an 11-point game with 2:40 left (85-74).

Markkanen and Co. went on a 13-4 run in the final minutes, cutting into the lead with their best shooting stretch from 3-point range. Elias Valtonen got fouled on a last-second 3-point attempt, but went 2-for-3 from the line, bringing the score to 90-89 with four seconds left. Greece made free throws on the other end to close the game.

Greece defeated Finland, 92-89, finishing their EuroBasket 2025 journey in third place. Giannis Antetokounmpo put up a strong effort, recording 30 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists. Tyler Dorsey was also solid, finishing with 20 points, shooting 7-for-12, including 5-for-9 from 3-point range.

Lauri Markkanen recorded 19 points on 6-for-16 shooting with 10 rebounds. Olivier Nkamhoua, Mikael Jantunen and Elias Valtonen also reached double figures for Finland.

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Greece vs Finland player stats and box score for Sept. 14

Greece

Players	PTS	FG	3PT FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	BOX SCORE
Tyler DORSEY *	20	7/12 (58%)	5/9 (56%)	1/2 (50%)	2		1	1	1		5
Giannoulis LARENTZAKIS		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)
Vasileios TOLIOPOULOS	15	5/13 (38%)	4/10 (40%)	1/1 (100%)	1	2	5		1		5
Kostas SLOUKAS *	7	1/9 (11%)	1/3 (33%)	4/5 (80%)	3	3	1	2	2		1
Panagiotis KALAITZAKIS	5	2/4 (50%)	1/1 (100%)	0/2 (0%)	1	1	1		1		-3
Kostas PAPANIKOLAOU *	4	1/2 (50%)	1/2 (50%)	1/2 (50%)	3	6	4	1	1	1	2
Dimitrios KATSIVELIS *	0	0/2 (0%)	0/1 (0%)	/ (%)	1		4				0
Alexandros SAMODUROV	0	0/2 (0%)	0/2 (0%)	/ (%)	1	3	2				-9
Giannis ANTETOKOUNMPO *	30	9/11 (82%)	/ (%)	12/16 (75%)	17	6	3	7	1	2	4
Kostas ANTETOKOUNMPO	3	1/2 (50%)	/ (%)	1/2 (50%)	4		2			1	-1
Thanasis ANTETOKOUNMPO	0	/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)							3
Konstantinos MITOGLOU	8	2/2 (100%)	2/2 (100%)	2/4 (50%)	4			3			8

Finland

Players	PTS	FG	3PT FG	FT	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	#ERROR!
Miro LITTLE *	6	2/3 (67%)	0/1 (0%)	2/2 (100%)	1	6	4	2	3		6
Sasu SALIN	5	1/6 (17%)	1/5 (20%)	2/2 (100%)	1	2			1		-12
Olivier NKAMHOUA	15	6/12 (50%)	2/4 (50%)	1/2 (50%)	5	2	5	1			8
Mikael JANTUNEN *	13	4/9 (44%)	3/6 (50%)	2/2 (100%)	6	7	4		1		-6
Elias VALTONEN *	18	4/9 (44%)	2/5 (40%)	8/11 (73%)	5	2	4		3		2
Alexander MADSEN		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)
Edon MAXHUNI	0	0/6 (0%)	0/4 (0%)	/ (%)		1	1	1			-9
Lauri MARKKANEN *	19	6/16 (38%)	3/8 (38%)	4/4 (100%)	10	1	4	3	1		5
Miikka MUURINEN	5	2/5 (40%)	0/3 (0%)	1/2 (50%)	1		4	1	1		-10
Andre GUSTAVSON	0	/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)			1				-1
Jacob GRANDISON *	8	3/5 (60%)	2/3 (67%)	/ (%)	3		2				2
Ilari SEPPALA		/ (%)	/ (%)	/ (%)