Greece beat Spain, 108-106, in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 second round. Played at Telekom Center Athens with tip-off scheduled for , the home side secured a win that levels their qualifying record at 4-4 in Europe · Group I.
The game stayed on a knife edge through the closing seconds. Tyler Dorsey and Konstantinos Mitoglou led Greece with 29 points apiece: Dorsey hit five threes (5/8) and made all ten free throws, while Mitoglou added seven triples (7/10) in a highly efficient night from beyond the arc.
Nick Calathes ran the offence with eight assists and 13 points, and Greece punished Spain's 22 turnovers far more effectively than their own 13 giveaways in a game where Spain controlled the glass (43-23).
For Spain, Joel Parra led with 18 points, Mario Saint-Supéry added 16 and Aday Mara finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Álvaro Cárdenas handed out eight assists against Greece's pressure.
Three-point shooting and ball security made the difference: Greece finished at 46.9% from deep (15/32) against Spain's 39.1% (9/23). Spain shot better from the field overall (51.5% to 45.1%) but could not offset their turnovers or turn their rebounding edge into a decisive advantage.
The result revives Greece's outlook in a Europe · Group I where they arrived at 3-4 before tip-off. Spain, who led the group at 5-2, drop to 5-3 and see their cushion at the top reduced.
