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Greece, Rick Pitino crush Turkey to reach Olympic Qualifying final

Greece, coached by Rick Pitino, is one win away from earning a berth in the Olympics.

Pitino’s squad hammered Turkey 81-63 to earn a spot in the finals of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Without Giannis Antetokounmpo, @RealPitino-coached Greece just beat Turkey and will next face Tomas @satoransky’s Czech Republic in Canada tomorrow in a win-or-go-home game for an Olympic berth in Tokyo.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 4, 2021

Greece will face the Czech Republic in the final. Czech Republic eliminated Canada 103-101 in the other semifinal with this game-winning shot by Tomas Satoransky:

@satoransky banks it to give Czech Republic the win over Canada in OT and advance to the #FIBAOQT Final!