| 03 July 2009
Croatia and Greece will square off for the Mediterranean Games title after edging their respective Semi-Finals on Thursday. The Croatians knocked off hosts Italy 108-104 after outscoring the Azzurri 31-22 over the final 10 minutes. Damir Rancic erupted for a team-high 29 points for the victors, who out-rebounded Italy 39-22. Ante Tomic, the promising Croatia center who like Rancic will be in the Jasmin Repesa's preliminary squad for the EuroBasket, weighed in with 16 points and also had a game-high nine boards. Daniele Cinciarini returned to the lineup and had a game-high 30 points for the Azzurri. He had missed Wednesday's Quarter-Final with a back injury. Pietro Aradori also weighed in with 29 points for the Italians. Greece played rivals Turkey and prevailed 82-79. Nikolaos Papanikolaou of Greece led all scorers with 26 points. |