On Thursday evening, Luxembourg hosted Italy in the FIBA 2023 Eurobasket Qualifiers. At the Coque in Kichberg, in front of 624 spectators, the guests from Italy were able to create a lead early in the game and stayed unbeaten in this qualification.
Luxembourg – Italy
Starting 5: Geniets, Mossong, Skrijelj, Wolff, Jablonowski
– Led by Jasmine Keys, Italy had a 24:13 lead after the first quarter
– Nicole Romeo hit 4 straight 3-pointers in the second quarter to extend the lead for Italy and the guests led 49:25 at half-time
– Thanks to a hot hand by Geniets, Luxembourg was able to make some runs and challenge Italy in the third quarter
– Italy continued to dominate the game and was finally able to win this game with a large advantage
– Mandy Geniets and Faith Ehi Etute scored in double digits, all 12 players received playing time for team Luxembourg
game stats –> Luxembourg – Italy boxscore
Results of Luxembourg in this competition
Luxembourg – Switzerland 54:58
Italy – Luxembourg 82:48
Luxembourg – Slovakia 57:77
Switzerland – Luxembourg 43:81
Luxembourg – Italy 51:109
The standings in group H
1. Italy 5:0 (10 points)
2. Slovakia 3:2 (8 points)
3. Luxembourg 1:4 (6 points)
4. Switzerland 1:4 (6 points)
Upcoming game:
February 12th: Slovakia – Luxembourg
Our national team will be in action in Slovakia on Sunday to finish the qualification.
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