On Thursday evening, the men’s national team played the fourth and final game of the World Cup 2027 European pre-qualifiers.
Starting 5:
Gutenkauf, Kovac, Grün, Laurent, Rugg
Luxembourg had a strong start into the game and forced the coach from Norway into an early timeout when the FLBB squad was up 19:12. 7 players scored points for the FLBB selection in the first quarter as Luxembourg led 21:15. Luxembourg continued to play well in the second quarter and made some difficult shots to stay ahead before heading into the break (38:30 lead after 20 minutes). Dorian Grosber had an amazin dunk in transition to make his presence known (video).
In the second half, Norway started strong and was able to go a run. Frey and Ndow hit from eveywhere and the hosts took over the lead of the game. Luxembourg was able to strike back in the final quarter and the game was tied with 5 minutes remaining. In the end, Norway was able to grab a close victory, Luxembourg did not have the necessary shooting touch to fight for a victory.
game stats –> boxscore Norway – Luxembourg
Thomas Grün played his final game for the national team as he announced before the FIBA window. Congratulations to Thomas for an amazing career in the national team!
All results of team Luxembourg in this competition:
Romania – Luxembourg 72:76
Luxembourg – Norway 58:72
Luxembourg – Romania 78:84
Norway – Luxembourg 68:59
The standings:
1.Norway 3 games / 5 points
2. Luxembourg 4 games / 5 points
3. Romania 3 games / 5 points
On Sunday, Romania and Norway will play the final game of the group. Luxembourg will finish the group on 3rd place and does not have a chance to qualify for the next round of the qualifiers.
