On Sunday afternoon, Luxembourg’s men’s national team played against Romania at the Coque in Kirchberg. It was the third game of the 2027 World Cup pre-qualifiers.
Luxembourg stormed back late in the game but could not turn the game around, the final score was 78:84 in favor of the guests in front of a sold out crowd and 1621 spectators.
Starting 5: Rugg, Grün, Laurent, Kovac, Kreps
The guest had a strong start and jumped out to a 12:0 lead. Luxembourg did not have the necessary shooting touch in the first half (1/10 threes) to get closer into the game, Romania led 46:31 at the break.
After the break, Luxembourg had a strong run to cut the deficit to only 4 points (44:48) after a long 3-pointer by Ben Kovac (video). Romania took back control of the game and had a 16-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Luxembourg showed an amazing reaction and fighting spirit in the last minutes of the game and cut the lead to only 4 points with 3 minutes remaining. In the end, Romania had the better finish to win the game and the direct comparison.
game stats –> game stats Luxembourg – Romania
The standings in group B
1. Romania (3 games, 5 points)
2. Luxembourg (3 games, 4 points)
3. Norway (2 games, 3 points)
Note: 10 teams are part of the pre-qualifiers in 3 groups. The 3 group winners and the best second placed team will qualify for the next round.
Results and upcoming games:
Romania – Luxembourg 72:76
Luxembourg – Norway 58:72
Luxembourg – Romania 78:84
February 20th 2025: Norway – Luxembourg
