On Thursday evening, our men’s Senior national team played the fifth game of the 2029 Eurobasket pre-qualifiers. At the Coque in Kirchberg, Luxembourg lost a close game, the final score was 74:76 in front of 1250 fans.
Luxembourg trailed 18:22 after the first quarter but was able to take the lead with a stronger second quarter to enter the break on a 42:39 lead. After a balanced second half, Luxembourg trailed by 3 points with 9 seconds remaining. Dorian Grosber hit 2 free throws to cut the deficit to 1 point. A controversial play decided the game in the final seconds as Clancy Rugg was called for an offensive foul (screen) at half court on the last possession of the FLBB squad.
Ben Kovac led Luxembourg with 15 points. Dorian Grosber (11), Philippe Gutenkauf (11) and Max Logelin (10) added double digit scoring.
game stats –> boxscore Luxembourg – Azerbaijan
North Macedonia, Luxembourg’s opponent on Sunday, clinched the group victory on Thursday. Luxembourg can only qualify as the best runner up of group A, this decision will fall on Sunday.
Results and upcoming game:
Luxembourg – Ireland 89:77
Azerbaijan – Luxembourg 90:95
North Macedonia – Luxembourg 79:70
Ireland – Luxembourg 91:85
Luxembourg – Azerbaijan 74:76
July 5: 16:00 Luxembourg – North Macedonia –> COME AND SUPPORT OUR TEAM ON SUNDAY 🏀
Standings in group A
1. North Macedonia 5 games / 10 points
2. Luxembourg 5 / 7
3. Azerbaijan 5 / 7
4. Ireland 5 / 6
Competition system:
A total of 10 teams is part of the Pre-Qualifiers. Four teams – the three group winners and the best-ranked runner-up will advance to the Second Round where they will join eight teams from the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers First Round.
