On Tuesday Lebanon suffered a third consecutive defeat in the U19 Basketball World Cup against the United States. Photo: FIBA official website
The Cedars will play a last-chance match in the round of 16 against Spain on Wednesday.
After Slovenia (74-58) on Saturday June 24 and the improbable Madagascar (83-66), on Sunday June 25 in Debrecen (Hungary), on the floors of the Olah Gabor Arena stadium, it was the turn of the United United beat Lebanon (122-70) at the Fönix Arena in Debrecen on Tuesday 27 June. For its third and final Group B match in the first round of the 2023 Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the Lebanese selection suffered its third consecutive loss. A crushing defeat!
The four periods (quarters) of the game all ended in favor of the United States (Q1: 39-20, Q2: 35-15, Q3: 22-21, Q4: 26-14). The Lebanese will thus have stood up to the Americans only in the third quarter, the latter only winning over the former by a tiny point difference. And in the end, the United States showered Lebanon with a difference of 52 points (122-70). Lebanese Alaa Sabbagh (13 points) was the national team’s top scorer, while American Mark Armstrong (17 points) was the game’s top scorer.
Fourth and last in their group B (3 points), the Cedars are not yet eliminated from the U19 World Cup in Hungary and will play a last chance match in the round of 16 against Spain (first in group A with 6 points) Wednesday, June 28 (time yet to be determined). Winning, which seems unlikely against the Spaniards, would allow the Lebanese to qualify for the quarter-finals. Losing would mean playing the ladder matches.
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2023-06-27 17:07:59
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