Malta rally past Montenegro 78-66- June 1, 2023
POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Eric Washington
Malta's basketball teams finished their day two commitments with a mixed bag yet again as the Maltese men beat Montenegro 78-66 to make amends for a tough loss to Cyprus on Tuesday. Earlier the Malta women's team fell 59-42 to the Montenegrin team. It was a widely different story for Alan Walls' clan on Wednesday as following a dismal start to the tournament against the Cypriots, a different starting five showed a stronger side and it became clear as Malta led for most of the game. Eric Washington (183-PG-1993, college: Miami, OH) looked much better than his debut as he secured a double-double, leading the Malta scoring with 20 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds in an impressive performance to erase any doubts about his name. Nelson Kahler followed with seven of seven makes for 14 points and six rebounds, as Jacob Formosa (191-G-1997) and Aaron Falzon (203-F-1996, college: Quinnipiac) scored 11 and 11 points respectively. Montenegro's Nenad Vukovic (192-PG-1994) led the game in scoring with 24 points as he was the point of contact in terms of offence. Washington and Kahler opened proceedings for Malta within seconds as Nathan Xuereb (180-SF-2001) added a layup of his own to give Malta a steady lead after Petar Djurisic scored first. The first half remained close as Malta continued to lead but after the halftime break, Malta's Kahler exploded on offence, putting up no less than eight points in the third quarter as Malta led by as high as 13 points by the end of the rubber. This margin was extended to 16 midway through the final quarter as Malta held on to take the win. Courtesy of: sportsdesk.com.mt |
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