Fiba EuroBasket 2029 pre-qualifiers: Ireland 91 Luxembourg 85Ireland put in a dogged performance to beat Luxembourg 91-85 and pick up their first win of their FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers campaign and first under new head coach Michael Bree. A Fulton layup had Ireland 15-9 up midway through the quarter. Ireland responded emphatically with back-to back three’s from Zona and Leonard, to put them 71-60 ahead two minutes in. A Fulton three and a Quinn layup helped Ireland into a 77-69 lead halfway through the quarter. Fulton was pulling the strings, he picked out Quinn for his layup and Ireland led 84-74 with three and a half minutes remaining.

Source: Irish Examiner March 03, 2026 07:50 UTC