Lions de Genève basketball win over Fribourg Olympic, Digi Mart USA News: Geneva’s European campaign continues to delight supporters at the Queue-d’Arve. The victory marks the Lions’ third straight win.
Ty Johnson scored 28 points with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, while Corey Floyd added 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and one steal for the Genevan side.
Trailing in the first quarter and early in the second, the Lions took the lead in the 24th minute and never relinquished it. With the win, Geneva is expected to climb to third place in Group G.
Fribourg Olympic had a less successful outing. Playing before its home crowd, the team coached by Thibaut Petit lost 86-80 to Romania’s CSM Oradea.
The return of Natan Jurkovitz was valuable with 10 points, 5 assists and 2 steals, but it was not enough to secure the win. Boris Mbala also had an excellent game with 26 points.
Olympic remains in sixth and last place in Group H.
Group G standings: 1. Lions de Genève 6/10, 2.
Benfica 5/9, 3. Ours de Bakken 5/9, 4.
Prievidza 6/8, 5. Denizli Basket 6/8, 6.
Lions de Bakou 6/7.
Group H standings: 1. Mykonos 6/11, 2.
VEF Riga 6/10, 3. CSM Oradea 6/10, 4.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 6/9, 5. Neftchi IK 6/7, 6.
Fribourg Olympic 6/7.
