Romania's men's national basketball team won their first victory in Group F of the second round of pre-qualifiers for the European Championship - EuroBasket 2025, versus Cyprus, 69-65 (19-19, 21-15, 14-13 , 15-17) on Thursday evening, in Nicosia.
The tricolors were coming after matches lost tp Portugal (at home) and Bulgaria (away).
The first quarter was a balanced one, but then the players coached by Dragan Petricevic took control and at the halfway of the match they had a lead of six points, 40-34. Romania remained at the helm for the next ten minutes as well, increasing their gap to seven points (54-37). The end was quite tight, the hosts getting closer to only three points, when there were 32 seconds left (68-65), but the tricolors resisted and got the victory.
The match between Portugal and Bulgaria also takes place on Thursday.
Portugal rank first, with 4 points, followed by Bulgaria - 4 points, Romania - 4 points, Cyprus - 3 points.
On Sunday, November 13, the matches Cyprus - Bulgaria and Portugal - Romania are scheduled.
The winner of the group will enter the EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers.AGERPRES
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