Led by Sylvaino Francisco, the “Blues” lost 72:110 (5:27, 20:35, 15:26) to the NCAA college student team “Murray State”.
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The French had not only a former Žalgiris player in their ranks, but also Yakuba Ouattara (“Paris”) and Guershon Yabusele (Athens “Panathinaikos”). However, their efforts were not enough.
In this game, S. Francisco scored 23 points (1/5 two-pointers, 6/16 three-pointers, 3/4 free throws), grabbed 2 rebounds, and made as many assists in 29 minutes played.
Still, such a productive performance did not save his team.
Soon after, he got into a verbal dispute with internet users on his X account.
“For me, it was a comeback, for Guershon as well (he joined after a long break). No one knew each other, the players’ skill levels were different. We were just gathered and sent to play against a team that has been training together since June 1st, has both offensive and defensive systems, and plays with good intensity,” S. Francisco wrote to one of the commentators.
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“It had to happen, unfortunately. Murray State is indeed a well-coached team with good players. We just came, tried to regain our sports form, and that’s it,” the guard wrote to another.
The most productive player for Murray State was 20-year-old 207 cm tall forward Roman Domon. He scored 24 points (7/11 two-pointers, 2/6 three-pointers, 4/4 free throws), grabbed 4 rebounds, and made 4 assists in 22 minutes played.
France will face Slovenia on August 27 and Sweden on August 30 in the upcoming qualification cycle.
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