CJ Fulton shows class as Ireland beat Luxembourg

Neal Quinn finished with 22 points while Tralee native Ryan Leonard went 6/12 from three-point range, scoring 21 points as Ireland earned their first win of the qualifiers

CJ Fulton provided 12 assists and score seven points as Ireland beat Luxembourg. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

Fiba EuroBasket 2029 pre-qualifiers: Ireland 91 Luxembourg 85

Ireland 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. The did so effectively only using a seven player rotation, as injury ruled out Sam Alajiki and Rapolas Buivydas beforehand, while three players only came off the bench in the closing seconds.