POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Viktorio Hida
FINAL
Armenia – Andorra 65-84
Andorra clinched Division C title in Prizren. They fired past Armenia in the Final tonight. Cerni Vinas (2006) came up with 19 points to pace the champions. Andorra took a 21-16 lead after ten minutes. Armenia narrowed the deficit at 1-point mark at the big break. They erased the deficit in the third term. But Andorra took over in the final period. They ignited a 32-13 run in the fourth frame to race to the win. Joan Aguilar (2006) had 17 points and 14 rebounds for Andorra. Gregory Guyujyan (2006) replied with 18 points and 8 rebounds for Armenia.
3-4 Place
Kosovo – Albania 53-68
Albania overcame Kosovo to step onto the podium as they finished third. Albania recorded a 23-8 lead after ten minutes of action. They followed with a 20-14 run in the third term to open an 18-point lead at the final break. Viktorio Hida (201-C-2006) scored 20 points and collected 21 rebounds for Albania. Andi Ahmeti (190-SF-2006) delivered 23 points and 11 rebounds for Kosovo.
5-6 Place
Moldova – Malta 67-61
Moldova held off Malta to earn the fifth position. Andrei Voitenco (192-SF-2006) came up with 22 points and 26 rebounds to lead the winners. Moldova registered a 35-21 halftime lead. Malta narrowed the gap in the second half but could not avoid the loss at the end. Vasilii Pasura (198-C-2006) tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds for Moldova. Justin Caruana (160-G-2006) answered with 19 points for Malta.
7-8 Place
San Marino – Gibraltar 54-29
San Marino outscored Gibraltar to earn the 7th position in the ladder. San Marino dominated in the first half. They secured a 31-12 halftime lead. They held Gibraltar to 17 points in the second half and raced to the win at the end. Manuel Bianchi (185-F-2006) provided 13 points, while Thomas Gasperoni (185-C-2007) had 11 points and 9 rebounds for San Marino. Nathan Vaughan (2007) had 7 points for Gibraltar.
