Malta begin title defense by beating San Marino

Yesterday, the Maltese basketball team began their title defense of the FIBA Basketball European Championship for Small Nations. They beat San Marino 96-65 in what was considered a blowout victory for the Maltese players.

The coach Andrea Paccarie started David Bugeja, Aaron Falzon, Tevin Falzon, Kurt Cassar and 18-year-old Jack Zammit. This was Jack’s first ever start for Malta. Zammit’s main position is point guard and he plays for Starlites B.C .  The Falzon brothers, Aaron and Tevin stole the show. Aaron scored 33 points and came up with 9 rebounds and 2 assists, whilst Tevin finished the game with a double-double scoring 20 points and rebounding the ball 9 times.

This win must be considered a good step towards winning the competition, they won back in 2018.  We wish the team the best of luck!

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