GB U20s Tie Series With Belgium

By Sam Neter on July 6, 2012

Great Britain Under-20s tied up the three game series with Belgium at one game a piece after winning 64-62 thanks to an Ali Fraser game-winner on Thursday night in Belgium.

Jesse Chuku, who is off to LeHigh University next year, led GB with 19, whilst Fraser finished with 15. Connor Washington scored 7 as Devon van Oostrum played limited minutes.

Assistant coach John Campbell, in temporary charge as Dave Smart is out with sickness, spoke after the game:

“This was an improved performance compared to the first game, we had a great start and recovered well after a bad third quarter.

“We have a few things still to work on, no doubt about it, but we’ve shown a lot of improvement in a short space of time which is a plus point and I’m confident in the group of guys we have on this roster.”

The final game of the series will be played later today before they head out to Sofia, Bulgaria, for the Division B European Championships next week.

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