England U18s Beat Romania, Move to 3-0

By Sam Neter on August 12, 2012

England Under-18s won their third straight game at the U18 European Championship Division B in Sarajevo on Saturday, beating Romania 60-55 to keep their perfect record in tact.

Mirel-Claudiu Dragoste’s lay-up with 53 seconds to play closed the gap to 57-55 for the Romanians.

Dragoste then had a chance to tie the game but missed another lay-up and England made three free-throws down the stretch to seal victory.

Luke Nelson led England with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, whilst Kingsley Okoroh joined him as the only other player in double figures with 11 points, to go along with 11 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.

England will now play Hungary on Sunday afternoon.

Box score.

Image Credit: FIBA Europe/Jordamovic Samir

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