Details
| Date | Time | League | Season | Full Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2024 | 11:35 am | FIBA 3X3 Men's Europe Cup Qualifiers | 2023-24 | ' |
Ireland
| Position | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malta
| # | Player | Position | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ian Felice Pace | Shooting Guard | 5 | 0 | / | / | / | 3 | / | 0 | / | / | 0 | 0 | / | 0 | / | / | / | / |
| 12 | Louie Farrugia | Power Forward | 0 | 0 | / | / | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | / | 0 | 0 | / | 0 | / | / | / | / |
| 10 | Matthew Scerri | Small Forward | 11 | 0 | / | / | / | 4 | / | 0 | / | / | 0 | 3 | / | 0 | / | / | / | / |
| 35 | Neil Cassar | Power Forward | 1 | 0 | / | / | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | / | 0 | 1 | / | 0 | / | / | / | / |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recap
The Malta men’s 3×3 national team, listed as the eighth seed in the competition, started their Pool A campaign with the toughest of clashes, against top seed Ireland. However, this did not stop the quartet of Matthew Scerri, Ian Felice Pace, Neil Cassar and Louie Farrugia from issuing a strong statement.
Against Ireland, Scerri was in fact, the game’s top scorer with 11 points after four long-rangers and three freethrows. Despite this, it was a close Irish 18-17 victory by the final buzzer.
While Malta looked strongest in the opening minutes of their opening fixture, Ireland settled in and it was a case of foul trouble that evened things out. Luck was with the Irish in the final seconds of the encounter however as a missed Felice Pace effort with the sides level gave Matthew Spencer Treacy the chance for one last score in the last second.