Outstanding performances from team captain Jay Larranaga, and a white-hot Tim Kennedy and Mike Mitchell produced another incredible result for Ireland in their European Championships odyssey as they pulled back a 16 point first half deficit to beat Macedonia 75-68 at the National Basketball Arena tonight.
If ever there was a game of two halves, then this was it. Tepid and off the boil for the first half, it was a transformed Irish side that reappeared after the break when they went in trailing 38-22. They produced a thrilling second half performance to pull ahead for their first win of the semi-final round and keep their qualification hopes alive They now have a break until January, when they play Cyprus away on the 23rd, and Bosnia at home on the 26th.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
