By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The host nation got a 88-63 win against Italy, with Joffrey Lauvergne tapping 20 points for the winners.
Evan Fournier’s 17 points combined with Thomas Heurtel’s 11 and Nando De Colo’s 10 helped “Les Bleus” enjoy a rather comfortable win.
For the Italian side, Marco Belinelli finished with 15 points, while Davide Pascolo scored 10.
Yakuba Ouattara was cut from the pre-selection, while there’s only one spot remaining for either Louis Labeyrie or Kim Tillie, as announced by Vincent Collet after the game.
Watch one of the many highlights of Lauvergne’s performance:
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— Equipe France Basket (@FRABasketball) 20 Αυγούστου 2017