Overview

• Fontecchio shot 13-of-20 from the field and 7-of-10 from three, adding eight rebounds, three assists and a steal in 37 minutes in Limassol.
• The 39-point outburst broke Italy’s EuroBasket single-game record previously held by Andrei Bargnani at 36 points in 2011.
• Head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco was ejected 48 seconds into the second half for two technicals for stepping onto the court, with assistant Edoardo Casalone finishing the game as Italy pulled away in the third quarter.
• Italy improved to 2-1 in Group C while Bosnia and Herzegovina dropped to 1-2, as Jusuf Nurkic posted 21 points and 10 rebounds for the losing side.
• Elsewhere in Limassol, Spain routed Cyprus 91-47 and Greece clinched a Round of 16 berth, with Italy scheduled to face Spain on Gameday 4.