Overview

• Simone Fontecchio scored 39 points on 13-of-20 shooting, including 7-of-10 from three, with eight rebounds, three assists and a steal in 37 minutes.
• His total surpassed Andrea Bargnani’s 36 from 2011 to become Italy’s single-game EuroBasket scoring record.
• Italy defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 96-79 to improve to 2-1 in Group C after breaking the game open in the third quarter.
• Head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco was ejected early in the second half for two technical fouls for stepping onto the court, with assistant Edoardo Casalone taking over.
• Jusuf Nurkic posted 21 points and 10 rebounds for Bosnia, and Italy next faces Spain on Sept. 2.