The Azerbaijan men's national basketball team played its next match in the European Championship qualifiers.

According to Offsideplus.az, the squad, led by head coach Tahir Bakhshiyev, faced Ireland as the visiting team in Dublin.

The match tipped off at 23:30 Baku time at the National Basketball Arena and concluded with a narrow 76-75 victory for our national team.

Wesley Van Beck was the top scorer of the match with 20 points, while Kamran Mammadov contributed 18 points and 8 assists to the victory.

Before this victory, Azerbaijan had suffered defeats against North Macedonia (49:87) and Luxembourg (90:95). Our national team is set to host North Macedonia at the Baku Sports Palace on March 2 at 20:00.

February 27

EuroBasket 2029, Pre-Qualifiers

Ireland 75–76 Azerbaijan

(Quarter scores: 19:18, 16:23, 19:18, 21:17)