Geneva Lions hold off Benfica despite late fourth-quarter surge
GENEVA, Switzerland (Interstat) — The Geneva Lions held off Benfica 93-90 on Wednesday, using a strong free-throw effort and a balanced scoring attack to secure the home win. Benfica trailed after three quarters and outscored Geneva 33-28 in the fourth, but could not complete the comeback. Geneva shot 29 of 65 from the floor and 29 of 31 from the free-throw line, while Benfica went 30 of 71 overall and 24 of 32 at the line. Eugene Crandall had 17 points, six rebounds and five assists for Benfica, and Aleksander Dziewa added 19 points. Kevin Kalu scored 18 points with five rebounds, Ty Johnson had 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Corey Floyd scored 21 for Geneva. Benfica held a 19-9 edge in offensive rebounds but committed 13 turnovers, while Geneva blocked three shots and had six assists. Both teams are now 8-3.