Fribourg Olympic Tops Union Neuchâtel Behind Balanced Effort

FRIBOURG, Switzerland (Interstat) — Zion Russell scored 40 points with nine rebounds and four assists, but visiting Union Neuchâtel fell to Fribourg Olympic 75-68 Sunday in Swiss LNA play at Site Sportif Saint-Leonard. Boris Mbala led Fribourg Olympic with 21 points, six rebounds and five assists as the home team improved to 1-1. Adrien Moerman had nine points and 12 rebounds, Deyton Albury added eight points and seven assists, and Kevin Martina scored five. David Vuckovic posted seven points and seven rebounds for Union Neuchâtel, which fell to 0-1. Arnaud Cotture had eight points and seven rebounds, Massimiliano Dell Acqua scored 10, and Izan Le Meut grabbed eight rebounds. Judah Brown chipped in four points and five rebounds for Fribourg Olympic. Fribourg Olympic shot 23 of 68 from the floor and 11 of 39 from three-point range, while Union Neuchâtel shot 24 of 62 overall and 5 of 19 from deep. Fribourg Olympic made 18 of 26 free throws and Union Neuchâtel made 15 of 19. Fribourg Olympic held a 15-5 edge on offensive rebounds and committed 16 turnovers to Union Neuchâtel’s 13.