Armenia wins FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Armenia have been crowned FIBA European Championship for Small Countries 2022 champions after they defeated hosts Malta 84-68 in Sunday's Final.
Chris Jones produced an incredible performance with 41 points on 16-of-24 shooting along with 10 rebounds and 6 assists to lead Armenia to victory and also earn the tournament's MVP award, the International Basketball Federation said.
Armenia got off to a slow start in the Final as they found themselves 15-2 behind early on as the hosts raced out of the blocks. However, they soon settled into the contest and took control off the back of 20 unanswered points in the second as Spight contributed 12 points.
From trailing 26-18, they dominated to take a 50-32 lead and never looked back with Armenia adding a second title to the one they previously won back in 2016 with a perfect campaign.