Rwanda 🇷🇼 vs Lebanon 🇱🇧 | Highlights | #FIBAWWC 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament

53 to 47 and that was a game where Argentina was on the money from three-point land for most of the game. Nice backdoor pass underneath as Lebanon gets two more points. APR Women's BBC outside of national team competition Dribble Drive. Here's Filoxi outside and she matches her jersey number to tie things up at three. Destiny Filoxi in trouble but got bailed out as she gets the ball again. She's guarded by Bou Nassir. Spins around, gets through the spin cycle. Off the mark, tried to put it right back in but no dice. Here's Baptiste trying to go for the spin cycle. She does and hits. So Trinity Baptiste doing what Rwanda couldn't. Amuzie gives it up to Cantori. Sandra Cantori who just checked in and a long bomb goes down. And that's how you connect. 11 to 7 is your score. As Aneza Sifa who had difficulty getting a shot up in the first six minutes able to get it from three-point land. Spot up shot, yes. Dribble Drive, Hampton up and in over Rebecca Akeel. Crossover dribble, Cantori. Out to Hampton, that's a three. Put her there. Keisha Hampton just revving it up here in the first quarter. A red hot start for Keisha Hampton as the jumper goes down from the foul line. Five on the clock. Tough shot but it goes down for Amar Mansoor. These two teams have to keep their eye on the clock and hope that they're able to get a shot going. And a tough one to go by Cantori. Off balance and everything as she steps right into the lane for two. Shot clock dead for the final 12 seconds. Jumper goes. We have an old-fashioned shootout here. Rwanda have been taking care of business with their bigs as Keisha Hampton leads the scoring. Tough layup and it goes down. Sandra Cantori expands this lead to nine. She matches her jersey number with the lead. Mansoor, the Ida backhoe. Akeel flings it away, that's good. And Rebecca Akeel showing range as Lebanon breaks the 20-point mark. Two-possession game as we are a minute into the second quarter. Recatet looking deep. Slapped down by Lebanon and they have an easy two. Amar Mansoor off the fast break makes it 26-22. Akeel able to get the ball in the air. Akeel going coast-to-coast and puts it up and in with that beautiful finger roll. For the right to play in the final on Sunday. The winner of the final as Akeel rings it up from three-point land and ties it up at 29. The winner of the final game will clinch a spot in the World Cup qualifier which will take place next year. We are tied at 29. And a steal and an easy lay-in. Approaching three minutes here until halftime. Fake from Bounassir, she gets close and she sidesteps her way into the lane but finds Zelina Elias. Not enough time for that. Pass in the lane, picked up by Sifa and she puts it in. Actually that was Belomarekitet who was able to save the ball and put it right in. It's a two possession game. Mansoor looking for help, found it off the Elias screen. It's right back out, the free ball, it's good. Rana Elhassani able to get that triple. 39-36. How about Sifa? Sifa! 38 seconds to go, another three! It is a three-point race. Rwanda, there were three players that ended up with more than ten points. And Lebanon gave Rwanda's frontcourt fits. But their defense was all over the place and they looked to tighten it up here in the next 20 minutes. And that may not be the immediate case. 51-39. And Hampton able to take it. Here's Filoxi. Three ball, good! Point. And that was off of that go-ahead three from Jeff. Slowed it down in a huge way coming out of the break. Ali Youp intended. Did not work out. It's back out to Hampton who will take matters into herself. And she gets the teardrop. Keisha Hampton on another tear. Picking up where she left off in the first quarter after having an ice-cold second. Quick dribble drive from Backos thrown away. Here is Sifa. Sifa fakes! And gets it in! What a move from Ineza Sifa! Filoxi trying to back down Elassani. Sifa to Marekitet. Marekitet over Elias. Got it. And Marekitet lets her presence be known off that great post move. 60-39. Maria Halev. End of the game as Mansoor goes splish, splash, catch. It's been a while since Lebanon has hit from three-point range. Filoxi feeds it in to Marekitet. Oh, got the step at everything! My goodness. Asking to clear out Mansoor. Going toe-to-toe with Micumyeza. Flings one up and got it to go! Five to go. Here's Filoxi. Filoxi with the step at everything and puts it in! What a finish for Destiny Filoxi and Rwanda as they end the third quarter with a 17-point lead. Rosine Micumyeza. Down to six to shoot. Down to four. Shot underneath. Keep an eye out throughout this pre-qualifying tournament. The road to Germany is on for 2026 in this pre-qualifying tournament as that backdoor feed is finished off and polished off. And that's what Rwanda's been doing the most as Bella Marekitet able to get it underneath. And Mansoor calls bank on that triple. Abar Mansoor has been helping out in the third and fourth quarter alone. Destiny Filoxi again. Was looking for Elias, but she had her back turned. And Mansoor saves it. Mansoor soars onto the floor and a beautiful finish. Filoxi. No-looker. Hampton. Finishes it. Gunaseer all alone as Rwanda just let her walk right in for the layup. Lebanon had some good field goal percentage early in the game. Now they're at 43%, which isn't bad as we approach five minutes left in regulation and another drive-by layup from Destiny Filoxi. Baptiste has been quiet here in the second half. We'll see if she's able to pick it up in the fourth quarter. As the floater goes for Filoxi. She's going to try to match her jersey number with a three-point play. Would have exploded if that three would have went down. A little bit of a dance and a shot to finish would have capped it off for the Rwandan fans. Mansoor driving in for two over Awuzie. Heard a bear off of that double team. On the floor and off the pass. A kill gets denied by Butera. And Rwanda will start the play with a convincing victory over Lebanon. It's plays like that from Asuma Awuzie. And they barely break the eight-second mark, but they didn't need it at all as Rwanda dominates in this game as they defeat Lebanon 80-62. That cap off day one of action.