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Led by the forward duo of Tornike Shengelia and Sandro Mamukelashvili, Georgia defeated Portugal 98-90 to secure its fifth win and move to the top of the group alongside Spain with four games remaining.<\/p>\n
Portugal made the stronger start at home and held an eight-point lead after the first quarter, but Georgia took control as the game progressed and never looked back, taking a huge step toward World Cup qualification.<\/p>\n
Veteran forward Tornike Shengelia led Georgia to victory with 26 points, six rebounds, and three assists.<\/p>\n
New Los Angeles Lakers forward Sandro Mamukelashvili also delivered a strong performance, finishing with 22 points, six rebounds, and four assists.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Mamukelashvili was outshined individually by Portugal and Boston Celtics starting center Neemias Queta, who recorded a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n Tight situation in Group I <\/p>\n This win for Georgia gave them a major boost in tight situation Group I.<\/p>\n They’re currently tied with Spain with 5 wins and 3 losses with four games remaining in the qualifiers.<\/p>\n Ukraine is currently on top of the Group with 6 wins and 2 losses.<\/p>\n Meanwhile Portugal, together with Greece and Montenegro are all sit tied for 4-6th place with 4-4 record.<\/p>\n # Team GM W L HW HL PPG PPG A Diff STR L5 1 8 6 2 3 1 85.5 78.0 60 +4 – + + + + – 2 8 5 3 3 1 90.1 78.8 91 -3 + + – – – – 3 8 5 3 3 1 85.5 82.6 23 +3 + – + + + – 4 8 4 4 1 3 83.8 79.5 34 -1 – – + + – – 5 8 4 4 2 2 77.1 74.5 21 +1 + – – – + – 6 8 4 4 1 3 71.8 79.1 -59 -2 – + + – – – <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like what we are doing? Support us by becoming BN+ member.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you like our content, please click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. It helps us a lot, and we are committed to delivering you the very latest basketball news.<\/p>\n ![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bn-plus.png\")
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