Scotland U18 v Georgia - Classification Game

With top-scorer Ali Fraser having sat out the whole of the game to this point, the Scots have struggled in his absence, trailing by a score of 55-40 going into the final quarter. Chikviladze leads the Georgian attack, with 16 points, with Ioseliani not far behind on 13. Scotland are led by Lee Reilly on 11 points, and his City of Edinburgh club-mate Ali McKay, on 10.

The Georgians start the 4th quarter with a 3 from Bakradze. 58-40

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Missed shots by both teams keep the score level for the next minute, before Ali McKay earns his 11th and 12th points of the game, with a lay-up off an assist from Johnny Bunyan, his first of the game. 58-42

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7:46 to go, and Javakhshvili of Georgia is called for an unsportsmanlike foul. At the break of play, Fraser Glass comes into the game to replace starting guard, Johnny Bunyan. McKay misses the free throw, and turns the ball over on Scotland's next offense. Happily, though, he makes amends for this almost immediately, stealing the ball from Tavartkiladze only seconds later.

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A Scottish miss under the basket is quickly turned into a score at the other end for the Georgians, who extend their lead to 60-42 on Ioseliani's lay-up, with 6:32 left to play.

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The Scots quickly call a time out, and Dale Grieve comes into the game to replace his Arbroath Musketeers team-mate, Ian Black, with Calum Nicol also coming in in place of Lee Reilly. Ali McKay makes a lay-up on the next possession, taking his total to 14 points, and the score to 60-44.

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McKay makes another quick lay-up, taking the score to 60-46, and taking his own tally to 16. The Georgians respond with a jump-shot from Bakradze, giving him 10 points for the game, and restoring the Georgian advantage to 16 points.

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4:25 to go, and Fraser Glass picks up his first assist of the game, as he feeds Josh Crolley for a lay-up. 62-48 in favour of the Georgians

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Nicol grabs his 5th board of the game, but the Scots can't convert at the other end, as Grieve misses a jump shot. The rebound is secured by Dvalishvili, for his 12th of the game.

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3:33 - the Georgians run the shot-clock down to 4, before Chikviladze makes a lay-up, taking his total to 18 points, and the score to 64-48. The same player throws down a dunk 40 seconds later, having stolen the ball from McKay, extending the Georgian advantage still further.

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2:43, and McIlwraith answers with a 3-pointer for the Scots. 66-51

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Glass notches his 2nd assist of the game, as he sets up Nicol for a lay-up. Nicol absorbs contact and makes the shot while drawing a foul, also knocking down the free throw to take the score to 66-54.

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Georgia answer with a lay-up of their own, from Tchitchveishvili, for his first basket of the game, 68-54

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McKay goes to the line, and splits a pair of free-throws, taking his own tally to 17 points, after having drawn a foul on Dvalishvili, who fouls out of the game with 45 seconds to go. 68-55

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Glass again finds Nicol for a lay-up, picking up his 3rd assist, while Nicol takes his tally to 7 points. 68-57

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12 seconds to go, and Sanadze makes one of two free throws after McKay's 3rd foul of the game. 69-57

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8 seconds on the clock, and McKay makes a lay up, off of Glass' 4th assist of the afternoon, as well as drawing a foul, though he is unable to convert the free throw.

Final Score - Georgia 69-59 Scotland.