Sandro Sanadze hits a game winner for BC CIU
Sandro Sanadze scored five points in the last two minutes, including a game winning three pointer, to lead BC Caucasus International University past visiting Pully Lausanne Foxes, 97-88, on Wednesday, October 14, at the CIU arena in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Players of the game
BC CIU student section was loud and cheerful.
Sandro Sanadze hit a game winning three point shot with 116 seconds left in regulation to double the hosts lead, 90-84.
Guard led his team with 23 points on 7/10 shooting from the field and a perfect 6/6 from the charity stripe.
Fellow guards Justin Forrest and Tommie Lewis combined for nine points in the fourth quarter.
Forrest, a former Appalachian State floor general now in his fourth season with BC CIU, had 13 points.
Lewis checked out with 12 points and five assists.
Brendan Favre led Pully Lausanne Foxes with a team high 20 points.
A former DePaul Blue Demon wing (2019-2023) went 4/7 from the three point line.
Young gun Lukas Keredzin added 19 points and eight assists.
Key stats
Teams played fast paced, high scoring basketball in the first half.
BC Caucasus International University scored 28 and 30 points in the first two quarters for a 58-45 lead.
The hosts shot 68 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes of the game, 20/29.
Pully Lausanne Foxes shot 45 percent, 18/40.
The visitors outrebounded BC CIU on the offensive glass, 1-9, and scored more second chance points, 2-6.
Pully Lausanne Foxes made defensive adjustments after the break to make it a two possession play after 30 minutes of action, 76-70.
Solid production from the three point line allowed BC CIU to stay ahead.
In the clutch time, the Foxes managed to edge closer, 85-82 and 87-84.
Sandro Sanadze scored five points in the last two minutes to secure the win.
Game notes
BC CIU improved to 1-1, while Pully Lausanne Foxes dropped to 0-3.
Wednesday marked the first ever ENBL game in Georgia.
BC CIU are 3-0 on the home floor this season after a 108-84 win against Black Fortress on October 4, and a 97-65 success against Kutaisi on October 9.
Pully Lausanne Foxes are 0-2 on the road after a single digit losses at BK Liepāja and BC CIU.
BC CIU head coach Beka Tsivtsivadze registered his first win in the ENBL.
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ENBL standings as of October 14, 2026 | without tie-breakers
GROUP A
Tindastoll 3-0, +46
BC CIU 1-1, +4
BK Liepāja 1-1, -16
Hefte Helfen Bulls 1-0, +23
Syntainics MBC 1-0, +22
Dubrava Zagreb 1-0, +5
Pully Lausanne Foxes 0-3, -39
Bristol Flyers 0-2, -39
BC Hipocredit 0-1, -6
Group B
TalTech/Alexela 2-1, +8
BC Spartak Pleven 1-1, +7
Fyllingen Lions 1-2, -22
TRIA EKA AEL BC 1-0, +18
Anwil Wloclawek 1-0, +16
CSO Voluntari 1-0, +6
Alkar Sinj 1-0, +5
HKK Zrinjski 1992 0-2, -9
Donar Groningen 0-2, -30
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