In the opening match of the 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, Beijing Enterprises lost to Boca Juniors and Vilnius Letas defeated RSSB Tigers.

China News Service, Beijing, September 22 (Liu Mengqing) The 2026 FIBA ​​Intercontinental Cup will kick off its first match day in Beijing on the 22nd. China's Beijing Enterprises lost to Argentinian team Boca Juniors 78:88; Lithuania's Vilnius Letas team easily defeated Rwanda's RSSB Tigers 107:89.

This tournament brings together six powerful teams from five continents to compete for this year's Intercontinental Cup championship trophy. Group A includes African League champions Rwanda RSSB Tigers, Lithuanian powerhouse Vilnius Letas, last season's CBA championship Shanghai Jiushi Sharks; Group B includes Beijing Enterprises Basketball Club playing at home, Argentinian giants Boca Juniors, and the United States NBA Development League.

The Beijing Enterprises men's basketball team will face the Boca Juniors men's basketball team in the first match of the Intercontinental Cup group stage. In this campaign, the Beijing Enterprises Men's Basketball Team sent out a starting lineup composed of Giles, Zou Yuchen, Jin Xin, Riller and Luo Hanchen.

At the beginning, Boca Juniors made continuous offensive and defensive transitions and took the lead. Jin Xin hit a three-pointer to stop the decline, and then the Beikong team launched a counterattack to seize the score. After that, the two teams took turns to launch attacks, and the Beijing Enterprises men's basketball team ended the first quarter with 22:24. In the second quarter, the North Control team's offense and defense "lost power" and frequently lost ground at the basket. After halftime, the North Control team trailed 35:51.

After changing sides and fighting again, the North Control team's offense and defense picked up, and the offensive end blossomed more; Boca Juniors' offensive continued unabated, and once opened the point difference to more than 20 points. Then Wang Shaojie and Zou Yuchen succeeded in attacking continuously under the basket, and the two sides finally tied at 17:17 in a single quarter. In the final quarter, under the leadership of Riller, Beijing Enterprises launched a counterattack and once reduced the point difference to single digits, but in the end they were unable to recover and lost 78:88.

In this campaign, three players from the North Control team scored in double figures. Riller scored 24 points, Cook scored 12 points, and the Knicks scored 11 points. Boca Juniors had four players score in double figures.

The first match of Group A on that day was between Vilnius Letas and RSSB Tigers. In the first half, the two teams were in a stalemate and the score was tight. Vilnius Letas led the opponent 44:39. Changing sides to fight again, the Vilnius Letas team scored 35 points in the third quarter, lost 28:30 to their opponents in the final quarter, and finally defeated the Tigers 107:89.

According to the schedule, the Beijing Control Team will face the NBA Development League on the 23rd, and the Shanghai Jiushi Team will face off against the RSSB Tigers. (over)