Baltic-League Round: 16 (Regular Season) - Jan 4, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Kaunas Tr. - Liepaja 72-77 Liepajas Lauvas claimed quite resounding win over Kaunas Triobet on the road. Arturs Stalbergs scored 20 points to lead Liepajas. Curtis Nash contributed 14 points for the winners. Vytenis Jasikevicius answered with 19 points for Group B leaders.Keizarmezs - Aisciai 72-77 Aisciai managed the sixth win as they overwhelmed Keizarmezs in Riga. Donatas Motiejunas fired 25 points for Aisciai. Tomas Masiulis added 12 points and 5 boards in the win. Reinis Strupovics scored 2
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Group ChallengeCupKaunas Tr. - Liepaja 72-77
Liepajas Lauvas claimed quite resounding win over Kaunas Triobet on the road. Arturs Stalbergs scored 20 points to lead Liepajas. Curtis Nash contributed 14 points for the winners. Vytenis Jasikevicius answered with 19 points for Group B leaders.
Keizarmezs - Aisciai 72-77
Aisciai managed the sixth win as they overwhelmed Keizarmezs in Riga. Donatas Motiejunas fired 25 points for Aisciai. Tomas Masiulis added 12 points and 5 boards in the win. Reinis Strupovics scored 20 points for the hosts as they fell at 3-8 record.
Tallinna Kalev - Alytus Alita 68-88
Nerijus Varnelis poured in 39 points and collected 9 rebounds to lead Alytus past Tallinna Kalev. Vilius Gabsys contributed 15 points in the sixth win for Alytus. Jesper Parve notched 27 points for Tallinna Kalev in defeat.
ASK/Buki - Neptunas 89-84
ASK/Buki improved their situation in Group B a bit as they shot down Neptunas at home court. Andrejs Jansons knocked down 28 points for ASK/Buki. Arturs Brunins had 18 points in the winning case. Valdas Vasylius answered with 23 points and 8 rebounds for the Klaipeda team.
Valga Welg - Sakalai 72-99
Sakalai posted the tenth win as they thumped Valga Welg on the road. Grigori Shukhovtsov scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to pace the winners. Arnas Labuckas added 17 points for the visitors. Veljo Vares answered with 20 points for Valga Welg.
TTU KK - Suduva 75-64
TTU KK outsmarted Suduva in Tallinn. Kristjan Makke netted 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the charge. Reimo Tamm had 12 points and 6 steals for the Estonian outfit. Marius Valukonis and Marius Runkauskas scored 15 points each in the losing effort.
Group Elite GroupZalgiris - Ventspils 117-66
Zalgiris dominated throughout the game and posted a deserved victory against Ventspils. Paulius Jankunas and Tadas Klimavicius scored 26 points apiece to pace the hosts. Eurelijus Zukauskas added 16 points for the winners. Tyrone Brazelton knocked down 19 points for Ventspils in defeat.
ASK Riga - Lietuvos 87-108
Lietuvos Rytas bumped ASK Riga in Latvia. Riga jumped to an early lead but lost the second quarter 6:29 and never recovered afterwards. Arturas Jomantas netted 18 points and dished out 6 assists for the Vilnius team. Marijonas Petravicius had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Bruno Sundov finished with 24 points for ASK Riga in the loss.
Kalev/Cramo - TU/Rock 73-63
Nate Fox scored 21 points and Kalev/Cramo held off their archrivals TU/Rock for the 8th win in the Elite Division season. John Linehan added 13 points for the winners. Tanoka Beard notched 15 points for TU/Rock in the loss. Giorgi Tsintsadze added 14 points and 8 assists as TU/Rock slipped at 5-8 record.
Valmiera - Siauliai 75-87
Siauliai outscored Valmiera on the road to improve at 5-6 record and caught up with their opponents in the ladder. Virginijus Praskevicius topscored with 22 points as Siauliai overcame a 6-point deficit after the starting frame. Hannah Stefhon added 15 points in his debut for a Robertas Giedraitis team. Ingus Bankevics scored 25 points to lead Valmiera.
Barons/LMT - Nevezis 69-65
Barons/LMY celebrated the fifth win in the Elite Division season as they held off Nevezis in Riga. Demetrius Alexander tallied 19 points and 11 rebounds for winners. Kaspars Berzins added 14 points for Barons/LMT. Valdas Dabkus and Benas Veikals answered with 12 points each in the eleventh loss for Nevezis.
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BBL: Kalev/Cramo wins 6th in a row - Dec 31, 2008 (by Janar Filippov)
BC Kalev/Cramo forced Barons to 22 turnovers, held Demetrius Alexander (204-F/C-75, agency: CAA Sports, college: Alabama) on embarrassing 8 points and let Barons make only 3 field goals in last 14 minutes. That was more than enough to achieve 6th consecutive victory - 73:65 (39:39) - and move to the 3rd place in Elite Division standings. Barons on the other hand has lost 4 games in a row and fallen to 9th place (based on winning percentage).
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BC Kalev/Cramo forced Barons to 22 turnovers, held Demetrius Alexander (204-F/C-75, agency: CAA Sports, college: Alabama) on embarrassing 8 points and let Barons make only 3 field goals in last 14 minutes. That was more than enough to achieve 6th consecutive victory - 73:65 (39:39) - and move to the 3rd place in Elite Division standings. Barons on the other hand has lost 4 games in a row and fallen to 9th place (based on winning percentage).
Kevin Lyde (206-C-80, agency: Pro One Sports, college: Temple) led the winners with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Nate Fox (206-F-77, agency: Pro One Sports, college: Maine) added 16 points but it was Rait Keerles (201-F-80) who deserves the hero's title, today. Keerles scored 10 of his season-high 12 points in last 11 minutes. He started and ended hosts' 11:2 run in the beginning of 4th quarter that stretched the gap to 12 with only 4 minutes left. Barons fought well and earned 10 free throws in last 3 minutes, making 9 of them but the hosts held on to the victory.
First half belonged to Barons, though. After falling behind 7:2 they made a 0:10 run and led for the whole first half (22:32 after back-to-back three-pointers by Kaspars Berzins (213-F/C-85, agency: FCM) and Kravcenko in 14th minute) until hosts' 7:0 run evened the score. Kevin Lyde scored first 8 points in 3rd quarter, incl. three dunks, to take the hosts ahead. Kaspars Berzins nailed his 3rd three-pointer and Demetrius Alexander, held on zero in first half, started to dominate and the guests went up again - 43:46 and 47:48. Then Josh Pace (198-G-83, agency: Dynasty Sports, college: Syracuse) made a crucial '24-sec' buzzer-beating three-pointer and the 'black horse' Keerles became unstoppable on his way to his first double-digit performance this season.
Armands Skele (192-G-83, agency: Agency No 10) led Barons with 15 points but his team was a mere 21/61 for field goals. Kaspars Berzins added 11, Giedrius Gustas (190-G-80, agency: Interperformances) 10 points, but the Lithuanian was only 2/13 in FG. Demetrius Alexander was held on 8 points plus 7 turnovers - his worst game this season based on effeciency rating.
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Baltic-League Round: 15 (Regular Season) - Dec 24, 2008 (by Eurobasket News)
Liepaja - Keizarmezs 73-57 Liepajas grabbed just the third win in the Baltic League Challenge Cup as they knocked down Keizarmezs. Arturs Stalbergs dropped 14 points for Liepajas. Curtis Nash and Jevgenijs Kosuskins had 11 points each in the win. Edjis Slesers managed 15 points for Keizarmezs in the losing case.Alytus Alita - Zemgale 91-85 Vytautas Tatarunas and Nerijus Varnelis netted 21 points apiece and combined for 21 boards to lead Alytus past Zemgale. Saulius Kazevicius nailed 19 points in
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Group ChallengeCupLiepaja - Keizarmezs 73-57
Liepajas grabbed just the third win in the Baltic League Challenge Cup as they knocked down Keizarmezs. Arturs Stalbergs dropped 14 points for Liepajas. Curtis Nash and Jevgenijs Kosuskins had 11 points each in the win. Edjis Slesers managed 15 points for Keizarmezs in the losing case.
Alytus Alita - Zemgale 91-85
Vytautas Tatarunas and Nerijus Varnelis netted 21 points apiece and combined for 21 boards to lead Alytus past Zemgale. Saulius Kazevicius nailed 19 points in his farewell game for the winners. Ilmars Bergmanis, Jekabs Rozitis and Edgars Krumins answered with 14 points each in the loss.
Neptunas - Kaunas Tr. 85-76
Neptunas earned the eighth victory in the season as they shot down Kaunas Triobet. Valdas Vasylius tallied 25 points and 12 boards for the Klaipeda in the win. Deividas Gailius added 19 points, 5 boards and 4 assists. Vytenis Lipkevicius topscored with 17 points for Kaunas Triobet.
ASK/Buki - TTU KK 82-79
ASK/Buki narrowly defeated TTU KK for the fourth victory in the tournament. Gundars Rauza poured in 21 points for the winning team. Illimar Pilk scored 18 points for TTU KK in the losing clause.
Aisciai - Suduva 58-54
Aisciai toppled Suduva behind 16 points from Tomas Rinkevicius. Donatas Motiejunas added 14 points for the winners in this low-scorng affair. Suduva were paced by 19 points and 15 boards from Mindaugas Kalvelis.
VEF Riga - Valga Welg 87-63
VEF Riga eased past Valga Welg in the capital of Latvia. Evgeniy Kolesnikov nailed 19 points to lead the hosts to the 9th win in the Challenge Cup. Jurijs Aleskejevs added 18 points for the winners. Raido Roos answered with 13 points for Valga Welg.
Group Elite GroupNevezis - TU/Rock 78-86
TU/Rock gained their first win under the guidance of new head coach Indrek Visnapuu. They defeated Nevezis on the road to improved at 5-6 record in the ladder. Tanoka Beard tallied 25 points and 13 boards for the winners. Marek Doronin and Gert Kullamae had 13 points each in the win. Aidas Viskontas nailed 15 points for Nevezis. Benas Veikals poured in 17 points in the loss.
Lietuvos - TU/Rock 97-82
Lietuvos Rytas scored the ninth win in the Elite Division as they pip TU/Rock in Vilnius. Chuck Eidson nailed 24 points and made 5 steals to lead the hosts. Branko Milisavljevic added 18 points in the winning effort. Tanoka Beard asnwered with 18 points and 8 boards for the Estonian team. Viktor Sanikidze had 16 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
Lietuvos - Ventspils 99-82
Lietuvos Rytas closed the year on a positive note holding off Ventspils in Vilnius. Marijonas Petravicius scored 18 points to lead the charge. Branko Milisavljevic added 17 points in the winning case. Janis Strelnieks answered with 20 points for Ventspils. Mareks Jurevicus and Pavels Veselevs had 12 points each in the loss.
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TU/Rock head coach resigns - Dec 21, 2008
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Baltic-League Round: 14 (Regular Season) - Dec 13, 2008
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BBL: Kalev/Cramo wins 5th in a row - Dec 13, 2008
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Kalev/Cramo wins overtime thriller in Tartu - Dec 7, 2008
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Baltic-League Round: 13 (Regular Season) - Dec 6, 2008
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Baltic-League Round: 12 (Regular Season) - Nov 29, 2008
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Baltic-League Round: 11 (Regular Season) - Nov 27, 2008
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Kalev/Cramo handed ASK the 3rd loss in a row - Nov 24, 2008
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Baltic-League Round: 10 (Regular Season) - Nov 21, 2008
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Gert Dorbek to Ukraine - Nov 18, 2008
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Barons/LMT Riga sign two imports - Nov 16, 2008
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Baltic-League Round: 9 (Regular Season) - Nov 15, 2008
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Baltic-League Round: 8 (Regular Season) - Nov 14, 2008
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Rock gains first road win - Nov 8, 2008
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