Vytautas celebrated the Baltic League championship title. They surprised Pieno Zvaigzdes on the road in the return leg of the title series to be crowned champions. Regimantas Miniotas (206-C/F-96) scored 20 points to pace the winners. Vytautas entered the game facing a 3-point deficit after the opening leg. However Vytautas went on a 22:11 run in the first term to deny it. Pieno Zvaigzdes cut the distance in the second term. They trailed by 9 points at the interval 32:41. However Vytautas went on a strong 27:15 run in the third quarter to boost the gap. Pieno Zvaigzdes dropped 27 points in the final period but could not avoid the loss. Tomas Delininkaitis (190-G-82) provided 18 points, while Tadas Klimavicius (204-F-82) added 16 points for the champions. Andriy Agafonov (208-PF-86, agency: AproK Sports Group) answered with 19 points for Pieno Zvaigzdes. Osvaldas Olisevicius (200-PF-93) netted 13 points in the defeat.
Tartu Ulikool clinched Baltic League Bronze medals. They overcame their arch-rivals Kalev/Cramo on aggregate in the consolation final series. The Tallinn team eked out a narrow road win tonight but it was not enough to deny a 12-point deficit after the opening leg. Kalev/Cramo jumped to a 16:13 lead ten minutes into the game. Tartu Ulikool pulled within 2 points at the interval 31:33. The hosts cut the deficit to a single point heading into the fourth term. Kalev/Cramo sank 22 points in the final period but just sweetened the pill at the end. Vitali Liutych (198-SG-92) provided 20 points for the winners. Cedric Simmons (206-F/C-86, college: N.Carolina St.) added 12 points and 10 boards in the victory. Mandell Thomas (188-G-93, college: Fordham) and Dominykas Milka (203-C-92, college: St.Rose, NY) answered with 17 points each for Tartu Ulikool.
Valmiera clinch Triobet BBL Cup 2016 - Sep 25, 2016
Valmiera clinch Triobet BBL Cup 2016 beating another Latvian representative Ventspils 66:64 in the Final game. Janis Kaufmanis (186-PG-89) scored a nail-biting shot to earn him the MVP award. He collected nine points, five assists and four rebounds. Ventspils looked better in the first half and posted two victories in the first two quarters. They opened the game with a 17-15 rally and added a confident 20-13 run in the second frame. Valmiera meanwhile took the control of the game in the second half and replied with two wins. They produced a 23-17 run in the third period and finished the game with a 15-10 rally. Ervins Jonats (203-F-91) collected 13 points and 10 rebounds, Lauris Blaus (208-C-90) and Maurice Walker (208-F/C-91, college: Minnesota) added 11 points apiece. Rolandas Zakis (206-F/C-87) ended up with 11 points, whilst Rihards Lomazs (187-G-96) and Aigars Skele (192-F-92) finished with 10 points apiece.
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