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Regular Season Round 3: Liepaja - Valmiera 72-76

Date: October 19, 2011
No shocking result in a game when third ranked Valmiera (2-1) beat on the road bottom-ranked Liepaja (0-3) 76-72. Liepaja was ahead by 2 points at the halftime before a 39-33 second half run of Valmiera. They made 24-of-30 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Liepaja was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for the former international forward Ernests Kalve (200-87) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 8 rebounds. American guard Jai Lucas (177, college: Texas) helped adding 16 points and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Josh Mayo (182-87, college: Ill.-Chicago, agency: RIZO) with 18 points and 6 assists and center Edmunds Dukulis (204-92) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Five Valmiera and four Liepaja players scored in double figures. Valmiera maintains third place with 2-1 record behind leader Ventspils. Liepaja at the other side still closes the standings with three games lost. Valmiera will play against league's second-placed VEF Riga on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Liepaja will play against U18 (#6) in Riga and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Liepaja: J.Mayo 18+4reb+6ast, E.Dukulis 16+7reb, M.Kravcenko 11+2reb+3ast, J.Timma 10+6reb+1ast, A.Vitas 7+1reb+1ast, A.Helmanis 4
Valmiera: E.Kalve 18+8reb+1ast, J.Lucas 16+1reb+5ast, A.Butjankovs 13+7reb, O.Virsis 11+3reb, D.Davis 10+6reb+3ast, J.Rozitis 6+2reb
gschID: 149843

  LIEPAJA (coach: Arturs Visockis-Rubenis)72
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
2 biFI, zIsh 35 0-64 (42.0%) 6-8 (05%) 0-1 (24.4%) 5 3 3 1 4 5 6 5 5 5 62 61 5
44 KQiLZRjVI, biQUajs 35 5-6 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 4 6 5 6 5 5 4 66 66 5
68 guVulas, qdBujds 83 1-65 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 8 0 9 5 3 5 5 8 5 8 61 60 5
3 SjdQauViaUas, biQUFjis 84 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 8 9 7 8 0 5 6 5 5 8 8 4 5
60 SUR, SQUas 88 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 5 8 6 0 5 5 6 5 6 3 5 5
46 waBBi, zijas 88 4-1 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 5 1 1 6 3 5 6 5 5 1 65 6 5
84 kaUis, SuDusUajis 60 4-1 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 4 5
33 HRlBijas, SQjIlds 7 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5
00 mQaZas, SQUuQs 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
9 ziVILaZs, ojDus  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
0 vRaURQas, wIBs  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
63 yQRaBijas, eIMRQUs  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   88-31 (39.2%) 0-66 (30.0%) 64-67 (12.3%) 9 83 46 63 83 5 3 4 5 60 98 37  


  VALMIERA76
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
0 vuZis, zia 35 1-69 (40.4%) 6-8 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5 6 6 0 6 5 6 6 5 4 61 2 5
1 kaQsas, PsViQs 41 4-3 (90%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 5 8 5 6 5 5 8 66 7 5
68 giLas, giLaaj 40 8-4 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 1-7 (11.9%) 5 1 1 4 4 5 4 5 5 6 65 64 5
88 KilLR, qQjRsUs 44 8-65 (85%) 3-1 (11.9%) 8-8 (655%) 3 3 2 6 4 5 6 5 5 6 62 63 5
64 muUnijVILs, SQUnIBs 86 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 7-68 (90%) 8 0 9 5 4 5 6 8 5 4 64 65 5
83 eIJaUas, zRViMs 63 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 5 0 5 5 8 5 6 1 4 5
7 olnajs, kaVUIQs 65 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5
66 qlVsjas, qdBujds 2 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
60 AiulaUs, qlLas  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
65 kRajMRQDs, kRjUs  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
86 maVsR, kasLildas  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   69-31 (49.5%) 1-68 (05.5%) 83-45 (25.5%) 9 88 87 65 67 5 9 0 5 66 91 01  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)