Eurocup
Regular Season Round 8: VEF Riga - Zenit 66-74
Date: December 3, 2014
Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Russian Zenit (4-4) defeated on the road bottom-ranked Latvian VEF Riga (1-7) 74-66 on Wednesday. The guests trailed by 2 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 9-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 74-66. Worth to mention a great performance of U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rican point guard Walter Hodge (183-86, college: Florida) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and Canadian power forward Kyle Landry (207-86, college: N.Arizona) who added 14 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Janis Timma (201-92) responded with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Senegalese center Bamba Fall (217-86, college: SMU) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. Four VEF Riga players scored in double figures. VEF Riga's coach let to play ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Zenit maintains fourth position in Group D with 4-4 record. VEF Riga lost sixth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with seven games lost. Zenit will face higher ranked Un.Olimpija (#3) in Ljubljana in the next round and it may be the game of the week. VEF Riga will play at home against the league's second-placed Besiktas.
Top scorers:
VEF Riga: J.Timma 19+7reb+4ast, B.Fall 14+6reb+2ast, I.Jakovics 11+3reb+6ast, G.Robinson 10+2reb+4ast, M.Mejeris 5+5reb+2ast, R.Zakis 5+4reb+2ast
Zenit: W.Hodge 23+5reb+7ast, K.Landry 14+12reb+3ast, C.Jones 13+4reb+2ast, D.Borovnjak 9+8reb+1ast, A.Koscheev 8+4reb, D.Stephens 4+2reb
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)
Regular Season Round 8: VEF Riga - Zenit 66-74
Date: December 3, 2014
Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Russian Zenit (4-4) defeated on the road bottom-ranked Latvian VEF Riga (1-7) 74-66 on Wednesday. The guests trailed by 2 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 9-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 74-66. Worth to mention a great performance of U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rican point guard Walter Hodge (183-86, college: Florida) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and Canadian power forward Kyle Landry (207-86, college: N.Arizona) who added 14 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Janis Timma (201-92) responded with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Senegalese center Bamba Fall (217-86, college: SMU) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. Four VEF Riga players scored in double figures. VEF Riga's coach let to play ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Zenit maintains fourth position in Group D with 4-4 record. VEF Riga lost sixth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with seven games lost. Zenit will face higher ranked Un.Olimpija (#3) in Ljubljana in the next round and it may be the game of the week. VEF Riga will play at home against the league's second-placed Besiktas.
Top scorers:
VEF Riga: J.Timma 19+7reb+4ast, B.Fall 14+6reb+2ast, I.Jakovics 11+3reb+6ast, G.Robinson 10+2reb+4ast, M.Mejeris 5+5reb+2ast, R.Zakis 5+4reb+2ast
Zenit: W.Hodge 23+5reb+7ast, K.Landry 14+12reb+3ast, C.Jones 13+4reb+2ast, D.Borovnjak 9+8reb+1ast, A.Koscheev 8+4reb, D.Stephens 4+2reb
 VEF RIGA (coach: Martins Gulbis)66 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 9 | ziVILaZs, ojDus | 49 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 63 | 5 |
| 1 | waBBi, zijas | 44 | 1-7 (11.9%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 67 | 84 | 5 |
| 2 | yill, miBMi | 82 | 1-7 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 62 | 5 |
| 0 | bRnRQas, biQRVs | 82 | 6-9 (63.4%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 88 | eIMajsIj, GRQild | 89 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 8-9 (82.1%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 2 | 5 |
| 89 | ciVas, eIjilds | 62 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 66 | AUQRljaRVs, SQUuQs | 63 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 48 | OisRZjaVs, SjJRns | 9 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 63 | mRQJajs, SQUuQs | 3 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 83 | AVRlR, SaDiQs | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| wIUil | 88-31 (39.2%) | 1-83 (80.5%) | 3-9 (09.6%) | 68 | 62 | 45 | 86 | 85 | 69 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 11 | 13 | |||
 ZENIT (coach: Dejan Radonjic)74 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 7 | zIjRs, CiBRQIj | 49 | 0-65 (05%) | 6-9 (63.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 65 | 5 |
| 60 | HIdDR, WilURQ | 41 | 1-66 (03.0%) | 4-1 (05%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 81 | 5 |
| 44 | vijdQF, KFlR | 48 | 4-1 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 4 | 7 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 82 | 5 |
| 9 | KIsZhRRL, SjdQRa | 85 | 8-3 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 45 | AURphRjs, g.z. | 85 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 63 | mIQILjniV, gRnij | 67 | 4-65 (45%) | 5-6 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 0 | GIQdRRL, gBaUQaa | 67 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 5 |
| 3 | viJiQRL, oLij | 9 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 66 | KIBIlIL, SQURB | 0 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 64 | kaVhQIL, SQURB | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | KuJFiVaj, SQURB | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 88-33 (05.5%) | 1-88 (89.4%) | 68-60 (25.5%) | 68 | 81 | 42 | 61 | 69 | 85 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 93 | 21 | |||
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)
