Round 17 (Regular Season): Leader Ogre gets another victory

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Latvian leader Ogre delivered the seventh win on Sunday night. This time they crushed 24th ranked Polish Dziki (3-7) 55-36 in Warszawa. The game was mostly controlled by Ogre. Dziki managed to win second period 14-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ogre dominated on the defensive end, holding Dziki to just 2 points in third quarter and to 13 points in second half. They dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Dziki's 16. Ogre forced 27 Dziki turnovers. The best player for the winners was Arturs Leimanis who scored 14 points and 5 assists. Anrijs Kaufmanis chipped in 10 points and 6 rebounds. Filip Kowalski produced 6 points and 11 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ogre have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-3 record. Dziki lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the nineteenth position with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Bottom-ranked British RDF Eagles (0-10) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 63-21 loss to eighth ranked Norwegian EB-85 (6-4) in Bekestua. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Sverre Thomsen orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Harald Lilledahl contributed with 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. EB-85's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Alex Carry answered with 13 points for RDF Eagles. EB-85 have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Grand Est. RDF Eagles at the other side still closes the standings with ten games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
A very close game took place in Nacka between Latvian Jugla and Swedish Skuru. Eighteenth ranked Jugla (4-6) got a very close victory on the road over 25th ranked Skuru (2-8). Jugla managed to escape with a 3-point win 58-55 on Sunday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Kristofers Fibigs stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Olle Tallroth responded with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Jugla moved-up to fourteenth place. Skuru lost their third game in a row. They keep the twenty fifth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last two games of round 17 Wings were crushed by Grand Est in Nancy 67-47. Dziki beat Wings at home 72-57.
The best stats of 17th round was 16 points and 6 rebounds by Dawid Chojecki of Dziki.



Grand Est - Wings 67-47

Everything could happen in Nancy at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked French Grand Est and 10th ranked Georgian Wings had identical 5-4 record. This time Grand Est used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Tbilisi 67-47 on Sunday night. The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 11-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 67-47. Grand Est dominated on the defensive end, holding Wings to just 5 points in second quarter. They also forced 30 Wings turnovers. Grand Est looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Loik Ngo stepped up and scored 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Tim Kertzinger chipped in 10 points and 4 assists. Tarieli Mtchedlidze responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds and Sandro Robakidze scored 11 points and 8 rebounds. Wings' coach rotated twelve players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Grand Est. They moved-up to second place, which they share with EB-85. Loser Wings keep the tenth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Grand Est: G.Lenny 13+3reb, N.Loik 11+8reb+2ast, K.Tim 10+4reb+4ast, S.Ismael 8+2reb+3ast, C.Julien 8+1reb+3ast, A.Pol 7+5reb
Wings: M.Tarieli 12+8reb+2ast, R.Sandro 11+8reb, K.Luka 7+4reb+1ast, G.Nikolozi 7+1reb+2ast, K.Nika 5+3reb+2ast, K.Tato 3+2reb+1ast

Dziki - Ogre 36-55

Latvian leader Ogre delivered the seventh win on Sunday night. This time they crushed 24th ranked Polish Dziki (3-7) 55-36 in Warszawa. The game was mostly controlled by Ogre. Dziki managed to win second period 14-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ogre dominated on the defensive end, holding Dziki to just 2 points in third quarter and to 13 points in second half. They dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Dziki's 16. Ogre forced 27 Dziki turnovers. The best player for the winners was Arturs Leimanis who scored 14 points and 5 assists. Anrijs Kaufmanis chipped in 10 points and 6 rebounds. Filip Kowalski produced 6 points and 11 rebounds and Maciej Chimiak added 8 points respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ogre have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-3 record. Dziki lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the nineteenth position with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Ogre: L.Arturs 14+4reb+5ast, K.Anrijs 10+6reb+2ast, G.Rihards 9+4reb+2ast, D.Olivers 7+4reb+4ast, V.Mykyta 6+3reb, R.Roberts 4+3reb+1ast
Dziki: H.Natan 8+2reb, C.Maciej 8+4reb+2ast, K.Filip 6+11reb+2ast, C.Dawid 6+3reb+3ast, T.Kacper 4+6reb, K.Artur 4+2ast

Skuru - Jugla 55-58

A very close game took place in Nacka between Latvian Jugla and Swedish Skuru. Eighteenth ranked Jugla (4-6) got a very close victory on the road over 25th ranked Skuru (2-8). Jugla managed to escape with a 3-point win 58-55 on Sunday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Skuru was trailing by 4 points at halftime but managed to get 6-point lead after three quarters before a 13-4 charge of Jugla, which allowed them to win the game. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Skuru to just 4 points in fourth quarter. Jugla forced 19 Skuru turnovers and had a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Kristofers Fibigs stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals for the winners and Arturs Lusis chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds. Olle Tallroth responded with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Viggo Videbaek scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Jugla moved-up to fourteenth place. Skuru lost their third game in a row. They keep the twenty fifth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Jugla: F.Kristofers 27+10reb+4ast, L.Arturs 12+5reb, T.Karlis 8+2reb+2ast, M.Nikolass 4+7reb+4ast, F.Kristers 3+2reb, H.Kristaps 3+2reb+1ast
Skuru: T.Olle 15+5reb+4ast, V.Viggo 13+6reb+2ast, S.Filip 11+4reb+1ast, E.Malte 6+2reb+2ast, M.Elliot 6+2reb, S.Alwin 3+3reb

EB-85 - RDF Eagles 63-21

Bottom-ranked British RDF Eagles (0-10) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 63-21 loss to eighth ranked Norwegian EB-85 (6-4) in Bekestua. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. The game without a history. EB-85 led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding RDF Eagles to just 2 points in first and fourth quarters and to 10 points in first half. EB-85 held RDF Eagles to an opponent 21.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 46.7 percent accuracy of the winners. EB-85 forced 25 RDF Eagles turnovers. Sverre Thomsen orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Harald Lilledahl contributed with 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. EB-85's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Alex Carry answered with 13 points and Sourup Saifi added 6 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for RDF Eagles. EB-85 have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Grand Est. RDF Eagles at the other side still closes the standings with ten games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
EB-85: T.Sverre 19+11reb+2ast, L.Harald 10+6reb+3ast, D.Benjamin 9+1reb+3ast, O.Edvard 7+4reb+1ast, G.Piter 7, E.Jakob 5+1reb
RDF Eagles: C.Alex 13+4reb+1ast, S.Sourup 6+8reb, L.Nicolas 2+4reb+2ast, K.Bryan 0+1reb, S.Patrick 0, S.Mail Abdul 0+7reb

Dziki - Wings 72-57

There was a surprise result in Warszawa where twenty fourth ranked Polish Dziki (3-7) defeated higher ranked Georgian Wings (5-5) 72-57 on Sunday. The hosts trailed by 6 points at the halftime before their 45-24 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Dziki made 7 blocks. Maciej Chimiak stepped up and scored 16 points and 6 assists for the winners and Kacper Tatarowicz chipped in 10 points and 13 rebounds. Tarieli Mtchedlidze responded with 17 points and 5 rebounds and Zviadi Gaprindashvili scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Dziki moved-up to nineteenth place. Loser Wings keep the tenth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Dziki: C.Maciej 16+3reb+6ast, C.Dawid 16+6reb, T.Kacper 10+13reb+1ast, W.Filip 9+1reb+2ast, O.Karol 8+1reb+1ast, Z.Stanislaw 6+3reb+2ast
Wings: M.Tarieli 17+5reb+1ast, G.Zviadi 10+5reb+3ast, K.Luka 8+1reb+1ast, K.Aleksandre 7+5reb+3ast, G.Saba 6+3reb+1ast, K.Nika 4+3reb+5ast