Round 3 (Regular Season): EB-85 lose their first game against Sigulda

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Norwegian EB-85 (3-1) against Latvian Sigulda on Sunday night. Sigulda were defeated by Sigulda 71-67. Sigulda took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But EB-85 won fourth quarter 26-22. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Sigulda looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sigulda made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. helped adding 17 points. The best for the losing side was Fredrik Lindstrom with 19 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 3 A.Kraukla/VEF won against Gimle 81-71. Minsk Maz. managed to outperform SISU 95-83.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 18 points, 19 rebounds and 5 assists by Elijus Zilevicius of Taurage.



Gimle - A.Kraukla/VEF 71-81

A.Kraukla/VEF beat the opponent Riga 81-71 on Sunday night. The game was mostly controlled by A.Kraukla/VEF. Gimle managed to win second period 22-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. A.Kraukla/VEF forced 22 Gimle turnovers. Strangely Gimle outrebounded A.Kraukla/VEF 52-37 including a 40-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was who scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. chipped in 18 points and 5 assists. Four A.Kraukla/VEF players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Sigurd Sivertsen who recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds and Luis Iden added 18 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
A.Kraukla/VEF: B.Kristaps 18+1reb+5ast, A.Arvids 15+8reb+6ast, O.Ralfs 11+7reb+1ast, S.Ricards 11+4reb+1ast, S.Edvards 9+4reb+1ast, S.Edvards 8+2reb+1ast
Gimle: S.Sigurd 21+15reb, I.Luis 18+8reb, H.Sverre 10+7reb, K.Anders 8+8reb+3ast, F.Are 7+3reb+1ast, T.Taulant 3+3reb+2ast

Taurage - Start Lublin 87-91 OT

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Top scorers:
Start Lublin: M.Piotr 27+6reb+5ast, K.Igor 24+15reb, K.Tymofii 14+4reb+6ast, B.Gabriele 12+1reb+2ast, B.Franciszek 4+10reb+2ast, K.Michal 4+4reb
Taurage: B.Patrikas 29+5reb, S.Arturas 19+5reb+6ast, Z.Elijus 18+19reb+5ast, M.Einaras 11+15reb+7ast, V.Neimantas 7+5reb+2ast, B.Arnas 3+3reb+4ast

Sigulda - EB-85 71-67

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Norwegian EB-85 (3-1) against Latvian Sigulda on Sunday night. Sigulda were defeated by Sigulda 71-67. Sigulda took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But EB-85 won fourth quarter 26-22. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Sigulda looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sigulda made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. helped adding 17 points. The best for the losing side was Fredrik Lindstrom with 19 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and Aleksa Brkic scored 19 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Sigulda: R.Kristians 19+5reb+7ast, P.Gustavs 17+4reb+3ast, L.Martins 11+3reb+1ast, A.Gustavs 9+5reb+2ast, P.Matiss 8+8reb+4ast, S.Gustavs 7+6reb+3ast
EB-85: B.Aleksa 19+2reb+1ast, L.Fredrik 19+5reb+2ast, V.Carl 9+9reb+1ast, F.Nordahl 4+2reb+3ast, M.Oskar 4+3reb+1ast, V.Sivert 3+9reb

Minsk Maz. - SISU 95-83

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Polish Minsk Maz.'s (3-1) victory over Danish SISU (1-3) 95-83 on Sunday. Minsk Maz. was tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. They dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to SISU's 40. Minsk Maz. forced 23 SISU turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was who scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Bertram Taudorf who recorded 19 points and 8 assists and Marcus Ndiaye added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Five Minsk Maz. and four SISU players scored in double figures. SISU's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Minsk Maz.: K.Bartosz 20+9reb+5ast, M.Marcel 17+5reb+7ast, O.Piotr 14+5reb+4ast, K.Adam 14+6ast, K.Artsiom 12+12reb+1ast, M.Maciej 8+2reb+1ast
SISU: T.Bertram 19+2reb+8ast, H.Herman 12+5reb, N.Marcus 11+6reb+2ast, B.Carl 10+4reb+3ast, S.Anton 9+4reb, B.Matthis 6+3reb+2ast