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Semi-Finals Game 3: VEF Riga - Valmiera Glass 87-89

Date: April 3, 2026
Strangely VEF Riga outrebounded Valmiera Glass 44-27 including a 22-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. 29 personal fouls committed by VEF Riga helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Lithuanian point guard Dominykas Stenionis (178-2002) who scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. New Zealand swingman Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (198-2001, college: UCSD) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Valmiera Glass players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American center Brandon Huffman (208-1998, college: Jax State, agency: BIG) who recorded a double-double by scoring 25 points and 16 rebounds (on 11-of-12 shooting from the field) and Ukrainian point guard Illya Sydorov (186-1996) added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively.

  VALMIERA GLASS (coach: Kaspars Vecvagars)89
  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 +/-
4 AURjaIjas, gIBajFVis 41 6-8 (05%) 3-2 (05%) 8-1 (44.4%) 5 0 0 2 3 1 6 5 5 0 61 62 5
7 SUR, SQUas 41 5-4 (5%) 4-2 (49.0%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8 3 1 5 6 9 6 5 5 5 65 64 5
0 wiaU-zIjRs, SjaTijaTi 43 1-7 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 5 9 9 0 8 4 8 5 6 0 61 88 5
87 OinaZ, PBiQ 45 5-6 (5%) 3-9 (09.6%) 3-3 (655%) 6 4 3 3 3 8 5 5 5 8 61 61 5
68 KIhs, kRQjRQs 89 8-4 (11.9%) 8-0 (35%) 4-3 (90%) 4 8 0 5 4 3 5 6 8 6 64 68 5
9 OiZhRQ, Sz 64 4-4 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 66 65 5
1 kaUIls, biQZas 64 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 5 5 5 8 3 4 6 5 5 6 4 5 5
3 gJauMi, OiLlI 7 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 5 3 6 5 5 5 6 3 5 5
6 KiQlsIjs, KQasUIfRQs 9 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
8 AapVI, biQVuss  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
43 Kiljajs, zijas  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   64-88 (07.6%) 60-44 (30.0%) 62-45 (15.5%) 1 86 89 67 80 82 9 6 4 60 27 27  


  VEF RIGA (coach: Martins Gulbis)87
  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 +/-
5 HIllas, CuQUas 47 4-1 (05%) 6-9 (63.4%) 8-3 (05%) 5 1 1 4 3 8 4 6 5 4 66 2 5
4 AUIVRs, KiBiu 40 8-2 (80%) 6-7 (66.6%) 4-1 (05%) 5 8 8 8 3 3 6 5 5 8 65 -3 5
61 HuffBij, mQijdIj 46 66-68 (76.9%) 5-5 (5%) 4-1 (05%) 65 1 61 5 3 7 6 6 5 8 80 38 5
6 muBRasURQs, eIdQaDI 46 3-2 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 0 6 1 1 4 8 6 5 5 5 2 63 5
00 AFdIQIL, ollFi 83 5-6 (5%) 4-9 (38.7%) 3-3 (655%) 8 3 1 0 4 4 6 5 5 5 64 85 5
7 mRQUijs, giaQas 62 6-8 (05%) 8-7 (88.8%) 4-4 (655%) 5 5 5 5 0 6 5 5 5 5 66 -6 5
85 eIZiV, wIja 62 8-1 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 0 4 2 8 0 3 5 6 6 4 7 2 5
40 Kalps, KQasUips 9 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -4 5
9 SlRVsijdQILs, eahiQds  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
88 muUaQajs, eiaLI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
0 SjdJRLs, SdQaijs  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
48 XaRdQi, zRViMs  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   84-34 (04.0%) 2-40 (88.7%) 69-87 (02.1%) 88 88 33 62 87 80 9 4 6 66 29 23  


Height: 208 cm
Position name: C
Born: Apr 2,1998
Weight: 116kg / 255.2lbs
31
MINS
34
25
POINTS
16
6
D.REB
7
10
O.REB
0
16
T.REB
7
0
ASSISTS
5
1
STEALS
2
2
TO
5
1
BLOCKS
0
11/12
91.7%
2FGP
6/9
66.7%
0/0
0%
3FGP
0/0
0%
3/6
50.0%
FT
4/4
100.0%
42
RANK
22
Height: 198 cm
Position: G/F
Born: May 1,2001
Weight: 91kg / 200.2lbs
VS
87
Points Scored
89
67
Starting Five Points
71
20
Bench Points
18
22
Defensive Rebounds
21
22
Offensive Rebounds
6
44
Rebounds
27
18
Assists
19
7
Steals
7
11
Turnovers
15
3
Blocked Shots
1
29
Personal fouls
25
23/43
53.5%
2FGP
13/22
59.1%
8/35
22.9%
3FGP
15/33
45.5%
17/29
58.6%
FT
18/30
60.0%
84
Rank
89

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)