“Cmoki” defeated Holon’s “Hapoel” in the third game of group C away with 79:69 (26:18, 21:14, 16:12, 16:25).
The guests won convincingly, the Israeli basketball players were never in the lead.
Leimanis played for 21 minutes and 35 seconds, during which he threw three of the four two-point and three-point throws, as well as all five free throws.
He also accounts for two rebounds and assists, three personal notes and two errors, as well as the best efficiency ratio in the game 21.
Chavar, who went on the field for the main line-up, spent 20 minutes and 53 seconds there, during which he threw seven of the eight two-point shots and one of the two free throws.
He also won five rebounds, earned three personal notes, made one mistake and ended the game with the second highest efficiency in team 17.
The Latvians were the most productive in their team, but Maksims Salašs was “double-double” – 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Tairus McGee answered with 20 points and Aeaza Mails with 18 points.
In the second group match, the Athens AEK beat the Cholet team from France – 83:81 (21:20, 22:17, 18:21, 22:23).
21 points for the homeowners in Janika Moreira’s account, and 22 points for Leizen Kromahs.
Leading the group with three successes in the same matches is AEK, “Cmoki” with a balance of 2-1 takes the second place in the competition of four teams, one victory is “Hapoel”, but the bass is still “Cholet”.
In the new season, the place in the main tournament was won by all the teams that were still fighting for the trophy last season. In total, 28 clubs, including “VEF Rīga”, won a place in next season’s main tournament. Four more clubs were identified in qualifying competitions.
The clubs will play six games in each group (three games – at home, three – away), with the two best teams in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals.
Twelve days of play will take place from October to January, with teams for one group scheduled every two weeks. The first games will take place from October 20 to 21.
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