Janeilly Riley Photo: “VEF Riga”
The Latvian championship team “VEF Rīga” won the sixth consecutive victory in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League (LIBL) in Pärnu on Saturday. “VEF Rīga” beat “Parnu Sadam” with the result 80:77 (35:21, 14:24, 15: 13,16: 19). Devondrik Volker was the most productive in the Riga team with 17 points, but Jane Railley added 15 points.
In the home team, Mikhail Kirves stood out with 15 points, Artūrs Kononcuks added 14 points and eight rebounds. Former “Vefiet” Andris Misters also scored 14 points and seven rebounds. A month ago, the Pärnu team caused the only loss to the Latvian champions in Riga so far (95:92). Today “Ventspils” will visit “Avis Utilitas” in Rapla at 6 pm.
In the LIBL main tournament, the teams will play a two-round tournament until March 20. The top eight will compete in the quarter-finals, with the winners determined by the sum of two games. LIBL champions are expected to be determined in the final four tournament. The season will end with the elimination games of the Latvian and Estonian championships.
14 teams – six Latvian teams – “VEF Rīga”, “Ogre”, “Ventspils”, “Valmiera Glass” / “Vidzeme University”, “University of Latvia” and “Liepāja” participate in the LIBL championship in the season of 2021/22, as also eight Estonian teams – Tallinn “Kalev” / ”Cramo”, Rapla “Avis Utilitas”, “Parnu Sadam”, “University of Tartu” / “Maks & Moorits”, Rakvere “Tarvas”, Tallinn “Kalev”, “TalTech” / Optibet and Häme’s Viimsi.
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