"Rīgas zeļļi" secure third victory in EuroCup
The Latvian basketball club "Rīgas zeļļi" achieved their third victory in five games in the EuroCup yesterday.
In the fifth round Group A match, "Rīgas zeļļi" defeated the Spanish team Burgos "San Pablo" away with a score of 79:71 (17:21, 22:14, 23:19, 17:17).
The top scorers for the Latvian team were Martins Varns and Ivans Tkačenko with 15 points each, Bens Šungu contributed 13 points and seven assists, while Tailers Vols finished the match with 12 points. For the home team, Denijs Bojs Stjuarts stood out with 18 points, and Hoakins Taboada scored 16 points.
In their initial EuroCup games, "Rīgas zeļļi" defeated the Italian Serie A team Tortona "Derthona" 86:84 at home, lost 86:87 to the German team Rostock "Seawolves" away, won 89:79 against Rihards Lomažs' Ljubljana "Olimpija" in Riga, and were defeated 64:100 by Jerusalem "Hapoel" from Israel in an away game.
