“TTT Rīga” won the Italian champion of Venice “Umana Reyer” with 62:54 (17:15, 20:15, 14:16, 11: 8) in the Euroleague game of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in Venice on Wednesday.
After five points scored by Chantel Handy and Ieva Pulvere’s long-range guest, the game started with an 8: 0 break, with the entire first quarter in the lead, although less than two minutes before the end of the quarter, the home team managed to clear the difference to 13:14.
At the beginning of the second quarter, “Umana Reyer” took the lead with 18:17 after Francesca Pan’s three-point move, but “TTT Riga” regained the lead immediately, reaching the biggest advantage after Jessmine Thomas’ two-point shot 16 seconds before the break – 37:28.
In the 24th minute after Daugaile Šarauskaite’s two-point throw, a difference of ten points was achieved for the first time (43:33), again achieving the same for Nikoleta Gildeja (45:35).
However, this time too the housewives played until 46:47 for two minutes until the end of the quarter, but the Rigans could not catch up.
The housewives started the decisive quarter with four points in a row, again approaching the one-point deficit (50:51).
The outcome of the game was decided by another breakthrough of the guests with 8: 0, which was completed by Gunta Baško – 62:52 with 125 accurate free throws 125 seconds before the end of the match.
In the ranks of “TTT Rīga”, Tomasa was the most successful with 18 points, seven rebounds, six assists and intercepted balls, accumulating the highest efficiency factor in the match 29.
11 points and five rebounds went to Powder, eight points and five rebounds went to Handy, seven points and five rebounds to Bashko, seven points to the Guild, and Sharauskaite stood out with six points and ten rebounds.
Keila Tornton got 12 points and six rebounds for the housewives, Panai got ten points and 11 rebounds added eight points for Astua Ndoor.
“TTT Rīga” with four victories in 11 games is in the fourth place in group A, but the Venetians with three successes in ten battles are the seventh.
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