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LBL - Latvia
Latvia League, Game 18: March 2-6, 2010
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 Barons took the big showdown in the Latvian League this weekend by edging defending champion BK Ventspils 110-114 in triple overtime on Saturday. Barons improved to 14-1 while Ventspils dropped to 5-4. Oritseweyinmi Efejuku paced the winners with 41 points on 18-of-21 free throws. Alexey Zorin and Uvis Helmanis each added 14 for Barons, that finished the game with the only 5 players in had available. All other 6 players had fouled out before the final buzzer. Jamaal Tatum led Ventspils with 30 points. Mareks Jurevicus added 22, Ronalds Zakis had 13 while Dairis Bertans got 11 for the hosts. Both teams combined for 77 fouls in this epic game. A free throw by Tatum tied it, 83-83, at the end of regulation. Janis Strelnieks drew a foul but went 1-of-2 for the line for another 91-91 tie after 45 minutes. Efejuku hit a shot with 7 second left to force a third overtime, 97-97. A three-pointer by Tatum tied the game for the last time, 109-109, with 42 seconds to go. Helmanis downed the go-ahead triple and free throws by Efejuku sealed the outcome. VEF Riga registered back-to-back wins to lead the standings at 7-1. VEF edged Zemgale 72-104 on the road on Wednesday behind 21 points from Ivans Nelubovs and 20 from Taj McCollough. On Saturday, VEF beat Liepajas Lauvas 71-84 with 20 points and 7 assists from Alex Renfroe. In other games, Lauvas edged Valmiera 70-68. MORE |
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Latvia League, Regular Season, Game 19-20: March 17-20, 2010
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LAST GAME GAME 19-20
March 17-20, 2010 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| Mar. 17 |
Ventspils vs. VEF |
87-79 |
| Mar. 17 |
Zemgale vs. Valmiera |
79-82 |
| Mar. 17 |
Liepājas Lauvas vs. Barons |
65-77 |
| Mar. 20 |
Barons vs. Valmiera |
0-0 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 21
March 23-28, 2010 |
| Day |
Match |
| Mar. 23 |
Valmiera vs. Liepājas L. |
| Mar. 26 |
Valmiera vs. Zemgale |
| Mar. 28 |
Barons vs. Liepājas Lauvas |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
Barons |
19 |
15 |
4 |
1572 |
1427 |
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VEF |
9 |
7 |
2 |
759 |
692 |
| 3 |
Ventspils |
10 |
6 |
4 |
857 |
777 |
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Valmiera |
17 |
8 |
9 |
1294 |
1314 |
| 5 |
Liepājas Lauvas |
18 |
8 |
10 |
1365 |
1404 |
| 6 |
Zemgale |
21 |
3 |
18 |
1548 |
1781 |
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Latvian League, Season 2009-10
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| The Latvian League started a new era with Ventspils winning another title after two years without lifting the trophy. Ventspils had dominated the Latvian League for the entire decade, but the now defunct ASK Riga and Barons/LMT won respective titles in 2007 and 2008 to end that dynasty. Ventspils starts the Latvian League again as the team to beak, seeking more hardware for its outstanding roll of honors. Aaron Pettway, Dairis Bertrans, Ronalds Zakis, Janis Strelnieks and Mareks Jurevicus are set to lead Ventspils in the fight to lift another domestic trophy. VEF Riga, SK Valmiera and Barons are expected to battle against Ventspils for the title. Barons managed to keep star guard Armands Skele and veteran forward Dainius Adomaitis. Its main additions were Laurynas Mikalauskas and Ugis Vilums. VEF, coached by Latvian legend Valdis Valters, signed Alex Renfroe, Arnas Labuckas and Martynas Mazeika to play alongside star center Jurijs Aleksejevs. Meanwhile, Valmiera counts on Sandis Amolins, Blaz Cresnar, Arturas Valeika and Reinis Strupovics for a good season. |
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