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Legia Warsaw, with 12 points from Zoriks, beat Turkey's Galatasaray in the FIBA Champions League

Legia Warsaw beat Galatasaray in a FIBA Champions League basketball group-stage game. Latvian player Kristers Zoriks scored 12 points.

Foto: Sportacentrs

Legia Warsaw of Poland beat Turkey's Galatasaray on 4 November in a group-stage game of the FIBA Champions League, a European club basketball competition. Both teams play in Group B. The source does not give the final score.

The Polish side won after a swinging contest. It started poorly, then recovered with a 14-1 run at the start of the second quarter. Legia fell behind again in the third quarter, but took the final quarter 26-14.

Player performances

Kristers Zoriks scored 12 points in 33 minutes. He made 4 of 4 two-point shots, 1 of 6 from three-point range and 1 of 1 free throws. He also set up a score on five possessions, made three steals and grabbed two rebounds. Zoriks committed two turnovers and had a plus/minus of +7. Estonian player Markus Ilver scored five points.

The top scorer for the winners was American Zach Freemantle with 23 points. For Galatasaray, Nigerian Chimezie Metu had 24 points and nine rebounds.

Standings

Earlier, Legia lost heavily to Strasbourg of France, 62-100. Strasbourg are coached by Jānis Gailītis. Legia then won 95-77 in Zagreb against Croatia's Cibona. After this game, Legia have two wins and one loss in the table, while Galatasaray have one win and two losses.

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