Petrovics scores 25 as Ekselences juniori beat Keila in Latvian-Estonian League
Riga's basketball side Ekselences juniori beat Estonian club Keila 89:82 at home in the Latvian-Estonian League. Helmuts Petrovics had 25 points and 10 rebounds.
On Tuesday, 27 October, Riga team Ekselences juniori beat Estonian club Keila 89:82 on home court in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. The quarter scores were 21:14, 21:19, 27:18 and 20:31. It was the Riga side's third win of the season, and with three wins and three losses they sit eighth in the league standings.
How the game went
The hosts built a seven-point lead in the first quarter, but in the second period the visitors quickly erased it and even moved ahead. Late in the quarter Ekselences juniori went on a 6:0 run to restore a seven-point margin. Raivo Kudrjavcevs scored in the final seconds, so the team went into the break nine points up.
About two minutes into the second half, an alley-oop dunk by Edgars Lieķis gave the hosts a double-digit lead for the first time in the game. In the final quarter Keila began a push to catch up, but could not complete the comeback.
Top performers
Helmuts Petrovics led Ekselences juniori with 25 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Lieķis added 17 points. Kudrjavcevs, who plays point guard, finished with 10 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds.
For the visitors, Andries Kivimagi was top scorer with 20 points, and Kristofers Lenks scored 18. Latvian player Pēteris Salmiņš contributed 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Two of Ekselences juniori's three wins this season have come against Estonian clubs, Viimsi and Keila. Keila KK are 11th in the table with two wins and four losses.
