TTT Riga women beat Israel's Elitzur in FIBA Europe Cup

Latvian women's basketball club TTT Riga won 80-75 (26-13, 23-21, 19-23, 12-18) against Israel's Elitzur from Ramla on Wednesday in Riga, in a Group F game of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European women's club basketball competition. TTT Riga was formally the away side, while Elitzur played its home game in Riga. The win levels the Latvian club with its opponent in the group standings.

How the game went

Karlīne Pilābere scored the first two points, and Merīna Kreikere answered with a three-pointer to make it 3-2 for the Israeli club. TTT Riga then went on an eight-point run, completed by Aubrey Griffin with two free throws, to lead 10-3. By the end of the first quarter the Riga team had pulled away again, and two free throws from Anete Ozoliņa made it 26-13.

The lead shrank later on. Elitzur took the third quarter 23-19 and the final one 18-12, but TTT Riga did enough to keep the victory.

Top performers

Griffin stood out for the winners with 26 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks. Laura Grunmane, Enija Ķīvīte and Ieva Pulvere each scored 14 points; Pulvere also grabbed eight rebounds and handed out six assists. Ilze Jākobsone returned to the court after a break in her career and played just under three minutes. For the opponents, Limari Tomasa scored 28 points.

Group standings

In Group F, Umana Reyer leads with four wins in five games. Elitzur and TTT Riga each have two wins in four games, while Universitatea Cluj has suffered three losses.