VEF Riga lose in FIBA Europe Cup, Riga Zelli suffer heavy EuroCup defeat
In basketball, VEF Riga lost 84:92 to Romania's CSM Oradea in Group H of the FIBA Europe Cup. Riga Zelli lost 64:100 to Hapoel Jerusalem in the EuroCup.
Latvian basketball club VEF Riga lost 84:92 away to Romania's CSM Oradea in its third Group H game of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European club basketball competition. It is the team's first defeat of the season in the tournament.
The top scorer for the side from the Latvian capital was Luis Rodriguez, who finished with 21 points. The game was a tough one, and the visitors could not come away with a win.
Riga Zelli in the EuroCup
At the same time, another Latvian club, Riga Zelli, suffered a heavy loss in the ULEB EuroCup, Europe's second-tier top club basketball competition. It is the club's debut season in the tournament. In a game played in Belgrade, Riga Zelli fell 64:100 to Hapoel Jerusalem.
Both games were played outside Latvia, and in both cases the Latvian teams lost to opponents who scored considerably more points.
