Valmiera Glass ViA tied the game at 89 but scored only seven points in overtime to fall at the hands of courageous BK Opava, 96-97, on Wednesday, November 27, at the Vidzeme Olympic Center in Valmiera.
Players of the game
Rickey McGill won the 2024 ENBL Most Valuable Player award.
Dynamic guard played for the Iona Gaels – NCAA Division One school just a few miles outside New York City.
Another Gael showed up BK Opava.
Jan Švandrlik`s three pointer tied the game at 94 with 103 seconds left in overtime
Fifty seconds later he made a game winning three pointer, 97-96.
Švandrlik entered the game from bench and finished with 12 points on 4/9 shooting from the deep.
Rob Howard had 21 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Šimon Puršl checked out with 15 points and a game high 11 rebounds.
DaQuan Smith and Verners Kohs scored 16 points each for Valmiera.
Kahliel Spear tied the game, 89-89, with 3.8 seconds left.
RMU Colonials big man had 14 points, 10 rebounds and three steals.
Key stats
Teams scored nine threes and 63 points in the first quarter – a new ENBL record.
Three pointer accuracy dropped later in the game as both teams combined for 26/79 from the deep.
Valmiera shot 14/39 from the three point line.
Opava went 12/40 but prevailed in overtime.
Latvian international Artis Ate completed “and one” to give Valmiera a 92-89 lead.
Šimon Puršl cut the gap to a single point, 92-91.
Verners Kohs scored the last four points for Valmiera.
Game notes
BK Opava improved to 3-2, while Valmiera Glass ViA dropped to 4-1.
Nikolajs Mazurs and his men earned four wins at the start of the season.
BK Opava are 2-0 on the road.
Petr Czudek and his Yellow Devils won at Tartu Ulikool, 86-80, too.
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STANDINGS, as of November 27, 2024, CET 20.30
Group A
CSO Voluntari 4-0, +71
Newcastle Eagles 4-0, +34
Valmiera Glass ViA 4-1, +59
Dziki Warszawa 3-2, +34
BK Opava 3-2, -14
Spišski Rytieri 1-4, -83
Tartu Ulikool 1-3, -18
Donar Groningen 0-4, -29
Spartak Pleven 0-4, -54
Group B
Inter Bratislava 5-0, +19
Legia Warszawa 4-1, +43
Bakken Bears 3-1, +54
Bamberg Baskets 3-1, +46
Dinamo Bucharest 1-3, -20
Basket Brno 1-1, +0
Bristol Flyers 0-4, -32
Fyllingen Lions 0-3, -48
Keila Coolbet 0-3, -62
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