Fantastic Four save the day for Riga Zelli at Spartak Pleven
- marisnoviks
- 13 hours ago
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Riga Zelli trailed by 11 points midway the second quarter and regrouped for a 85-81 comeback win over Spartak Pleven on Tuesday, December 9, at the Balkanstroy hall in northern Bulgaria.
Players of the game
PJ Pegues had a relatively poor start but played an important role for Riga Zelli in their third win.
A former Furman and Auburn point guard scored 14 of his 24 points in the second half.
Pegues shot 5/13 from the three point line.
Frankie Fidler had 26 points on 9/19 shooting from the floor and a perfect 5/5 from the free throw line.
Michigan State standout filled the stat sheet with eight rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Roberts Bērziņš contributed with 15 points on 4/8 shooting from the deep.
Last but not least, Rolands Šulcs added 13 points, including nine points after the halftime break.
Jalan McCloud led Spartak Pleven with 31 points on 9/22 shooting from floor and 9/11 from the charity stripe.
A former Texas Southern and East Tennessee State guard had a great game but missed a key three pointer with 50 seconds left.
Key stats
First half offered exciting shootout between two players.
Jalen McCloud scored 23 points on 6/12 shooting from the field and 8/10 from the free throw line.
Frankie Fidler had 18 points on 6/10 shooting from the floor and 3/3 from the charity stripe.
JP Pegues and Roberts Bērziņš added fire power from the deep to put Riga Zelli ahead, 75-69, with four minutes left.
Rolands Šulcs joined the trio of his teammates and sank a pair of free throws with 12.8 seconds left, 85-81.
Spartak Pleven didn`t converted positional attacks in the last minute and scored only on fast break.
Fidler, Pegues, Bērziņš and Šulcs combined for 78 points.
Game notes
Riga Zelli improved to 3-3, while Spartak Pleven dropped to 2-3.
Juris Umbraško and his men ended a three game losing streak in the ENBL.
Spartak Pleven lost a third consecutive game after a 2-0 start.
Riga Zelli completed a road stretch with a 3-1 record and delivered first home loss for Spartak.
Spartak Pleven are 2-1 on the home floor.
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
ENBL standings as of December 9, 2025, CET 20.20 | without tie-breakers
Syntainics MBC 4-0, +107
BK Opava 4-0, +79
Iraklis BC 4-0, +54
CSO Voluntari 4-1, +67
Tindastoll 4-1, +64
Dziki Warszawa 3-1, +89
Valmiera 3-1, +6
Dinamo Zagreb 3-1, -8
Manchester 3-2, +26
Sigal Prishtina 3-2, -6
Riga Zelli 3-3, -10
Dubrava Zagreb 2-2, +17
Donar Groningen 2-2, +13
Bristol Flyers 2-2, -1
TalTech Alexela 2-2, -9
Olomoucko 2-2, -38
Brussels Basketball 2-3, +4
Spartak Pleven 2-3, -14
Slovan Bratislava 2-4, -10
Go+ Peja 1-3, -33
Alkar Sinj 1-3, -43
Hefte Helfen Bulls 1-4, -25
Gimle Basket 1-4, -77
Keila Coolbet 0-5, -72
Fyllingen Lions 0-4, -115
Newcastle Eagles 0-3, -65
2025-2026 ENBL format and pools
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