BM Slam Ostrow rebounded after defeat with a convincing 80-59 road win over Basket Brno on Wednesday, December 28, at the STAREZ Arena Vodova in Brno, Czechia.
Players of the game
Josh Perkins registered an excellent double-double.
BM Slam Ostrow point guard had 13 points and 11 assists.
Perkins played for NCAA powerhouse Gonzaga from 2014-2019.
He registered 145 starts in 153 games, while averaging 10,2 points and 4,6 assists.
Ojārs Siliņš also scored 13 points.
Latvian made 3-of-6 three pointers enroute to his bakers dozen.
Aleksander Zalucki posted 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the three point line.
Jakub Garbacz and Damian Kulig scored 11 points each.
Danilo Djuričič led Basket Brno with 11 points.
Power forward won the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup with Canada in Cairo, Egypt.
He grabbed 10 rebounds in the final against Italy.
Viktor Pulpan had seven points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Key stats
BM Stal Ostrow made 13-of-37 three point field goal attempts compared to 5-of-21 for Basket Brno.
The Polish team scored more second chance points 19-9.
Basket Brno didn`t find a go-to player as no one scored more than four field goals.
BM Stal led by as much as 27 points.
Game notes
BM Slam Ostrow improved to 2-1.
Ostrow played another game without a Latvian guard Aigars Šķēle.
SCHEDULE (local time only)
Wednesday, December 28, Brno
King Szczecin 89–86 Ironi Ness Ziona
Basket Brno 59–80 BM Stal Ostrow
Wednesday, December 28, Valmiera (GMT+3h)
Valmiera Glass VIA 78–108 Trefl Sopot
Thursday, December 29, Tartu
18:00 Tartu Ülikool Maks&Moorits – Valmiera Glass ViA
STANDINGS, as of December 28, 2022
Group B
King Szczecin 4-0 (+32)
Ironi Ness Ziona 2-2 (+3)
Trefl Sopot 2-2 (+22)
Stal Ostrow 2-1 (+21)
Tartu University 1-1 (-2)
Basket Brno 0-4 (-46)
Valmiera Glass VIA 0-1 (-30)
BC Wolves 0-0
Tie-breaker: Ironi Ness Ziona 1-0, +8; Trefl Sopot 0-1, -8.