Gutt and Williams do the quick work at Valmiera
- marisnoviks
- Jan 31, 2023
- 2 min read
Golan Gutt dropped five quick three pointers and C.J.Williams was also good from the deep as the Ironi Ness Ziona overpowered Valmiera Glass ViA, 87-55, on Tuesday, January 31, at the Vidzeme Olympic center in northern Latvia.
Players of the game
Consistency is the name to describe high quality players.
Golan Gutt proved that by making five three-pointers...again.
Ironi Ness Ziona shooter scored 15 points in less than 20 minutes of playing time.
C.J.Williams excelled in the same way.
NC State standout had 17 points, three assists and two steals.
Shaq Buchanan contributed with 11 points.
Tomer Levinson had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Artūrs Strēlnieks led Valmiera Glass ViA with 15 points.
He is the older brother of a Latvian point guard Jānis Strēlnieks.
Key stats
Ironi Ness Ziona won the first half by 22 points, 48-26.
The Israeli team excelled on fast breaks, 22-3.
Ness Ziona bench outscored Valmiera, 31-18.
Game notes
Ironi Ness Ziona improved to 4-2 and may secure a playoff ticket on Wednesday.
D.J.Cooper and Tyler Bey were rested on Tuesday.
LIVE STATS
Tuesday, January 31
King Szczecin 78–73 Tartu Ülikool Maks&Moorits
Ironi Ness Ziona 87–55 Valmiera Glass ViA
Trefl Sopot 93–77 Basket Brno
BC Wolves – BM Stal Ostrow
Wednesday, February 1
Tartu Ülikool Maks&Moorits – Ironi Ness Ziona
Valmiera Glass ViA – King Szczecin
Basket Brno – BC Wolves
BM Stal Ostrow – Trefl Sopot
STANDINGS, as of January 31, 2023
Group A
Budivelnyk Kyiv 4-0 (+56) Qualified
Polski Cukier Start Lublin 4-1 (+44) Qualified
Zastal Zielona Gora 4-2 (+10) Qualified
Kalev/Cramo 2-4 (+19)
KB Sigal Prishtina 2-4 (-34)
Šiauliai 2-3 (-24)
TalTech Optibet 1-5 (-71)
Tie-breaker (1): Kalev/Cramo 1-1, +6; Sigal Prishtina 1-1, +3; Zastal Zielona Gora 1-1, -9.
Tie-breaker (2): Sigal Prishtina 1-1, +13; Kalev/Cramo 1-1, +3; Šiauliai 1-1, -16.
Tie-breaker (3): Sigal Prishtina 2-0, +38; Zielona Gora 0-1, -14; Šiauliai 0-1, -24.
STANDINGS, as of January 31, 2023, CET 19:30
Group B
King Szczecin 5-0 (+37) Qualified
Stal Ostrow 4-1 (+63)
Ironi Ness Ziona 4-2 (+41)
Trefl Sopot 4-2 (+41)
Tartu University 2-4 (+3)
BC Wolves 2-2 (+22)
Basket Brno 1-5 (-55)
Valmiera Glass VIA 0-6 (-152)
Tie-breaker (1): Ironi Ness Ziona 1-0, +8; Trefl Sopot 0-1, -8.
Tie-breaker (2): Trefl Sopot 1-0, +4; Tartu 0-1, -4.
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