King Szczecin secured a top seed in Group B after a 93-76 road win over Valmiera Glass ViA on Wednesday, February 1, at the Vidzeme Olympic center in northern Latvia.
Players of the game
Four King Szczecin players finished in double figures.
Tony Meier had 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field, including a 3-of-6 from the three point line.
Milwaukee star added one steal in 16 minutes of play.
Zac Cuthbertson (Coastal Carolina) had 11 points on 4-of-5 accuracy from the field, including a 3-of-4 effort from the deep.
Konrad Szymanski also scored 11 points, while a 2019 NCAA Final 4 participant Bryce Brown (Auburn) dropped 10 points.
Tervell Beck led all scorers with 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the court.
Kent State star added four rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Edgars Kaufmanis had 15 points.
Key stats
King Szczecin starters played 23 minutes or less.
Szczecin bench outscored Valmiera, 44-26.
Every King player scored at least six points each.
The Polish club controlled the paint, 48-26.
Valmiera had a pretty good shooting night, connecting 44% of field goal attempts from the three point land (12-of-27).
Game notes
King Szczecin improved to 6-0 and is one win away from being undefeated in the regular season.
Exciting match-up awaits as BC Wolves need a win in order to advance.
Oskars Virsis young team gained a valuable experience.
LIVE STATS
Wednesday, February 1
Tartu Ülikool Maks&Moorits 78–97 Ironi Ness Ziona
Valmiera Glass ViA 76–93 King Szczecin
Basket Brno 56–62 BC Wolves
BM Stal Ostrow 88–65 Trefl Sopot
STANDINGS, as of February 1, 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 February 1, 2023
Group B
King Szczecin 6-0 (+54) Qualified
Stal Ostrow 5-2 (+76) Qualified
Ironi Ness Ziona 5-2 (+60) Qualified
Trefl Sopot 4-3 (+18)
BC Wolves 4-2 (+38)
Tartu University 2-5 (-16)
Basket Brno 1-6 (-61)
Valmiera Glass VIA 0-7 (-169)
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.
Tie-breaker (3): BM Stal Ostrow 1-0, +16; Ironi Ness Ziona 1-1, -8; Trefl Sopot 0-1, -8.
Tie-breaker (4): BM Stal Ostrow 1-0, +16; Ironi Ness Ziona 0-1, -16.