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Latvian U-18 men's basketball team beats France

BC, Riga, 31.07.2014.Print version

In a decisive match Wednesday night, the Latvian under-18 (U-18) men's basketball team beat France 63-59 (17-18, 16-19, 16-10, 14-12) to qualify for the European U-18 Men's Basketball Championship's quarterfinals, informs LETA.


Rihards Lomazs was the highest scorer for Latvia with 17 points, whereas Ervins Meznieks scored 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds.


Therefore Latvia finished in third place in Group E and will play second-place finisher in Group F in a quarterfinal game on Friday.


As reported, Latvia finished in second place in its preliminary round group to advance to the tournament's second group stage, or qualification round.


At last year's U-18 European Championships, Latvia finished in 4th place.


The roster of the Latvian U-18 men's basketball team participating at this year's European Championships is as follows: Ricards Melderis, Rauls Avenitis, Ervins Meznieks, Davis Cima, Dzeiks Eduards Krumins, Rudolfs Stradnieks, Renars Birkans, Rihards Lomazs, Arturs Grinbergs, Klavs Cavars, Zigmars Raimo and Rinalds Malmanis.





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