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In the second leg of the quarterfinals, the Ventspils team defeated the “University of Latvia” team at home with a score of 95:79 (32:22, 25:23, 23:19, 15:15) and celebrated a 198:164 victory in total of two games.
The home team’s entire starting eleven played efficiently – Ishmael El-Amin had 21 points and six assists, Tom Vasilijevic had 14 points and eight balls under the basket, Linard Jaunzem had 14+10 and four assists, Francis Deshon 13+5 and Ronald Zakis – 12+ 6.
Edvards Lucis scored 16 points for the students, Rihards Aleksandrovs had 14 points and ten rebounds, while Arnolds Helmanis, who won eight balls, and Otto Fahrenhorsts, who gave five assists, each scored 12 points.
In the first quarterfinal game, Kurzen won 103:85.
On Sunday, the duel between “Ogres” and “Liepājas” will determine which team will face “Rīgas Zeļlias” in the semi-finals.
Last season, “VEF Rīga” won the Latvian Cup for the second time in a row, defeating “Liepāja” in the final with 87:66.
The Latvian Cup competition for men’s teams resumed in 2021 after a 27-year break.
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