Baltic League, Regular Season, Game 20: March 9-10, 2012
Davon Jefferson - Triumph Lyubertsy (Photo: BBL)Triumph Lyubertsy opened the Baltic League quarterfinals playoffs by downing Siaulia 84-76 on Saturday night. Sergey Karasev led the hosts with 22 points and Davon Jefferson added 21. Triumph led 48-37 at halftime behind Karasev’s 10-point second quarter. After Siauliai clawed back to 53-51 the Russian side reasserted itself and stayed in control for the duration. Ventpsils beat Kedainiai/Triobet 84-72 in its last regular season game to end in third place and will go against Lietuvos rytas in the playoffs. They opened with an 18-9 lead after 10 minutes and dominated throughout as Jahmar Young nailed 22 points and Mamadi Diane 21. Kalev/Cramo pounded Rudupis 88-55 to finish the regular season in fourth place with a 12-8 record and will face VEF Riga in the quarterfinals. Joosep Toome led the winners with 17 points. Rudupis ended its regular season in fifth place and will face Zalgiris Kaunas in the next round. In two other matches between teams already eliminated, Pieno zvaigzdes finished the season on high note, routing KK Baltai 73-51, while Kedainiai/triobet downed Liepajas Lauvas 77-92.



LAST GAME GAME 20
March 9-10, 2012
Day Match Result
Mar. 9 Triumph vs. Siauliai 78-72
Mar. 9 Unir. Tartu vs. Rudupis 83-97
Mar. 9 Liepajas L. vs. Kedainiai 77-92
Mar. 10 Pieno vs. Baltai 73-51
Mar. 10 Ventspils vs. Kedainiai 84-72
Mar. 10 Kalev/Cramo vs. Rudupis 88-55
NEXT GAME
Quarterfinals Playoffs
Day Match
- Zalgiris vs. Rudupis (5)
- VEF Riga vs. Kalev/Cramo (4)
- Lietuvos Rytas vs. Ventspils (3)
- Siauliai (1) vs. Triumph (2)
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STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Siauliai 20 16 4 1762 1646
2 Triumph 20 16 4 1667 1457
3 Ventspils 20 12 8 1575 1482
4 Kalev/Cramo 20 12 8 1502 1451
5 Rudupis 20 12 8 1673 1650
6 Pieno zvaigzdes 20 10 10 1446 1385
7 Kedainiai/Triobet 20 10 10 1533 1563
8 Juventus 20 9 11 1490 1562
9 University of Tartu 20 6 14 1584 1688
10 Baltai, KK 20 4 16 1462 1592
11 Liepajas Lauvas 20 3 17 1435 1653
Sunday, March 11, 2012
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