Baltic League, Game 12: December 16-23, 2006 Ventspils suffered a 68-73 loss to ASK Riga at home on Saturday in the Baltic League, dropping to third place in Group B of the competition with a 7-5 record, while Riga remained in second with a 9-2 mark. Sandis Valters bagged 16 points and Curtis Millage 14 for Riga, while Ventspils had 13 from Justin Love and 12 apiece by Eddie Shannon and Aigars Vitols. ASK Riga started on fire and took an early 2-8 lead in the first quarter. Shannon got his team within 9-10 with a bomb from downtown, but the guests still took their first double digit-cushion, 15-25 at the end of the quarter. Riga maintained its narrow 32-40 lead at halftime. The hosts closed to 40-42 early in the third quarter, but Valters responded with back-to-back threes for a 47-57 advantage, before Love and Vitols re-closed the gap to trail 54-59 after 30 minutes. In the last quarter Uvis Helmanis pushed Ventspils within 58-60 then a Dalron Johnson shot from beyond the arc gave Ventspils hope, but another three missed by Shannon, and a basket by Millage sealed the well-deserved win for ASK Riga. LAST GAME GAME 12 - December 16-28, 2006 Day Match Result Dec. 16 Ventspils vs. ASK Riga 68-73 Dec. 18 Barons vs. Siauliai 73-61 Dec. 19 Neptunas vs. Barons 68-77 Dec. 22 Sakalai vs. Barons 63-75 Dec. 22 Nevezis vs. Rock 98-90 Dec. 22 Siauliai vs. Lacplesa Alus 84-87 Dec. 23 Panevezys vs. ASK Riga 69-78 Dec. 27 Atletas vs. Lietuvos Rytas - Dec. 28 Panevezys vs. Lietuvos Rytas - NEXT GAME Day Match - - - - - - - - STANDINGS TG W L P+ P- Group A 1 Zalgiris 12 12 0 1090 920 2 Barons/LMT 12 7 5 883 868 3 Siauliai 12 6 6 865 871 4 Lacplesa Alus 12 5 7 968 1007 5 Neptunas 12 5 7 982 1004 6 Kalev/Cramo 12 4 8 923 942 7 Sakalai 12 3 9 911 1011 Group B 1 Lietuvos Rytas 10 9 1 877 647 2 ASK Riga 12 10 2 932 827 3 Ventspils 12 7 5 991 888 4 Rock 12 5 7 937 958 5 Nevezis 12 4 8 939 996 6 Panevezys 11 3 8 833 888 7 Atletas 11 2 9 742 1047 Sunday, December 17, 2006 Euroleague.net