By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
In front of their home crowd, Latvia outscored Belgium 15-27 in the fourth quarter to claim their first victory in the tournament (67-78).
Latvia closed the first quarter with a six-point advantage (19-25) and they managed to extend it up to eight or nine (19-28, 24-32, 28-36) during the second quarter. Belgium, though, fought back and cut the deficit to just two points at the end of the first half (38-40).
In the second half, it was a close derby with consecutive lead changes (10 until the end of the third quarter), but Latvia were dominant in the last quarter and took the win.
Martins Meyers was the top scorer of the winners with 15 points, while Axel Hervelle’s 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists were not enough for the Belgian team.