Lukoil crushed Riga in part 2

Pero Antic (photo: sport1.bg)

11-12-2007 20:13 | Александър Сотиров

Lukoil Academic won it's fourth victory in Group H of the ULEB Cup, after beating ASK Riga at home with 93-77. After playing really strong on offense, the Students took some revenger for their loss in Latvia month ago, and are really close to the next phase of the tournament.

Lukoil played as a team, and even without Nenad Canak and Donta Smith didn't have any problems with the opponent. The abscense of those two wasn't a big problem, because everybody played really strong.

Pero Antic was one assist short of a triple-double. He finished with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists, making a ranking of 37. Academic's playmaker Willie Deane had a great game, finishing with 21 points and 6 assists, as he was the team's weapon in the first quarter. Todor Stoykov hadh 13 points, but he revealed his true abilities, and that was his best game so far this season. Murilo Da Rosa shot 11 out of 12 from the free-throw line, and finished with 17 points.

Aerick Sanders played good for Riga, as he scored 22 points, and Curtis Millage who returned from an injury added 14. Sandis Valters, their best player was really missing today.

Next week Lukoil are playing away at Artland, the team which they crushed with 44 points of difference. A win against the Dragons is almost securing Lukoil going through to the next phase.

FULL STATS FROM THE GAME LUKOIL ACADEMIC - ASK RIGA

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