“Ogre” guaranteed a place in the playoffs yesterday. It happened in absentia, when in Liepāja “Parnu Sadam” could not cope with the hosts and experienced the 15th loss of the season. Therefore, “Parna” can no longer overtake “Ogri” in the overall standings.
In this mood, “Parnu”, which made a great surprise a year ago and became the champion of Estonia, will continue its trip directly to Ogre. The Pärnu team is having a modest season and has won only one game in six games, when they defeated LU.
For the Ogres, this will be their first game this weekend, and the team will be looking for their fourth win in five games. At the same time, “Ogre” will try to take revenge on “Parna” for the loss they suffered in October, when the superiority of the opponents was recognized with the result 71:85.
It should also be noted that extra time was also played in yesterday’s game in Liepāja, and the Pärnu team played twice as many games in March as “Ogre”, which had only two games since February 16.
Guaranteeing a place in the playoffs does not mean that “Ogre” can carelessly wait for the start of the play-offs. 6th-8th overall in the league. the place is settled in the interval of two wins, and “Ogre” is currently in the middle of the “Rapla” and “Viimsi” teams, but in the remaining matches of the season (after a week there is another match against VEF) they can either move up or fall to the eighth place, which would mean the quarter-finals meeting with “Prometey”.
The Ukrainian team has won 27 games in 28 games this season and will aim for another success today, playing a match against “University of Latvia” at 15:00.
LU has lost four games in a row and will play its first game after a week’s break. LU no longer has a chance to make the playoffs, but with a record of 9-18, the LU team is in a position to move up to 12th place in the league, ahead of Keila, whose record is 10-19.
Latvia – Estonia games this week
| That. | Time | The game | Rezul. | The best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.03. | 19.00 | University of Tartu – Ogre | 65:80 | Pavelka 21 p. – Lasenbergs 16 p. (7 ab) |
| 08.03. | 19.00 | VEF Riga – TalTech | 75:69 | Cousy 14 p. – Ironed 26 p. |
| 19.00 | Ventspils – Port of Pärnu | 91:84 | Friday 17 p. (6 ab) – Valge 29 p. | |
| 19.00 | Liepāja – Valmiera Glass/ViA | 83:69 | Shilins 20 p. (8 ab; 7 rp) – Beck 20 p. (6 ab) | |
| 09.03. | 19.00 | University of Tartu – Kalev/Cramo | 67:73 | Gordon’s 20 p. – van Beks 13 p. |
| 11.03. | 15.00 | Kalev/Cramo – Keila | 83:56 | Hermets 13 p. (10 a.b.) – Raduničs 17 p. (9 a.b.) |
| 16.45 | Ventspils – VEF Riga | 99:92 | Ear 18 p. – Brooks 23 p. (8 ab) | |
| 17.00 | Kalev/Audentes – TalTech | 79:62 | Simpson 17 p. – Ironed 20 p. | |
| 17.00 | Tarva – University of Tartu | 87:99 | Shevchenko 28 p. – Beckler 29 p. | |
| 18.00 | Rapla – Valmiera Glass/ViA | 96:64 | Cheese 24 p. (7 rp) – Kaufmanis 20 p. | |
| 19.00 | Liepaja – Pärnu Sadam | 102:98 P | Birkan 25 p. (15 rp); Shilins 27 p. (11 ab) – Knit 20 p. | |
| 12.03. | 15.00 | University of Latvia – Prometey | ||
| 17.00 | Ogre – Port of Pärnu |
Tournament table
| V | A team | U-Z | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prometheus | 27-1 | 96.4% |
| 2. | Kalev/Cramo | 22-5 | 81.5% |
| 3. | VEF Riga | 21-6 | 77.7% |
| 4. | Ventspils | 19-9 | 67.8% |
| 5. | University of Tartu | 19-10 | 65.5% |
| 6. | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 17-12 | 58.5% |
| 7. | Ogre | 16-12 | 57.1% |
| 8. | Viimsi/Sportland | 15-13 | 53.6% |
| 9. | Port of Pärnu | 12-15 | 44.4% |
| 10. | Liepaja | 12-17 | 41.4% |
| 11. | TalTech/Optibet | 11-17 | 39.3% |
| 12. | Bowling | 10-19 | 34.5% |
| 13. | Latvian University | 9-18 | 33.3% |
| 14. | Valmiera Glass/ViA | 5-22 | 18.5% |
| 15. | Kalev/Audentes | 5-22 | 18.5% |
| 16. | In tar | 2-24 | 7.7% |
