NewsTTT Rīga take 2015 Molten Winter Cup11.01.2015
Despite strong challenges from the Estonian Cup winners 1182 Tallinn and Lithuanian vice-champions Sūduva-Mantinga, the TTT Rīga players (2-0) won the 2015 Molten Winter Cup on January 10, 2015.
The hosts shot their way to the final by hitting 11 more three-pointers in a 84-62 victory over 1182 Tallinn (12-out-of-24 against 1-out-of-8).
Ieva Kūlīte and Ieva Krastiņa scored 21 and 19 points respectively to lead the Aigars Nerips side in a final 79-61 win over Sūduva-Mantinga.
Point guard Anda Eibele and 16 year old center Digna Strautmane also scored in double figures, while TTT Rīga players made 28-out-of-62 field goal attempts.
Finalists were locked in a tight battle, until the hosts went on a 9-0 run early in the fourth quarter to build a 66-55 lead. They never looked back.
Shooting guard Ieva Krastiņa was named the Most Valuable Player.
In third place game, 1182 Tallinn overrun RSU/Merks 88-80 to take third place for their best-ever result in Baltic events.
RSU/Merks – 1182 Tallinn 80:88 (18:14, 17:32, 25:22, 20:20) Full game
TTT Rīga – Sūduva-Mantinga 79:61 (16:19, 20:18, 21:18, 22:6) Full game |
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