BK Opava erased 13 points deficit in the second half to grind out a 86-80 road win over Tartu Ulikool Maks&Moorits on Wednesday, October 23, at the University of Tartu sports hall in southern Estonia.
Players of the game
Šimon Puršl scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half for BK Opava.
Czech center went 8/13 from the two point line and a perfect 3/3 from the free throw line.
Puršl grabbed eight rebounds and had a +16 ratio in the second half.
Jakub Širina posted 10 of his 15 points after the break.
Opava captain was aggressive under the basket, forced some fouls and attacked from the three point line too.
Rob Howard also scored most of his points in the second half.
A former University of Illinois at Chicago big man finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Last but not least, Jakub Slavik shined with 10 points on perfect shooting from all positions.
Rain Veideman led Tartu with 17 points on 6/10 shooting from the court and a perfect 4/4 from the charity stripe.
Martin Paasoja joined with 14 points and six assists.
Omar El Sheikh (Arkansas State 2023) checked out with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Key stats
Tartu offense was clicking in the first half.
Aivar Kuusmaa and his men had 12 points advantage at the break, 47-35.
Poor shooting from the three point line (6/29) ruined Tartu hopes, despite extremely aggressive play on the offensive end.
The hosts forced 29 fouls and shot 30/39 from the free throw line.
BK Opava took over after Šimon Puršl and Rob Howard became more aggressive in the paint.
Jakub Širina and Radek Farsky joined the big boys.
They forced 16 fouls and went 18/21 from the free throw line – all in the second half.
Opava eventually outscored Tartu in the paint, 38-30.
Game notes
BK Opava improved to 2-0, while Tartu dropped to 0-2.
Petr Czudek and his men earned their first away win in the ENBL.
Tartu defeated a Latvian vice champion Rīgas Zeļļi last week but suffered a painful loss in the next game on the home floor.
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STANDINGS, as of October 23, 2024 | CET 20.00
Group A
Valmiera Glass ViA 3-0, +42
Newcastle Eagles 2-0, +21
BK Opava 2-0, +21
CSO Voluntari 1-0, +20
Dziki Warszawa 1-1, -4
Spišski Rytieri 1-2, -27
Spartak Pleven 0-3, -44
Tartu Ulikool 0-2, -10
Donar Groningen 0-2, -19
Group B
Bakken Bears 2-0, +45
Bamberg Baskets 2-0, +25
Inter Bratislava 2-0, +8
Legia Warszawa 2-1, +27
Dinamo Bucharest 0-2, -18
Bristol Flyers 0-2, -21
Basket Brno 0-1, -2
Fyllingen Lions 0-1, -30
Keila Coolbet 0-1, -34
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