World No. 6 Latvia fired an early warning to the rest of the field in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament on its home turf in Riga after trouncing Georgia, 83-55, at the Arena Riga late Tuesday, July 2.
World No. 6 Latvia fired an early warning to the rest of the field in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament on its home turf in Riga after trouncing Georgia, 83-55, at the Arena Riga late Tuesday, July 2.
Arturs Strautins led the three-point barrage for the hosts, firing a perfect 4-of-4 clip from deep to finish with game-high 18 points. Mareks Mejeris and Roland Smits had 11 and 10 points respectively while sharing 14 rebounds between them. A Strautins trey capped a blazing 17-6 run early in the second frame as Latvia established a double-digit spread it never relinquished until the final buzzer.
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