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1182 Tallinn impress TTT Rīga in road loss

17.10.2015
Zenta Meļņika, Laura Puriņa, Ieva Kūlīte. Photo: TTT

1182 Tallinn outscored current Latvia-Estonia league champions TTT Rīga 42-40 in the second and third quarter, fighting the opponents until the last minute in a 66-83 road loss on Saturday, October 17.

 

Shaquanda Wiggins and Pirgit Püü combined a 23 points to deny TTT Rīga a double-digit lead in the first half 36-31.

 

Annika Köster, Mailis Pokk and Püü made five three pointers early in the second half to cut the gap to one points (42-41 and 50-49).

 

Püü drove to the basket and scored a lay-up while Wiggins grabbed offensive rebound to add second chance points 50-53.

 

Kristen Mann, Ieva Kūlīte and Zenta Meļņika attacked the paint repeatedly to gain momentum late in the game.

 

TTT went on a 14-1 run in the final three minutes of the game to seal late win.

 

All time series: 10-1 (this season 1-0).

 

Stat of the game: TTT frontcourt trio Ieva Kūlīte, Kristen Mann and Zenta Meļņika together scored 50 points and grabbed 24 rebounds.

 

Stars of the game: Zenta Meļņika scored 14 points in the second half to finish the game with 18 points and seven rebounds. Ieva Kūlīte posted her first double-double. She had 13 points, 10 rebounds and two steals.

 

Kristen Mann scored 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field. Shaquanda Wiggins replied with a game high 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Pirgit Püü had 18 points and four assists.

 

Next games: 1182 Tallinn vs RSU/Merks (October 24), Tallinn University vs TTT Rīga (October 25).