Levharti Chomutov beat Frankivsk Prykarpattya and start a waiting game
Levharti Chomutov defeated Frankivsk Prykarpattya 93-62 on Sunday, January 15, at the Mestska sportovni hala at the western Czechia. The Czech club hasn`t qualified for the Final 4 yet, as the four teams may still finish with a 4-3 record.
Players of the game
Levharti Chomutov played with a high focus infront of their home crowd.
None showed it better than Najai Pollard as she scored 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the field and a perfect 3-of-3 from the free throw line...in less than 20 minutes!
A former Delaware State guard had nine points in the third quarter to double Chomutov`s lead.
She finished the game with an efficiency rating of 30.
Monika Satoranska offered some fire power from the deep.
Forward scored 15 points, including a 3-of-4 shooting from the three point line.
Eliška Brejchova also contributed with 15 points.
Guard connected 3-of-6 field goal attempts from the perimeter.
Monika Fučikova and Michaela Krejzova posted 14 and 10 points respectively.
Ivanofrankivsk`s Big Three delivered again.
Oksana Mollova had 19 points on 6-of-16 shooting from the field, including a 3-of-7 from the three point line.
She went for a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.
Krystyna Filevich also scored 19 points.
Forward added three rebounds, two assists and three steals for a team high efficiency rating of 15.
Taisiia Udodenko contributed with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Key stats
Josef Rešetar used a 12 player rotation for Levharti Chomutov.
Only three players spent more than 20 minutes on the floor – Valentyna Kadlecova, Monika Fučikova and Katerina Bartonova.
Chomutov`s fast pace was crucial, especially after the halftime break.
The Czech team went on a 30-13 run for a 76-43 lead with 10 minutes left.
Levharti Chomutov bench outscored Prykarpattya 36-9.
Chomutov outrebounded Frankivsk, 53-33.
Game notes
Frankivsk Prykarpattya qualified for the Final 4 before the game against Chomutov.
Levharti Chomutov improved to 4-3 but hasn`t qualified for the Final 4 yet.
If SBŠ Ostrava and TTT Rīga win all remaining games there will be a four way tie.
Frankivsk Prykarpattya, TTT Rīga, SBŠ Ostrava and Levharti Chomutov may finish with a 4-3 record.
Frankivsk Prykarpattya and TTT Rīga have advantages and a hypothetical 2-1 record in a possible four way tie.
Levharti Chomutov lost the game against SBŠ Ostrava, 69-74.
They need to wait and see how the other games will play out.
SCHEDULE (local time, GMT+2h)
Thursday, January 12, Ostrava
SBŠ Ostrava 63–74 Frankivsk Prykarpattya
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/EYBL/2224124/
Saturday, January 14, Chomutov
Polonia Warszawa 73–70 Frankivsk Prykarpattya
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/EYBL/2224237/
Levharti Chomutov 74–58 Šiauliai Vilmers
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/EYBL/2224238/
Sunday, January 15, Chomutov
Šiauliai Vilmers 61–67 Polonia Warszawa
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/EYBL/2224239/
Frankivsk Prykarpattya 62–93 Levharti Chomutov
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/EYBL/2224240/
Standings, as of January 15, 2023
SKK Polonia Warszawa 7-0 (+55) Qualified
Levharti Chomutov 4-3 (+63)
Frankivsk Prykarpattya 4-3 (+2) Qualified
Šiauliai Vilmers 2-4 (-66)
TTT Rīga 2-3 (-10)
SBŠ Ostrava 2-3 (-8)
RSU 1-4 (-29)
Neptūnas Klaipeda 1-3 (-7)
Tie-breaker (1): TTT Rīga 1-0, +8; Levharti Chomutov 0-1, -8.
Tie-breaker (2): SBŠ Ostrava 1-0, +21; Šiauliai Vilmers 0-1, -21.
Tie-breaker (3): TTT Rīga 2-0, +15; SBŠ Ostrava 1-1, -2; Levharti Chomutov 0-2, -13.
Tie-breaker (4): SBŠ Ostrava 1-1, +14; TTT Rīga 1-1, +3; Šiauliai Vilmers 1-1, -17.
Tie-breaker (5): TTT Rīga 1-0, +7; SBŠ Ostrava 0-1, -7.
Tie-breaker (6): Levharti Chomutov 1-0, +31; Frankivsk Prykarpattya 0-1, -31.