Easy win for Latvia: beat Georgia without Shengelia
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Latvia wins easily against a surrendering Georgia without Toko Shengelia: 18 points for Arturs Strautins.
Things were easy for coach Luca Banchi’s Latvia, who beat Georgia in their pre-Olympic debut without Toko Shengelia. The Virtus Bologna player watched his teammates from the sidelines without taking the court, although there were no injury reports. The final score was 83-55 in favor of the Latvian team, thanks to a second quarter that ended 28-11 in Latvia’s favor.
Arturs Strautins was the top scorer with 18 points, followed by Mejeris with 11 and Smits with 10.
For Georgia, Mamukelashvili scored 14 points, but he was the only player in double figures for his team