Match summary — FIBA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUAL 2026-2027
VEF RIGA defeated ABSHERON LIONS 105-88 on in the FIBA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUAL 2026-2027. VEF RIGA won by a 17-point margin. Jordan Sears led all scorers with 38 points. VEF RIGA shot 52.1% from the field while ABSHERON LIONS managed 52.2%. VEF RIGA collected 34 rebounds and ABSHERON LIONS grabbed 25. This game was played as part of the FIBA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUAL 2026-2027 season in European Competitions. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
VEF RIGA
105 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | * Mareks Mejeris | 32:12 | 7 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | * Jordan Sears | 31:18 | 38 | 13/25 | 6/10 | 7/15 | 5/6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| 15 | * Luis Rodriguez | 28:23 | 21 | 8/11 | 5/7 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| 21 | * Aigars Skele | 23:07 | 8 | 3/7 | 2/2 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | * Amari Kelly | 20:50 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 55 | Caleb Asberry | 28:17 | 11 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Ojars Silins | 22:29 | 13 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 32 | Jekabs Niedra | 04:04 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arturs Ozols | 03:54 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rodrigo Bumeisters | 02:40 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 7 | Rihards Aleksandrovs | 02:38 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rihards Berkolds | 00:08 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 105 | 37/71 | 20/33 | 17/38 | 14/17 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 114 | |
ABSHERON LIONS
88 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | * Edward Polite Jr. | 36:58 | 19 | 8/14 | 8/13 | 0/1 | 3/5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 17 | * Gediminas Orelik | 30:57 | 7 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 0 | * James Frazier Jr | 30:40 | 11 | 3/11 | 2/6 | 1/5 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 34 | * Arnas Sakenis | 29:15 | 10 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 2/7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | * De'ondre Jackson | 28:49 | 21 | 10/16 | 9/12 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Jordan Perkins | 19:43 | 12 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 1 | Kerwin Walton | 19:34 | 8 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Ismayil Abdullayev | 04:04 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 19 | Ercan Yildiz Donat | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rasul Mammadzada | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tamerlan Novruzlu | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Nijat Mammadli | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 88 | 35/67 | 29/44 | 6/23 | 12/19 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 85 | |