Manchester Basketball fall to Valmiera Glass VIA 80-74 in the FIBA Europe Cup
An away trip in the FIBA Europe Cup took the team to Latvia to take on Valmiera Glass VIA, where we were led in scoring by captain Luke Nelson with 19 points and 6 assists, and Keon Thompson with 18 points. The game also marked the return of Kaiyem Cleary, who scored 10 points and went perfect from the floor, shooting 100% from the field.
The game kicked off with a back-and-forth between the teams. Early runs from Keon Thompson and Ciaran Sandy saw us take a slim lead at 11–12. As the first quarter continued, Valmiera's Bryce McBride went on a run of his own as the hosts began to build a lead. His 12 points in the first quarter helped give VG VIA a 26–18 lead over MCR at the end of the first. In the second, Manchester were again outscored 19–15 as Valmiera built a 13-point lead at 39–26. Luke Nelson kept MCR in it, finding success at the rim, and Kaiyem Cleary hit a three off a Nelson assist before the break. However,Daniel Giddens had the last word with a dunk, sending the teams in at VG VIA 45–33 MCR.
Valmiera pushed the lead to 16 early in the third, but MCR turned the game around. A 9–0 burst made it 58–57 before Jonathan Brown levelled it at 60–60 at the free-throw line in the last minute of the quarter. A Verners Kohs three put Valmiera back in front, ending the quarter VG VIA 63–60 MCR. In the fourth, Valmiera regained their momentum, pushing the lead back to 8 at 75–67 with just over two minutes to play. Nelson set up Cleary for a fast-break dunk after coming up with a steal himself, before finding Mitchell-Day for an alley-oop, cutting it to 75–71 with about a minute left. However, Valmiera held on from there, keeping MCR at arm's length. It finished Valmiera Glass VIA 80–74 Manchester Basketball.
Manchester will be back to face Cheshire Phoenix at the NBPC, Friday 6th November, at 7:30 PM, with tickets live now!
Manchester Basketball fall to Valmiera Glass VIA 80-74 in the FIBA Europe Cup
An away trip in the FIBA Europe Cup took the team to Latvia to take on Valmiera Glass VIA, where we were led in scoring by captain Luke Nelson with 19 points and 6 assists, and Keon Thompson with 18 points. The game also marked the return of Kaiyem Cleary, who scored 10 points and went perfect from the floor, shooting 100% from the field.
The game kicked off with a back-and-forth between the teams. Early runs from Keon Thompson and Ciaran Sandy saw us take a slim lead at 11–12. As the first quarter continued, Valmiera's Bryce McBride went on a run of his own as the hosts began to build a lead. His 12 points in the first quarter helped give VG VIA a 26–18 lead over MCR at the end of the first. In the second, Manchester were again outscored 19–15 as Valmiera built a 13-point lead at 39–26. Luke Nelson kept MCR in it, finding success at the rim, and Kaiyem Cleary hit a three off a Nelson assist before the break. However,Daniel Giddens had the last word with a dunk, sending the teams in at VG VIA 45–33 MCR.
Valmiera pushed the lead to 16 early in the third, but MCR turned the game around. A 9–0 burst made it 58–57 before Jonathan Brown levelled it at 60–60 at the free-throw line in the last minute of the quarter. A Verners Kohs three put Valmiera back in front, ending the quarter VG VIA 63–60 MCR. In the fourth, Valmiera regained their momentum, pushing the lead back to 8 at 75–67 with just over two minutes to play. Nelson set up Cleary for a fast-break dunk after coming up with a steal himself, before finding Mitchell-Day for an alley-oop, cutting it to 75–71 with about a minute left. However, Valmiera held on from there, keeping MCR at arm's length. It finished Valmiera Glass VIA 80–74 Manchester Basketball.
Manchester will be back to face Cheshire Phoenix at the NBPC, Friday 6th November, at 7:30 PM, with tickets live now!
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