Belgium beats Latvia at Euro Champs Post By:2013-11-1 22:29:38
Belgium beats Latvia at Euro Champs
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - Sacha Massot had a key block and a dunk late in the game to help give Belgium a 60-56 victory over Latvia on Sunday that sent Ukraine into the quarterfinals of the European basketball championship.
Latvia, which shot 29 percent from the field, had a chance to win late despite trailing most of the game. But Rolands Freimanis, who finished with 10 points, botched an alley-oop attempt. Latvia got the ball back with Axel Hervelle's turnover but Massot blocked a drive by Blums.
Latvia made only 5 of 29 3-point attempts despite relying on long-range shooting as its biggest weapon. Mukubu had 13 points and Hervelle added 10 and seven rebounds in Belgium's only second-round win Discount Air Jordan.