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2008–09 Baltic Basketball League
Baltic Basketball League 2008–09 was the fifth edition of Baltic Basketball League.
Teams for the Baltic Basketball League 2008–09
| Country | Teams | Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 4 | BC Lietuvos Rytas | BC Žalgiris | Šiauliai | Nevėžis Kedainiai |
| Latvia | 4 | ASK Riga | BK Ventspils | Barons LMT | SK Valmiera |
| Estonia | 2 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | BC Kalev/Cramo | ||
Teams for the Baltic Basketball League Challenge Cup 2008–09
| Country | Teams | Teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 7 | BC Aisčiai | BC Alytus | Kaunas TRIOBET | KK Neptūnas | BC Sakalai | BC Arvi-Sūduva | BC Techasas |
| Latvia | 5 | ASK/Buki | BK Ķeizarmežs | BK Liepājas lauvas | BK VEF Rīga | BK Zemgale | ||
| Estonia | 3 | Tallinna Kalev | TTÜ KK | Valga Welg | ||||
| Sweden | 1 | Dolphins Norrköping | ||||||
Elite Division
Regular Season standings
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BC Lietuvos Rytas | 14 | 4 | 1604 | 1438 | +166 |
| 2 | Žalgiris Kaunas | 13 | 5 | 1465 | 1329 | +136 |
| 3 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 12 | 6 | 1420 | 1331 | + 89 |
| 4 | ASK Riga | 12 | 6 | 1429 | 1369 | + 60 |
| 5 | Šiauliai | 10 | 8 | 1435 | 1463 | – 28 |
| 6 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 8 | 10 | 1398 | 1430 | – 32 |
| 7 | BK Ventspils | 7 | 11 | 1336 | 1448 | −112 |
| 8 | Barons LMT | 7 | 11 | 1368 | 1385 | – 17 |
| 9 | SK Valmiera | 5 | 13 | 1436 | 1550 | −114 |
| 10 | Nevėžis Kedainiai | 2 | 16 | 1285 | 1433 | −148 |
Quarterfinals
ASK Riga vs BC Šiauliai
March 24th 19:50 |
Report |
| ASK Riga | 75–76 | BC Šiauliai |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-13, 17-24, 17-23, 23-16 | ||
| Pts: Grafs 18 Rebs: Grafs 6 Asts: Vītols 4 | Pts: Vileita 14 Rebs: Kuzminskas 7 Asts: Kuzminskas 4 | |
| 0-1 | ||
March 28th 16:05 |
Report |
| BC Šiauliai | 44–61 | ASK Riga |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-19, 13-12, 10-14, 7-16 | ||
| Pts: Two players 12 Rebs: Praškevičius 8 Asts: Two players 2 | Pts: Kalve 15 Rebs: Grafs 11 Asts: Two players 4 | |
| 1-1 | ||
April 1st 19:05 |
Report |
| ASK Riga | 83–70 | BC Šiauliai |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-9, 25-15, 18-24, 20-22 | ||
| Pts: Helmanis 24 Rebs: Kalve 7 Asts: Mažutis 6 | Pts: Kadžiulis 20 Rebs: Maceina 10 Asts: Three players 4 | |
| 2-1 | ||
BC Kalev/Cramo vs Tartu Ülikool/Rock
March 24th 19:05 |
Report |
| BC Kalev/Cramo | 70–76 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-26, 19-13, 18-22, 18-15 | ||
| Pts: Linehan 19 Rebs: Linehan 7 Asts: Linehan 5 | Pts: Sanikidze 19 Rebs: Talts 9 Asts: Tein 4 | |
| 0-1 | ||
March 28th 16:00 |
Report |
| Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 56–84 | BC Kalev/Cramo |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-20, 9-29, 21-17, 12-18 | ||
| Pts: Kullamäe 16 Rebs: Talts 7 Asts: Sokk 2 | Pts: Linehan 20 Rebs: Kangur 8 Asts: Fox 5 | |
| 1-1 | ||
April 1st 18:50 |
Report |
| BC Kalev/Cramo | 68–71 (OT) | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 12-14, 26-12, 8-14, Overtime: 9-12 | ||
| Pts: Linehan 15 Rebs: Kangur 13 Asts: Fox 3 | Pts: Beard 17 Rebs: Beard 11 Asts: Tsintsadze 7 | |
| 1-2 | ||
Semifinals
April 24th 16:30 |
Report |
| BC Lietuvos Rytas | 85–76 | ASK Riga |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-12, 28-21, 19-23, 16-20 | ||
| Pts: Bjelica 19 Rebs: Petravičius 8 Asts: Lukauskis 4 | Pts: Kalve 22 Rebs: Kalve 9 Asts: Runkauskas 3 | |
Tartu University Sports Hall Attendance: 3000 Referees: Kestutis Pilipauskas Juris Kokainis Aare Halliko |
April 24th 19:00 |
Report |
| BC Žalgiris | 83–74 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-28, 25-16, 19-17, 20-13 | ||
| Pts: Šalenga 22 Rebs: Jankūnas 8 Asts: Two players 3 | Pts: Beard 20 Rebs: Two players 6 Asts: Two players 4 | |
Tartu University Sports Hall Attendance: 4000 Referees: Atso Matsalu Virginijus Dovidavicius Olegs Latisevs |
Third place game
April 25th 16:00 |
Report |
| ASK Riga | 68–77 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-11, 10-26, 11-19, 18-21 | ||
| Pts: Kalve 15 Rebs: Grafs 11 Asts: Helmanis 2 | Pts: Beard 20 Rebs: Sanikidze 11 Asts: Tsintsadze 6 | |
Tartu University Sports Hall Attendance: 3000 Referees: Kestutis Pilipauskas Juris Kokainis Aare Halliko |
Final
April 25th 18:30 |
Report |
| BC Lietuvos Rytas | 97–74 | BC Žalgiris |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-25, 26-24, 22-6, 23-19 | ||
| Pts: Eidson 41 Rebs: Eidson 8 Asts: Eidson 8 | Pts: Šalenga 26 Rebs: Klimavičius 9 Asts: Two players 3 | |
Tartu University Sports Hall Attendance: 2500 Referees: Atso Matsalu Virginijus Dovidavicius Olegs Latisevs |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| BC Lietuvos Rytas | - | |||||||||
| - | ||||||||||
| BC Lietuvos Rytas | 85 | |||||||||
| ASK Riga | 76 | |||||||||
| ASK Riga | 2 | |||||||||
| Šiauliai | 1 | |||||||||
| BC Lietuvos Rytas | 97 | |||||||||
| Žalgiris Kaunas | 74 | |||||||||
| Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 2 | |||||||||
| BC Kalev/Cramo | 1 | |||||||||
| Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 74 | |||||||||
| Žalgiris Kaunas | 83 | Third place | ||||||||
| Žalgiris Kaunas | - | |||||||||
| - | ||||||||||
| ASK Riga | 68 | |||||||||
| Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 77 | |||||||||