The young basketball team of Montenegro was defeated today by Latvia 74:68 in the 3rd round of Group B of the European Championship B Division, which is being held in Yerevan.
For Montenegro, which was weakened today by Luka Đurović not playing, this is the first defeat after two opening triumphs – against Estonia and Armenia. After three rounds, Dušan Dubljević’s team has a score of 2-1.
Montenegro is bye in the next round, and their next match will be on Wednesday (9) against the Republic of Ireland.
Our national team opened the match better, and after Radonjic’s three-pointer, they had a plus eight – 27:19.
Midway through the second quarter, when Radonjić hit a three-pointer again, Montenegro gained a double-digit lead (33:22), but Latvia managed to turn the game around at the end of the first half – 39:38 and heralded an exciting match.
Montenegro managed to equalize (44:44) in the second half, and everything else was in the hands of Latvia, who led 56:50 heading into the final quarter. Five minutes before the end, the Latvians reached a double-digit lead for the first time (66:56), and when Jinemanis scored 33 seconds before the end for 71:63, it was clear that Montenegro would suffer its first defeat.
The most efficient player in the Montenegrin national team was Lazar Mirotic with 12 points.
Stefan Perović added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Marko Radunović had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Petar Radonjić also had 10 points, Miloš Joksimović nine, Milorad Brajović six, Lazar Čarapić five, Aljoša Drašković three, and Petar Pinter two points.

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