Valmiera uses balanced attack to beat visiting Kalev-Cramo on Wednesday
VALMIERA, Latvia (Interstat) — Darren Williams scored 20 points and dished out 11 assists as Valmiera defeated visiting Kalev-Cramo 82-74 on Wednesday at Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs. Valmiera improved to 6-1, while Kalev-Cramo fell to 3-3. Williams added five rebounds for Valmiera, which led 18-15 after the first quarter, 35-35 at halftime and 61-57 after three quarters. Damian Forrest paced Kalev-Cramo with 22 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks. Jacob Falko added 11 points and seven assists, Carlos Jurgens had 10 points and nine rebounds, Owen McCormack scored 10 points, and Hugo Toom contributed 12 points and four rebounds. Verners Kohs scored 16 points for Valmiera, and Jake Heidbreder added 11. Valmiera shot 23 of 48 from the floor and 9 of 22 from three-point range, while Kalev-Cramo shot 28 of 67 overall and 6 of 22 from deep. Kalev-Cramo held a 15-6 edge on offensive rebounds but committed 15 turnovers to Valmiera’s seven. Valmiera made 8 of 12 free throws; Kalev-Cramo made 12 of 16.