SBŠ Ostrava scored 50 points in the paint to defeat Frankivsk Prykarpattya, 101-37, on Friday, January 31, at the Hala Ostravska Univerzita in eastern Czechia.
Players of the game
Iva Beloševič had a stellar game for SBŠ Ostrava.
University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley center scored 26 points on 12/14 shooting from the field, including a perfect 2/2 from the three point line.
Beloševič grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out seven assists for efficiency rating of 40.
Peyton Whitted scored 25 points on 10/13 shooting from the field and 5/6 from the charity stripe.
A Nashville, Tennessee born player added seven rebounds.
Nashville may have a WNBA team named after legendary Tennessee Volunteers coach Pat Summitt by 2028.
Whitted graduated Pennsylvania State University in 2017 and holds Indonesian passport.
Adela Smutna had another amazing stat line.
Northwest College star scored 16 points, including a perfect 4/4 shooting from the three point line.
Smutna had four steals too, just like Oliana Squires and Tereza Halatkova.
Anzhelika Liashko led Frankivsk with 13 points.
Karyna Panchuk contributed with 10 points and six rebounds.
Key stats
Playing without Oksana Mollova, Frankivsk experienced problems in the paint.
Iva Beloševič and Peyton Whitted combined for 22/27 shooting from the field.
SBŠ Ostrava outscored Frankivsk in the paint, 50-8.
All Ostrava starters were dangerous from the three point line too.
Czech club outscored opponents from the deep, 14/29 vs 6/24.
Game notes
SBŠ Ostrava improved to 4-1, while Frankivsk Prykarpattya dropped to 0-5.
Czech team leads the series, 4-1.
Iveta Raškova and her team will clinch the first place in the regular season with a win on Sunday.
Two best teams will advance to the 2025 EWBL final.
STANDINGS, as of January 31, 2025
SBŠ Ostrava 4-1, +81
Nyon Basket 3-2, +73
Polonia Warszawa 2-1, +45
Frankivsk Prykarpattya 0-5, -199
Tie-breaker: SBŠ Ostrava 2-1, +0; Polonia Warszawa 1-1, -2; Nyon 1-2, +2.
SCHEDULE, Central European time
Sunday, October 27, Ostrava
SBŠ Ostrava 88-76 Nyon Basket
Friday, November 8, Warsaw
Polonia Warszawa 70-75 SBŠ Ostrava
Wednesday, December 4, Warsaw
Polonia Warszawa 82-79 Nyon Basket
Thursday, December 5, Warsaw
Nyon Basket 75-55 BC Frankivsk (Centrum Sportu Wilanow) UPD on November 26
Friday, December 6, Warsaw
BC Frankivsk 67-114 Polonia Warszawa
Friday, January 10, Nyon
Nyon Basket 94-77 SBŠ Ostrava
Saturday, January 11, Nyon
SBŠ Ostrava 73-56 BC Frankivsk
Sunday, January 12, Nyon
BC Frankivsk 44-95 Nyon Basket
Friday, January 31, Ostrava
SBŠ Ostrava 101-37 BC Frankivsk
Saturday, February 1, Ostrava
17:00 BC Frankivsk – Polonia Warszawa
Sunday, February 2, Ostrava
12:00 Polonia Warszawa – SBŠ Ostrava
Wednesday, February 19, Nyon
19:30 Nyon Basket – Polonia Warszawa
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