Zoriks scores 21 as Warsaw's Legia win in Basketball Champions League

Latvian basketball player Kristers Zoriks scored 21 points on Tuesday to help Legia Warsaw win their second game in the Basketball Champions League, a European club tournament run by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Legia won 95-77 away at Cibona of Zagreb, Croatia, giving the Polish club its first victory in Group B.

By quarter, the game finished 26-22, 21-20, 19-12 and 29-23 in Legia's favour.

Zoriks and the other top scorers

Zoriks played 32 minutes and two seconds. He made four of six two-point attempts, two of seven three-pointers and seven of eight free throws. The Latvian also grabbed one rebound, gave three assists, made one steal and committed two turnovers. His plus/minus was +8 and his efficiency rating was 16 points.

He shared top-scorer honours for the winners with Argusters Daniels, who added six assists to his 21 points. For the hosts, Ricky McGill scored 18 points.

Other group result and tournament format

In the other Group B game, Strasbourg of France, coached by Latvia national team head coach Janis Gailitis, lost 83-77 away to Galatasaray of Istanbul. After two games, all four teams in the group have one win each.

In the first stage of the main tournament, 32 teams are split into eight groups. Group winners secure a place in the second stage, while eight more teams will be decided in a play-in round featuring the teams that finish second and third. Teams finishing last in their groups are eliminated.

Last season, Rytas of Vilnius won the Champions League, beating AEK Athens 92-86 in overtime in the final.