Bigbank/Kalev — Ventspils: 73:86, Latvia-Estonian League

Bigbank/Kalev lost 73:86 to Ventspils in the Latvian-Estonian League on 10 October 2026. We had backed the hosts at 59 per cent confidence, but the match went the other way. By then the visitors had already shown they were not content to stay in seventh place.

Ventspils took control early and never looked back. The home side could not find a rhythm, and things came to a head when the gap pulled beyond double digits. To be fair, the visitors had been scoring freely in their recent outings, and they carried that momentum into Tartu.

Bigbank/Kalev had won four of their last five before this evening. A 84:78 victory over Korfez Basket and a 79:78 win against Pärnu suggested they were building something, but the run ended here. They lost their man at crucial moments and could not string together a defensive sequence.

Ventspils also arrived with form on their side. They had beaten Tartu Ülikool 92:85 on 2 October and followed it with a 108:92 triumph over Latvian University. The away side is out for the season in terms of top-four hopes, but pride matters in a derby with no love lost.

The result keeps Bigbank/Kalev in fourth place with twenty wins and six defeats. Ventspils remain seventh with seventeen victories and nine losses, still seven points behind the hosts. The gap has not closed, but the visitors proved they can compete when it counts.