Latvia capped off their Group E qualifying round campaign in style with a 60-47 victory over Germany.

In a game that had no implications on the standings with the Latvians having already secured a place in the quarter-finals, the effort would not have been greater had a medal been at stake.

		Martina Weber led Germany with 11 points and six rebounds.

The Baltic side took an early 23-13 lead, but Imre Szittya exhorted his players on and they fought back held a 32-31 advantage at half-time.

A Martina Weber jump shot gave them their final lead at 34-33 early in the second half.

Gunta Basko drove in for a layup, Ieva Kublina followed with a jumper and Liene Jansone added a pair of free throws.

Latvia would end up scoring 13 consecutive points and they would remain in command the rest of the way.

“This was a pretty ugly game,” said Zane Tamane of Latvia. “This definitely wasn’t our best game. Germany are a tough team, they have a lot of talent.

“We saw that by them beating the Czechs.”

Basko had 16 points to pace the Latvians with Anete Jekabsone-Zogota adding 15.

Latvia may be playing for first place in Group E of the 2007 EuroBasket Women when they take on Germany in the final game of  the Vasto qualifying round.

With a victory, the Baltic nation would improve to 4-1 and are secured at least second place on their way to the quarter-finals in Chieti.

But should Belgium knock off the defending champions Czech Republic in the day's second match, Latvia would go top of the table with a win over the Germans.

		Fröhlich will need to play well with only pride on the line.

Germany, on the other hand, are playing solely for pride after being eliminated on Sunday.

Last Time Out: Just two days after upsetting the defending champs Czechs, Germany crashed back to reality with a 76-63 loss to Turkey. Latvia knocked off the previously unbeaten Belgium 69-66.

Key Match-up: Ieva Kublina vs Linda Fröhlich- The Sacramento Monarchs power forward is Germany's main weapon and Kublina will be in charge of neutralising her.

X-Factor: Alexandra Müller- The German guard missed 17 straight shots after scoring a team-high 22 points in Germany's opening victory. She finally broke the drought with a late lay-up against Turkey and followed with a three-pointer. Look for her to light it up with nothing left to play for.

Key Stat: 38-24 – that was Latvia's rebounding advantage against a very strong Belgian front-line, including 15 offensive rebounds. Germany need to remain concentrated to control the boards.

Sounding Off: Latvia starlet Anete Jekabsone-Zogota: "We wanted to reach the quarter finals and this is what we had to do. Now we face Germany and we will have to be ready because they beat the Czech Republic so we cannot relax with this team either. We have to take them seriously.”