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Ignas Vaitkus scored half of the Utena Juventus-Uniclub Casino team’s points and paved the way for his team to reach the semi-finals of the 3×3 world tour in Debrecen.
Utena’s team in the quarterfinal stage 18:16 broke the Amsterdam basketball players. In the semifinals, Juventus-Uniclub will face the team from Riga (Latvia). The start of the duel is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. 35 min.
“The Riga team leaves me one of the best impressions of this tournament. They are well prepared, they feel good about each other, they don’t make many mistakes, they play very fast, they have different options. Very good team ”, said Darius Tarvydas about the rival in the semifinals.
Vaitkus, who shone on the winning team, scored 9 points, grabbed 7 balls and blocked 1 pitch.
The match was stubborn from the start of the match and neither team had a tangible advantage. Juventus-Uniclub was two points from 7: 9 at the end of the duel.
The Amsterdam team had gained a three-point lead for a short time, but Gintautas Matulis scored points from below the basket, Ignas Vaitkus added another goal kick and the deficit of Utena’s team decreased to a minimum (10:11).
Shortly after, Vaitkus scored two triples in a row and less than 3 minutes to go, Juventus-Uniclub Casino regained the lead after a long break – 14:13.
A minute and a half before the end of the duel, Darius Tarvydas scored a long shot just before the end of the 12-second timer and Utena’s team was already leading at 17:14.
12 seconds before the end of the game, the Amsterdam team had the ball in hand and were 2 points (16:18). Even so, the triple of the Dutch team flew over the country and Utena retained the lead and reached the semifinals of the tournament.
“It feels good, it’s good that we won, but our game is disturbing,” Tarvydas said after the game. – We make a lot of stupid mistakes, it feels like we’re settled and still not talking. I would like better quality. The defense must be corrected, many times we do not speak, we get on the heads of the opponents, although later it is not necessary. But it’s good that we won. “
Amsterdam’s Dimeo van der Horst stood out the most, scoring 6 points and 5 rebounds.
Utena basketball players, who reached the semifinals, have already secured at least 12,000. A cash prize of up to USD. Tournament winners will receive 40,000. dollars, for the second place – 30 thousand, and for the third – 20 thousand.
Amsterdam: Dimeo van der Horstas 6 (5 atk. Kam.), Jesperis Jobse 4, Aronas Roije ir Arvinas Slagteris po 3.
Casino Juventus-Uniclub: Ignas Vaitkus 9 (7 open rooms), Darius Tarvydas 4, Vytautas Šulskis 3, Gintautas Matulis 2.
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