Another desperate failure of Lietkabelis in the European Cup: Lithuanian Lokomotiv relented / News

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The start of Panevėžys “Lietkabelis” (0-3) in the European Cup remains tragic.

This time Nenad Chanako’s students at home 76: 105 (13:27, 26:32, 11:23, 26:23) did not oppose the Krasnodar Lokomotiv team (2-1) represented by Mantas Kalnietis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas.

Kuzminskas, who started the game in the first fifth, scored 8 points (4/4 dvit., 0/3 trit.) In 25 minutes, he bounced 7 balls, made 3 assists and scored 14 utility points.

Kalnietis also entered the game from the beginning and in 21 minutes he scored 6 points (1/1 double, 1/1 trit /, 1/1 penalty), made 7 assists, made 3 errors and scored 12 utility points.

Lokomotiv took control of the game from the first minutes. Will Cummings scored two points and three points, Stanislav Ilnicki added a throw-in from the basket, Alan Williams scored a free-kick and Lokomotiv finished the quarter with a 15: 5 lead and a 14 point lead after the first half – 27:13 .

In the second half, the image on the field did not change. Grigory Motovilov, Cummings and Reggie Lynch each scored two points, the latter noting two more penalties and at the beginning of the second quarter the lead of the guests rose to 25 points – 40:15.

The second half of the meeting was just a formality and Lietkabelis, who could not resist more seriously, had to endure another painful failure.

Alan Williams had an impressive performance among the winners. The tall man scored 17 points (8/12 doubles) in 25 minutes, bounced 17 balls, blocked 2 pitches and scored 33 utility points.

Marinas Maričius’ productive play did not save Lietkabelis from defeat. The center scored 15 points (7/10 dvit.) In 23 minutes, he bounced 4 balls and scored 16 utility points.

The setting of Marich

Lietkabelis: Marinas Maričius 15 (fourth chamber), Paulius Valinskas 13, Gytis Masiulis and Margiris Normantas 12 each, Vytenis Lipkevičius 9 (3/3 double), Kyle Vinales 7 (seventh trans., 3 classes)

Lokomotiv: Jordan Crawford 20 (4/8 trit.), Alan Williams 17 (Rev. 17), Kevin Hervey 13 (3rd ed.), Andrejus Martiukas 11, Grigorijus Motovilovas, Reggie Lynch and Mindaugas Kuzminskas after 8, Kalnietis Mantas 6.

Match summary