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Kėdainiai basketball players, who played at home, were strongest in the matchup between the teams in the middle of the Betsafe-LKL standings.
Man of the match
Nevėžis-Optibet (3-2) from Kėdainiai, who debuted with two players, did not waste the advantage created in the second half of the match and took the victory 92:88 (23:12, 17:29, 26:16, 26:31) against Prienai’s CBet team (3–3).
Legionnaires Abramo Canka and Sedrick Barefield, who recovered from injuries and returned to qualifying, debuted in the ranks of Nevėžis-Optibet today. The latter started the game in the starting five and immediately became one of the most important players in the attack: he finished the game with 14 points, 5 assists and 14 utility points on his account.
At that time, Canka did not score in 8 minutes (0/1 dvit., 0/1 trit.), Bounced 2 balls and scored -2 utility points.
Justas Tamulis and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis made a great contribution to the victory of the Kėdainiai team: the defensive duo scored 20 and 18 points, respectively, Vaidas Kariniauskas added 14 points.
Marquisas Wright played most productively at the CBet club, scoring 19 points, with Mindaugas Sušinskas (18 points) and Tomas Digbeu (16 points) helping him to be the best.
At the start of the match, the hosts looked better, who did not let the opponents score after a few minutes and took the lead 7: 0, and thanks to Barefield’s successful game, they finished the first half with 23:12.
Midway through the second quarter, the difference between the teams remained similar, but after a minute break, the opponents began to defend the field and quickly chased down the opponents, eventually overtaking them to rest in the locker room.
After the break, 3-pointers from Kariniauskas, Tamulis and Kalaitzakis brought the K gentedainiai team forward again – 56:46. Since then, Kėdainiai’s advantage has been similar, and before the decisive quarter of the match, the following numbers were on the scoreboard: 66:57.
With three minutes remaining in the game, CBet managed to reduce the delay to 4 points – 79:83, but then Tamulis, Kariniauskas and Vaidas Čepukaitis scored two points each, and the people of K dedainiai again increased the gap, which the guests did not They were able to close – 92:88.
Nevėžis-Optibet: Justas Tamulis 20 (5/10 trit.), Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 18, Sedrick Barefield and Vaidas Kariniauskas (6 res.) After 14.
CBet: Marquisas Wright 19, Mindaugas Sušinskas 18, Tomas Digbeu 16, Regimantas Miniotas (6 res., 15 reps) and Dominykas Domarkas 10 each.
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