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David Gale joined Kėdainiai’s Nevėžis-Optibet (5-7) for the first time in an official match, but his team suffered the seventh failure in the closing seconds of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) championship.
Man of the match
Kėdainiai’s team eliminated the 18-point deficit during the trip, however 85:87 (23:17, 12:33, 31:16, 19:21) fell against the basketball players of Prietai CBet (5-9).
In this match, only 8 basketball players signed up for the Kėdainiai team. Nevėžis-Optibet operated without Julius Kazakauskas, Ariel Hukport, Justas Tamulis, Jokūbas Gintvainis and Abram Canka.
With 4 minutes remaining, the hosts starred in 11: 4 and after a long pitch by Dominykas Domarkas they reduced the difference to 2 points (77:79).
1.5 minutes before the end of the game, Domark scored three points, Marquis Wright added 2 points and CBet went ahead (79:77).
With 40 seconds to the end of the year from a penalty, Grantas Vasiliauskas had the chance to equal the result, but scored only 1 penalty (84:85), Wright responded with two goals (87:84) and with 10 seconds to go, the team had the initiative in their hands.
Suspended for a foul, Sedrick Barefield scored a penalty (85:87), and Wright showed impressive speed, fled and burned the rest of the time, and CBet won a tough victory.
The most useful player of the Prienai club was Wright, who scored 19 points in 28 minutes (7/12 dvit., 0/4 trit., 5/6 penalties), rebounded and took charge of 5, lost 4 balls, made 4 assists and collected 19 utility points.
The match was better started by the hosts, who won in the second quarter with an overwhelming result – 33:12 and after Tom Digbeu’s two points before the long break they gained a 15-point lead (50:35).
In the third half, there was a real guest revival. Gale’s students made an impressive return to the match, keeping the 18: 2 blast, and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis finished it off with a successful triple, comparing the match result (66:66).
At the beginning of the decisive quarter, the profit of Kėdainiai residents continued. Barefield scored two triples, Kalaitzaki added one and 8 minutes into the Nev Nežis-Optibet lead by 9 points (75:66).
Cet: Marquisas Wright 19 (7/12 double, 5 per), Dominykas Domarkas (4/8 trit., 5 res.) And Einaras Tubutis after 16, Tomas Digbeu and Mindaugas Sušinskas after 12.
Nevėžis-Optibet: Sedrickas Barefield (4/10 trit.) And Panagiotis Kalaitzakis (3/11 trit., 8 res., 25 assists) after 21, Domantas Vilys 18, Grantas Vasiliauskas 11 (9. Cam., 22 points of use).
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