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Kaunas “Žalgiris” team will calmly go to the second quarterfinal match of the Citadele King Mindaugas Cup (KMT).
Although the beginning was not easy, after the big break, the people of Žalgiris showed their faces to the guests 98:82 (25:26, 28:24, 23:17, 22:17) defeated Pasvalys’ Milk Stars.
The comeback fight will take place on January 18. Beautiful.
At first, the Milk Stars did not allow the Žalgiris to escape and responded to all the pitches: 7: 7. Tomas Lekūnas re-weighed the result, but Artūras Milaknis struck from distance, but Paulius Petrilevičius returned the advantage to Pasvalys – 13:10. The hosts advanced even further (18:10), but the section of Paulius Jankūnas and Marius Grigonis compared the result: 18:18. Augustine Rubitas put Žalgiris ahead, although for a short time the hosts finished the first half with 26:25.
In the second half, “Žalgiris” had to keep fighting seriously to stay ahead – 39:33. Still, every best section received a response from the hosts – it was now – 40:39. Paulius Jankūnas restored the 3-point difference (45:42), and the tense last part of the half ended with the fact that P. Jankūnas allowed to maintain that 3-point lead – 53:50.
In the third quarter, the people of Žalgiris had already taken the initiative into their own hands: the 9: 0 streak allowed them to break 62:50, and Augustine Rubitas further increased the difference with M. Grigonis – 74:58. The hosts’ attack faltered, and before the last quarter “Žalgiris” could have had a double-digit lead, although P. Petrilevičius spoiled the mood, who sounded the siren from a distance – 67:76.
In the last quarter, the Milk Stars drowned even more: the people of Žalgiris began to crush their rivals (91:71) and there were no more losses. The question was, what advantage would Žalgiris get over the counter-duel: Žalgiris won the match firmly.
Žalgiris: Joffrey Lauvergne 22 (18/10 diat., 6th ed.), Augustine Rubitas 15, Marius Grigonis 14 (9 res., 4/5 trit.), Paulius Jankūnas 13, Artūras Milaknis 11, Lukas Lekavičius 10 (1/7 dvit 2/3 trit.).
“Milk stars”: Andreja Milutinovičius and Paulius Petrilevičius (8th ed., 6th ed.) – 18 each, Tomas Lekūnas 15, Danielis Amigo 14, Branko Mirkovičius 6 (1/5 trit., 8th ed. 6 res.).
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