Juventus builds a fragile lead ahead of retaliatory cup match in Vilnius / News

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Beneath the basket, Vaidas Kariniauskas terrorized defenders below him and shared jewel transfers, and under his leadership, Utena’s Juventus won the first match of the King Mindaugas Cup (KMT) quarter-final.

Žydrūnas Urbonas students at home 89:87 (19:23, 26:21, 26:30, 18:13) broke Vilnius Basketball players “Rytas” also gained a 2-point lead before the match.

The second quarter-final match will take place on January 16 in Vilnius.

At the beginning of the decisive quarter, the capital’s team went ahead 74:71, but Juventus accelerated 8-0 and got a 5-point lead 7 minutes after Vaidas Kariniauskas’s colón (79:74).

4 leftthe guests responded with a 5: 0 mini-jet and then Martynas Echodas’s colon breathed on the back of Utena’s team (81:82). Two minutes later “Juventus” ran 7: 2 and after a long shot by Martynas Gecevičius they gained a 6-point lead (89:83).

Donald Kairis’s students responded with two precise two points and came close to 87:89 after the break from Dovis Bičkauskis. PIn the seconds of the match, Bičkauskis failed to match the result from below the basket, Vaidas Kariniauskas’s triple with a siren did not reach the goal and the locals won (89:87).

One of the keys to Juventus’ victory was the fight under the baskets. Utena’s people caught up to 44 balls, “Rytas” – 27.

Utena’s most useful player was Kariniauskas, who scored 16 points (5/9 dvit., 2/6 trit.) In 25 minutes, she bounced 6 and lost 2 balls, made 7 results. transfers, committed 3 fouls and scored 20 utility points.

Andrew Goudelock appeared on the morning team. The American scored 18 points (6/8 doubles, 1/5 trit., 3/3 penalties) in 24 minutes, bounced 1 and lost 2 balls, made 2 assists, made 3 assists and scored 13 utility points.

Man of the match

Kristynas Kitsing, who suffered meniscus trauma during her training, was unable to help Rytas today.

The game was better started by the guests, who gained a 9-point lead behind Goudelock’s colon at the start of the first quarter (11: 2). The Urbon students managed to recover and after the Kariniauskas colon the result was the same: 19:19.

After a long break, “Rytas” fell to 6 points (46:52), but the Vilnius team ran and after Arnas Butkevičius’ fines weighed the result in their favor (53:52).

Juventus: Vaidas Kariniauskas 16 (7th rev.), Martynas Gecevičius 14 (4/8 trit.), Bryantas Crawfordas 11 (7th rev.), Mindaugas Kupšas (4/5 doubles) and Žygimantas Skučas – after 9, Gintautas Matulis 8, Marius Runkauskas and Vaidas Čepukaitis (sixth chamber) after 6.

“Tomorrow”: Andrew Goudelock 18 (1/5 trit.), Martynas Echodas 15, Ryan Boatright 14, Dovis Bičkauskis and Maurice Ndouras (sixth chamber) after 9, Mindaugas Girdžiūnas 8.

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