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In the match held in Kėdainiai on Sunday, Utena’s guests claimed the 15th victory in the Betsafe-LKL championship this season.
Man of the match
Utena Juventus (15-6) basketball players led by Žydrūnas Urbonas as a result 99:81 (35:18, 16:24, 20:20, 28:19) defeated the Kėdainiai team “Nevėžis-Optibet” (6-16).
This was Juventus’ third victory this season against the Kėdainiai team.
The party began with the dominance of the guests of Utena. Urbon’s students scored 35 points in the first quarter, making Juventus the fourth most productive this season (35:18).
David Gale’s lineups showered cold, reduced their delay in the second half of the game, won the quarter at 16:24 and scored 9 points (51:42) before the big break.
In the first part of the match, the hosts found no antidote for Vaidas Kariniauskas. The main organizer of Utena’s team attacks on the former team’s basket scored up to 20 points. Even more impressive was Juventus’ close range: 16 accurate shots out of 19 (84%).
In the second part of the match, the hosts tried to spur and take the initiative and in the middle of the last quarter they scored just 4 points (81:77), but then the Urbono students played 8: 0, which ensured another victory for the Utena’s team in this Betsafe-LKL championship and allowed them to ascend to third place in the standings.
Vaidas Kariniauskas stood out in Utena’s team. He scored 28 points and repeated his personal performance record this season.
He was perfectly assisted by Mindaugas Kupšas. The player has a double-double on his account: 20 points and 13 rebounds.
The most productive of the Kėdainiai team was Panagiotis Kalaitzakis. 18 points on the Greek count.
Martynas Gecevičius was unable to help the Juventus team due to injury.
Juventus: Vaidas Kariniauskas 28, Mindaugas Kupšas 20 (room 13, 35 minutes), Ignas Vaitkus 12 (room 9), Bryantas Crawford 12, Vytautas Šulskis 8.
Nevėžis – Optibet: Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 18, Julius Kazakauskas 16 (11 reb., 34 us.), Sedrick Barefield 11, ER Montgomery 8, Jokūbas Gintvainis 8.
Match summary:
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