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After the break, Martin Schiller’s students, who offered a higher level of defense to their opponents, defeated Antanas Sireika’s army at home 96:60 (18:16, 19:20, 31:14, 28:10).
In the first half of the match, the teams played point by point, leaving Žalgiris with a minimum advantage of 37:36. However, in the third quarter, Šiauliai collapsed.
The Kaunas team led by Marius Grigonis organized a 16: 3 streak and opened 63:45. The last quarter was just a formality, during which Žalgiris’s team further increased their lead.
M. Grigonis, who led Žalgiris ahead, scored 17 points in 20 minutes, bounced 6 balls, made 3 assists and scored 28 utility points.
11 basketball players appeared on the parquet in the ranks of “Žalgiris”, of which only Rokas Jokubaitis did not reach the 5-point mark.
The teams also competed with each other on Tuesday. Then, in Šiauliai, the people of Žalgiris celebrated the victory 88:74. The hosts won the match in Kaunas in September 89:56.
This time, Žalgiris performed not only without the injured Artūras Milaknis and Patricis Garinas, but also without Joffrey Lauvergne, who suffered a pelvic injury in the confrontation with Istanbul’s Anadolu Efes.
“Žalgiris”: Marius Grigonis 17, Martinas Gebenas 15, Marekas Blaževičius 13, Karolis Lukošiūnas and Augustine Rubitas 8 each.
Šiauliai: Elvaras Fridriksson 15, Kaspar Berzinis and Eimantas Stankevičius 11 each, Andy VanVliet 6.