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In the first half, there was a persistent fight, although Joffrey Lauvergne scored the first points, and Bayern responded with a 4: 2 streak.
Later, the teams exchanged precise shots, and Lukas Lekavičius, who appeared on the field, scored 7 points, so thanks to him, “Žalgiris” had a points advantage after the first half – 22:21.
The picture did not change in the second quarter. The teams also traded accurate pitches. More and more players were playing in the ranks of “Žalgiris”, Karolis Lukošiūnas also took a long shot, although the team led by Vladimiris Lučičius had a 37:36 point lead after two halves.
After a long break, both teams began to get more stagnant in attack, however, the image on the field did not change. The teams played point by point, and after three halves, Bayern had a three-point lead: 57:54.
In the fourth quarter, Bayern began to pick up their pace, allowing the hosts to gain a 7-point lead of 63:56. However, Th.Walkupas responded with five points, not to mention that soon the Kaunas team gained a three-point lead of 70:67.
However, the decisive attack fell on the hosts, who were interrupted by N. Hayes, who hit the ball.
The referees initially gave the ball to Žalgiris, but after the review he returned to Bayern. At the end of the half, there were only 3 seconds left and the Germans had a points deficit (69:70).
The ball was taken by Serbian Lučičius, against whom N. Hayes violated the rules. The Serb launched both fines, ahead of the Germans: 71:70.
It is true that “Žalgiris” still had 2 seconds left, but nothing could be done during them.
This victory opened the door for the Germans to the Euroleague qualifiers. Kaunas residents had no hope of entering them before this match.
“Žalgiris”: T. Walkupas 16, N. Hayesas 12 (2nd ed.), J.Lauvergne 12 (6th ed.), L. Lekavičius 10 (5th ed.), M. Grigonis 5 (5th ed.), P .Jankūnas 5, K. Lukošiūnas 4, R. Jokubaitis 4, M.Gebenas 2 (5th ed.) “P.Garino 0.
Bayern: V. Lučičius 13, J. Reynolds 12, N. Weiler-Babb 11.
