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This is the fifth victory for Šiauliai residents in the last six matches.
After reaching their eleventh victory, Šiauliai basketball players climbed to seventh in the tournament table for the first time six rounds before the end of the LKL regular season. Alytus Dzūkija, now in eighth place, has one victory down.
Neptūnas from Klaipėda and Nevėžis from Kėdainiai are still lined up behind these teams and are still fighting for the playoffs.
The victorious Šiauliai team in this match was led by the phenomenal Icelander E. Fridriksson.
The leader of Šiauliai demonstrated 100% accuracy of the game (4 of 4 doubles, 5 of 5 triples), added ten free throws from the same number of attempts, accumulated a total of 33 points, added 12 assists and registered a total of 51 efficiency points. This is a new all-league record this season. Only two players performed better in twenty years of LKL.
Aurimas Urbutis also contributed significantly to the team’s victory. The tallest scored 16 points, bounced 7 balls and scored 21 utility points. Martynas Varnas added 13 points, veteran Mindaugas Lukauskis scored 14 points.
It is true that the Šiauliai team was in the role of the chasing team during the first two halves; during the long break, Pasvalys still had a point lead (45:46).
Šiauliai raced to victory in the third quarter, when he put together a strong streak and won the fourth by eleven points. At the end of the match, E. Fridriksson was enraged alone on the field, that he did not miss a single pitch in this duel.
After the match, when asked by the LKL press service about Iceland’s performance, Šiauliai’s coach Antanas Sireika said that he was clearly thinking: “I would like such a son.”
Pasvalio’s best player was Tomas Lekūnas, who scored 15 points and scored 21 utility points. Paulius Petrilevičius added 17 points and team captain Arvydas Šikšnius added 13 points.
The Milk Stars remain in fifth place in the tournament table after this loss.
“Šiauliai”: E. Fridriksson 33 (4 out of 4 doubles, 5 out of 5 trit., 10 out of 10 years penalty, 12 res. Kam.), M. Lukauskis 14, M. Varnas 13.
Milk stars: P. Petrilevičius 17, T. Lekūnas 15, A. Šikšnius 13.
