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The first stage playoffs of the Hoptrans 3×3 tournament ended and after that it was clear that Utena’s Juventus – Uniclub Casino had triumphed. She eliminated “Vytis-Gulbelė” in the semifinals (19:15) and “Tauras” represented by Jonas Mačiulis in the final (21:11).
If “Pieno Žvaigždės”, “Juventus” and “Tauras” won firmly, then the most persistent fight in the quarterfinals took place as teams “Lietkabelis” and “Vytis”. It also smelled of an extension here, but Ignas Lukošius was lost under the basket and Lietkabelis no longer had a chance to move on to the next stage (18:19).
After playing in the quarterfinals, it became clear that in the semifinals Pieno Žvaigždės will meet Tauru and Vytis – Gulbelė – with Juventus – Uniclub Casino.
Results:
First quarterfinal: Dzūkija 11:14 “Milk stars”
“Dzūkija”: M.Bulanovas 4, T.Pačėsas 3, A.Jomantas and B.Bagdonavičius 2 each; Milk Stars: O. Varanauskas 9, M.Kumpys 3, L.Balkūnas 2.
Second quarterfinal: Tauras 20:14 Šiauliai
Tauras: J.Mačiulis 13, P.Semaška 4, Š.Beniušis 3; „Šiauliai“: A.Udras 5, A.Urbonas 4, E.Šaulys 3, E.Stankevičius 2.
Third quarterfinal: Vytis-Sakiai 19:18 Waterproof
“Vytis – Gulbelė”: P. Beliavičius 6, M.Užupis 5, Š.Vingelis and A.Pukelis 4 each; Lietkabelis: I. Lukošius 7, K. Jonuška 6, I. Razutis 3, D.Rasys 2.
Quarterfinal: Juventus – Unibet Casino 17:12 Neptune
Juventus – Uniclub Casino: D.Tarvydas 7, V.Šulskis 6, Ž.Skučas 3, G.Matulis 1; “Neptune”: A.Einikis, A.Sidarevičius and A.Mikalauskas after 4.
In the first semifinal “Tauras” 21:18 he defeated the Milk Stars and did so thanks to Jonas Mačiulis. He put it in the basket at the decisive moment and threw free throws, so he traveled to wait for his rivals in the final.
“Milk Stars”: M.Kumpys 9, O.Varanauskas and D.Krestininas 4 each, L.Balkūnas 1; “Tauras”: J.Mačiulis 11, P.Semaška and Š.Beniušis 4 each, Ž.Šimonis 2.
In the second fight, Šakiai’s favorites were eliminated. After Aurelijus Pukelis awarded an unsportsmanlike foul, Žygimantas Skučas stopped issuing fines, but they were both pushed aside. However, the team representing Utena led 6: 2. Vytis – Gulbelė compared the result at 10:10, but Gintautas Matulis sinned, still Juventus – Uniclub Casino started to walk away again and came closer to victory – 14:11 . The Utena people took advantage of their easy opportunities, Ž.Skučas blocked the opponent and then scored another important point. Šakiai’s representatives missed the long shot, time was running out and Darius Tarvydas confirmed the victory at Juventus – Uniclub Casino – 19:15.
“Vytis – Gulbelė”: A.Pukelis 8, P.Beliavičius 4, M.Užupis 3; Juventus – Uniclub Casino: D.Tarvydas 12, G.Matulis and ŽSkučas 3 each, V.Šulskis 1.
Utena’s team began to dominate in the final and already took the lead 16: 9, but J.Mačiulis scored three points, which did not allow Juventus – Uniclub Casino to relax too much. Darius Tarvydas hit a good shot and the Juventus reps had only one point to win. The difference was too big, so winning was only a matter of time. 21:11.
Tauras: J.Mačiulis 6, P.Semaška 4, Š.Beniušis 1; Juventus – Uniclub Casino: V.Šulskis and D.Tarvydas 7 each, Ž.Skučas 5, G.Matulis 2.
Before the semi-finals, there was also a three-point competition in which players stopped shooting from two zones and there were no shots worth two points. The time was given after 30 seconds. Evaldas Šaulys showed the best in the first stage, hitting 6 shots, and Marijus Užupis – 5.
Results of the first stage: Tomas Pačėsas – 4, Kostas Jonuška – 2, Aidas Einikis – 2, Gintautas Matulis – 2, Modestas Kumpys – 3, Evaldas Šaulys – 6, Marijus Užupis – 5, Žygimantas Šimonis – 3.
In the final M.Užupis triumphed: he hit 5 long shots, E.Šaulys – 4.
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