After playing the game of the season, Van Vliet stretched Šiauliai to victory over CBet / News

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Šiauliai (4-9) dispersed the 17-point lead, but took the fourth victory in the Lithuanian Basketball League (Betsafe – LKL) match.

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Antanas Sireika students at home 95:86 (28:17, 28:25, 15:24, 24:20) defeated the basketball players of Prienai CBet (6-11).

After defeating Prienai’s team, Šiauliai climbed from the bottom of the standings to eighth place, beating Alytus Dzūkija (3-8) and Klaipėda Neptūnas (4-10).

Šiauliai will meet the port city team on Sunday in the second leg of the KMT quarterfinal. “Neptūnas” won the first match in Šiauliai 91:76.

Team leader Marquis Wright and Egidijus Dimša did not compete at CBet tonight due to injury.

5 minutes before the end of the match, the guests ran 5: 0 and after the Mindaugas Sušinskas colon, the opponents breathed in the back (78:79).

However, the hosts soon responded 6-0 and 8 points (88:80) elapsed 2 minutes after Elvar Fridriksson’s free throws.

CBet responded with 4 fast points in a row and came close 84:88 after Justin Jogmin’s colon. However, in the remaining minute, Mantas Šernius’ team lacked precision, and the victory was ensured by Martynas Varnas with three points (93:86).

Match summary:

Andy Van Vlietas performed admirably for whoever said. Belgas scored 24 points in 26 minutes (8/10 double, 2/3 trit., 2/2 penalty), bounced 2 and took 1 ball, made 4 assists, made a mistake and scored 27 utility points.

During the last two LKL games, the 213 cm tall forward has accumulated 23.5 points and 25.5 utility points.

Midway through the third quarter, Šiauliai basketball players gained a record 17-point lead after Van Vliet’s long throw (68:51).

Šiauliai: Andy Van Vlietas 24 (8/10 diat., 27 points of use), Elvaras Fridriksson 16 (2/6 trit., 6 res., 4th grade), Denisas Krestininas 11, Martynas Varnas 10.

CBet: Dominykas Domarkas (6/8 doubles, 2/6 trit., 9 passes res., 5 winners, 28 winners) and Mindaugas Sušinskas (3/6 trit.) 19, Einaras Tubutis 12 (hall 5), Simas Jarumbauskas 10 (room 10).