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Mindaugas Lukauskis, 41, remembered his youth, Elvaras Fridriksson was great, and after eliminating the 25-point deficit, Šiauliai dramatically advanced to the quarterfinals of the King Mindaugas Cup (KMT).
Man of the match
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Antanas Sireika students at home 101: 74 (26:13, 21:25, 23:19, 31:17) crushed the basketball players of Alytus “Dzūkija”.
Dzūkija (96:71) won the victory in the second round match in Alytus on December 27, but tonight the people of Šiauliai retired with 27 points and the overall result. 172: 170 won this two-game series.
3 minutes before the end of the match, Šiauliai ran 10: 0 and after Elvar Fridriksson’s penalty kicks reduced the total deficit from two matches to 4 points (88:67).
Soon Simas Jasaitis hit the colon, Kristupas Žemaitis threw the fines and a minute later the Dzuks were able to rest more calmly (74:92).
However, at the end of the match, Fridriksson had a real benefit, Iceland scored 9 points in a row and after his colon with a free kick, Šiauliai rebalanced the overall result of the two games (101: 74).
With 3 seconds to go, Kristupas Žemaitis hit a decisive 3-pointer, but it was unenforceable and the basketball players from the city of Saul drowned in euphoria.
Fridriksson, who became the hero of the match, played the first violin of the entire match. The defender scored 27 points (6/6 doubles, 3/7 trit., 6/6 penalties) in 27 minutes, bounced 1 and lost 3 balls, made 9 assists, caused 5 fouls and scored 32 utility points.
He was assisted by Lukauskis, 41, who scored 14 points (3/6 doubles, 1/4 trit., 6/6 penalties) in 27 minutes, bounced 6, seized 2 and lost 1 ball, made 2 assists , caused 4 fouls and scored 19 utility points.
The match was better started by the hosts, who finished 11: 0 at the end of the first quarter and held a 13-point lead after Martynas Varnas’ three-point lead (26:13).
In the second half, the Dzuks managed to get a bit closer and after Artūras Jomantas’ colon, just before the long break, the deficit dropped to single digits (36:45).
In the middle of the third quarter, Nikola Vasilyev’s students ran 6: 0 and approached 46:52 after the Matas Jucikas colon, but in turn “Šiauliai” responded with two long shots in a row and regained a double-digit lead: 13 points (61:48).
Šiauliai: Elvaras Fridriksson 27 (ed. 9), Martynas Varnas 15, Kasparas Berzinis 14 (7th rev.
Dzūkija: Kristupas Žemaitis 24 (4/12 trit., Sixth chamber), Tadas Rinkūnas 13, Matas Jucikas 10 (seventh section), Simas Jasaitis 9 (tenth section), Artūras Jomantas 8 (8 rez. Lose), Tomas Pačėsas 6.
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