At the end of the NKL regular season: Ruikis repeated points record and Gargždai win over CBet / News



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Mantas Ruikis put on a real show on the park, and the club “Gargždai” (18-10) led by him finished victorious the regular season of the NKL – VIKINGLOTTO championships.

Man of the match

Ruikis blankets

Erik Kubilius’s students at home 105: 83 (27:17, 25:25, 19:21, 34:20) defeated the championship leader Jonava “CBet” (24-4) team.

M. Ruikis put on an impressive performance among the winners. The 35-year-old veteran scored 40 points (8/13 dvit., 7/9 trit., 3/4 penalty) in 30 minutes, bounced 4 and took 3 balls, made 5 assists, made a mistake and scored 43 points of utility. .

M. Ruikis reiterated this season’s league performance record, which until now belonged to Šakiai “Vytis” forward Aurelijus Pukelis.

M. Ruikis NKL – VIKINGLOTTO’s personal record is 42 points.

After defeating Jonava’s team, “Gargždai” with their victories drew doubles with Kaunas “Žalgiris” (18-10), but due to a better mutual relationship they surpassed them in the standings and finished the regular season in fifth place.

In the eighth final, Gargždiškės will compete with the Vilnius team “Perlo Energija” (10-18), who won the last berth to the playoffs and are in twelfth place.

The eighth final series will be played with up to 2 wins. If a third match is needed, it will be played in Gargždai.

At that point, the CBet basketball players at the top of the rankings, along with the top three teams in the championship, are heading straight for the quarterfinals.

The hosts started the game much better, taking a 17-point lead in the middle of the second half after Mantas Ruikis’ free kick (42:25).

Jonava CBet / Schedule

However, the guests did not intend to raise the white flag, they responded with a jet of water and after Noah Pankratyev’s colon, CBet’s deficit melted to 5 points at the end of the third half (63:68).

E. Kubilius’s students finally settled their affairs in the deciding quarter, when they organized the 11: 2 section and held a 16-point lead in 8 minutes (82:66).

Modesto Ham Placement:

Jonava’s team could not be helped by Gediminas Žalalis, Laimonas Kisielius, Aurimas Urbonas and Darius Tarvydas in this match. The main organizer of the attack, Deividas Anužis, did not help the Gargždai club.

“Gargždai”: Mantas Ruikis 40 (7/9 trit., 5 res.), Modestas Kumpys 23 (4/5 trit., 6 Dec.), Jonas Dumašius 17 (5 Dec.), Ernestas Route 12 (6th ed. ).

CBet: Liam O’reilly 21 (5/8 diat.), Edvinas Šeškus 17 (sixth chamber, 5 res.), Kahlilas Thomasas 15 (eighth chamber), Tomas Delininkaitis 13 (3/8 trit., 5 res.), Ignas Labutis 12 (5 reps).

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