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Artūras Milaknis did not finish the match due to injury, in the third half he found his opponent with a sore shoulder. Marius Grigonis, meanwhile, played the best game of his career at Betsafe-LKL, scoring 26 points and 36 utility points. Both indicators are the best during Marius’ career in the country championships.
Although the Kaunas team led by Martin Geben sneaked forward in the opening minutes of the match (10: 2), after the break the Pasvalys team took a 9: 0 streak and rushed forward. During the rest of the quarter, they increased their lead to 3 points – 22:19.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Pasvalys team basketball players continued the successful section: Karolis Giedraitis and Jahenns Manigat (33:26) scored points. After two more pitches by K. Giedraitis, “Milk Stars” lead turned into double digits: 41:30. At the end of the first half of the match, the people of Žalgiris melted their deficit a bit – 42:48.
After the break, when the teams returned to the park, the hosts caught up with the opponents (50:50), but A. Milaknis sat on the bench and carried the field over his shoulder for five personal fouls. The Pasvalys people regained the lead again – 50:57, however soon after, with the momentum started by M. Grigonis, the Žalgiris people tied and weighed the result (62:59). In the fourth quarter, the teams faced Žalgiris with a 72:67 lead.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Marekas Blaževičius (78:69), who scored 6 points in a row and issued a block to Brankas Mirkovičius, allowed Kaunas residents to feel more secure. The triple by M.Grigonis, after which the hosts accumulated a record advantage in this match (83:71), forced Gediminas Petrauskas to call for a match, but no longer saved the visiting team. The Lithuanian champions no longer slowed down and ended the match winning with a guaranteed lead: 95:76.
Žalgiris: M.Grigonis 26, M.Geben 15, N. Hayes, Thomas Walkup and Augustine Rubitas 10 each, M.Blaževičius 9, Rokas Jokubaitis 7.
“Milk stars”: J.Manigat 16, K. Giedraitis and B.Mirkovičius after 14, Danielis Amigo 10, Tomas Lekūnas 9, Andreja Milutinovičius 7.
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