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Kėdainiai’s Nevėžis-Optibet (5/4) already had victory on his hands on Sunday night, but the Šiauliai (2/7) basketball players, showing their impressive character, escaped in the last moments of the duel and took the second win of the season. Šiauliai defeated the guests of Kėdainiai 87:85 (20:13, 27:33, 20:16, 20:23).
The Šiauliai team was not led by the boss in this match. coach Antanas Sireika, who, due to contact with a person with coronavirus, currently spends time in self-isolation. Robertas Giedraitis temporarily assumed command of Šiauliai.
The Nevėžis-Optibet team was led by Vaidas Kariniauskas, who dominated the entire match. The Kėdainiai team player scored as many as 28 points and had 9 assists, but the last-minute shot that could have snatched the victory missed the goal from long range.
Nevėžis-Optibet went ahead by three points (82:85) when the last minute of the fourth quarter flashed on the match clock. But nevertheless, Gediminas Orelikas He hit a triple and tied the score, and then K ydaniai’s team’s long attack ended in error.
The result was the same (85:85) and the Šiauliai team entered the last attack of the fourth quarter. G.Orelikas, who broke under the basket, caused the opponent’s foul, scored both free throws and there was no time for Kėdainiai’s club to escape.
G.Orelikas, who won the victory of the Šiauliai people, scored 15 points and bounced 9 balls. He was well assisted by legionaries Andy Van Vliet and Elvar Friedrichsson, who scored 12 and 16 points respectively.
In the Kėdainiai team, in addition to V. Kariniauskas, Sedrick Barefield organized a good performance, scoring 22 points.
For Šiauliai, the fines throws fell badly in this duel (17/10), which equates to 58 percent. accuracy. The hosts also lost the fight due to rebounds (34/41), but attacked from a two-point zone (63% vs 48%) with much more precision.
Šiauliai: Elvaras Fridriksson 16 (7 res., 2/7 three points), Gediminas Orelikas 15 (8 res., 4 res.), Andy Van Vlietas 12 (9 res., 6 res., 4 blocks), Justas Furmanavičius 11, Ernestas Jonkus, Mindaugas Lukauskis and Denisas Krestininas 10 each.
Nevėžis-Optibet: Vaidas Kariniauskas 28 (9th ed.), Sedrick Barefield 22 (5/10 triples), Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 14 (9th chamber), Ignas Lukošius 11 (6th section, 3 blocks), Julius Kazakauskas 9 (13 recitals).
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