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In the first match of group D, Utena 17:21 He had to acknowledge the advantage of the American trio called NY Harlem.
At the beginning of the match, Juve committed a lot of fouls: the sixth penalty, of which the opponents took two free throws, won in just a couple of minutes.
It’s hard to believe, but very soon the Lithuanians had up to 10 penalties on their account, but they still kept the game – the result was the same (12:12).
Soon, in the free kick race, Utena’s trio was also caught by rivals, but the lightest points from the “Juventus” penalty line did not rally – 16:17 behind.
The outcome of the game was decided by the NY Harlem basketball players, who took the cold-blooded penalty shots and got Joey King thrown under the basket.
“NY Harlem”: Kidani Brutus and Joey King after 7, Dominique Jones 4, Marcel Esonwune 3.
Utena Juventus: Ignas Vaitkus 9 (penalty 3/4), Gintautas Matulis 7 (penalty 1/4), Darius Tarvydas 1 (penalty 0/1), Vytautas Šulskis 0.
In the second match of Group D, the Americans went for a bite of Šakiai “Vytis-Gulbelė”, but also had to swallow a sour drink of defeat with the same result. 17:21.
In the middle of the quarter, after Marius Užupis’ three-point drive, Chakai still led 14:12, but in the second quarter they did not stop the agile rivals: Dominique Jones once scored a free kick with the right to take two shots Free more, and Kidani Brutus scored the decisive triple.
“NY Harlem”: Kidani Brutus and Dominique Jones after 6, Joey King 5, Marcel Esonwune 4.
Vytis-Gulbelė Branch: Marijus Užupis 9, Aurelijus Pukelis and Šarūnas Vingelis 3 each, Paulius Beliavičius 2.
The second and last participant of the playoffs decided in a meeting of two triplets from Lithuania, which only after extra time 20:18 won by Utena.
At the start of the match, a tough defense prevailed, but despite six quickly collected fouls, Vytis-Gulbelė seemed more confident, breaking 5: 2.
However, the Šakiai basketball players, who soon had to unleash their defenses, missed four unanswered points and after Ignas Vaitkus’ three-point deficit they were already one point deficit (5: 6).
The teams continued to play in the sections – this time “Vytis-Gulbelė” scored 5 points without resistance, when the match passed to the other side, they gained a four-point lead (10: 6).
With both triples exhausting the team’s foul limit, the meeting became more productive and the winner decided in the second final drama.
Šakiai’s team managed to squander the advantage created, and both teams had to take the victory after the decisive attack, but without using everything they went to extra time: Juventus scored two points without responding, winning the Lithuanian confrontation and putting the ticket to the playoffs.
Utena Juventus: Ignas Vaitkus 9, Gintautas Matulis 7, Darius Tarvydas 3, Vytautas Šulskis 1.
Vytis-Gulbelė Branch: Aurelis Pukelis 7, Marijus Užupis 6, Paulius Beliavičius 5, Šarūnas Vingelis 0.
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