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Photo: Fotodiena.lt/R.Lukoševičius
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The Regional Basketball League (TOPsport-RKL) played 10 games over the weekend. “Kretinga” (7-1) achieved two great victories: the students of Arimantas Mikaločius returned to the battalions of the league after 3 weeks of quarantine 76:58 (22:20, 18:19, 17: 9, 19:10) broke Vilnius “Rivilė” (9-3) and left 105: 98 (32:25, 25:32, 26:20, 22:21) turned out to be an advantage over the basketball players of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU, 6-5).
Great victories after quarantine. In the match between “Kretinga” and “Rivilė”, after 2 halves, the hosts went ahead with a minimum difference of 40:39, who after the great break increased their speed even more and won the third quarter 17: 9. In the Last leg of the match, Kretinga did not let go of the defense and won the quarter at 19:10.
The most useful among the winners was the player Domininkas Matutis (16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 rebounds, 3 innings, 6 innings, 25 innings).
In the capital club, the player Evaldas Rastenis stood out (8 points, 5 rebounds, 6 rebounds, 5 innings, 16 assists).
“All these 3 weeks they hit us hard from the rhythm. A big thank you to the coach who believed in us and thanked us for the victory over the leaders today. At first, we “pitched” (rivals, – author’s note). During the minute of rest, the technician ordered him to calm down and enter. The players got up from the bench and added energy, we stabilized the game. After two times, we settled in. During the long break, the captain gave some motivation and we did our game. We “hold on” very well with the defense of the squad. As we know how to use our room, we prepared the defense of the field and in the second half of the match we defended very well and lost some points, ”said Karolis Opulskis, the light edge of Kretinga.
“We started the game with a lot of energy. We attacked well, we started, we knew that the opponent is at the top of the tournament table and in defense they are usually” on the field. “At first they may not have been prepared for our quick attack, but then we got physical. It was probably our biggest pot. Opponents hit well, stretched our defenses. Later we equalized the result, and from the third quarter there was a big hole again, we couldn’t attack at all. defenders were excellent team leaders (in defense, – author’s note), so the big people were in a good position. We knew the corridor was small and there would be a lot of defense from the field, but we got physicality, to which we did not respond ”Admitted Rivil basketball player R Rastenis, who played almost 35 minutes.
A storm of technical fouls. After less than a day in Kaunas, the match between VMU and Kretinga was marked by a special wave of emotions. The match officials in this match distributed up to 6 technical fouls – to 4 from Vytautas Magnus University and to 2 basketball players from Kretinga.
The persistent fighting that unfolded throughout the match, culminating in the victory of the guests, brought not only a sea of technical fouls, but also impressive performances. Kretinga midfielder Rytis Zabita scored up to 27 points (12/15 doubles), bounced 17 balls, made 4 assists and scored up to 46 utility points. Kretingiškis was only 1 point short of utility until the best result of the season was repeated.
The most useful player in the VMU team was Aldas Gedeika (25 points, 5/9 trit., 4 rebounds, 9 rebounds, 5 innings, 28 assists).
After 2 consecutive wins, Kretinga basketball players with 7 wins and 1 loss in TOPsport – RKL A division take 3rd place.
Clash of former LKL players. A clash between former players of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) took place in Kaunas over the weekend. Kaunas d. Omega (4-2) 81:78 (23:28, 23:25, 17:16, 18: 9) broke the KKSC stock market (8-4).
In Omega, Tadas Klimavičius scored 26 utility points (11 points, 5/9 doubles, 13 rebounds, 5 res., 3 outbursts), 14 – Evaldas Dainys (13 points, 5/6 doubles, 3 reps, 5 res transmissions, 6 repetitions).
Darius Griškėnas scored 18 utility points for Biržai (14 points, 5/6 doubles, 3 rebounds, 6 res.).
In the match, the teams were sanctioned twice for technical fouls.
Division B game of the week. In TOPsport – RKL Division B, the intriguing match between Radviliškis ŠSPC (5-0) and Pakruojis SC Lygumai ŽŪB (4-2) ended with victory for Radviliškis guests – 74:66 (19:24, 19:17, 17 : 13, 19:12).
Player Aivaras Kvedaravičius scored 19 utility points for the winners (16 points, 4/6 doubles, 6 rebounds).
In the ranks of Pakruojis, an extraordinary performance on the parquet was organized by center forward Aivaras Galkauskas (29 points, 8/10 doubles, 3/7 trit., 13 rebounds, 6 innings, 42 assists).
“The match was viscous, no one managed to escape. We had erupted several times (go ahead, author’s note), but the opponents caught up with us and they had to suffer until the end. Sports form – nothing good, the virus rages, it does not come out to training normally, few games. In the next game we will meet group leader “Jurbarkas”, who has not lost yet and is showing a good game. We will play at home, we will try to win, “said Radviliškis manager Lukas Pipiras.
“We are a little upset because it was a really good and calm fight. In the end, we didn’t keep up with the physique and pace they offered. They had a slightly higher turnover and, I think, that was the reason for their victory, ”said Pakruojis club coach Aurimas Andrušaitis.
Seasonal records. A set of TOPsport – RKL season records was improved over the weekend. Anykščiai KKSC Elmis (7-1), tall Donatas Radžiūnas, blocked 7 shots (all-time record – 10), and the entire Anykščiai team blocked a total of 12 rival shots (all-time record – 15). Elmis’s team bounced up to 62 balls (an all-time high of 68). Elmis also had 37 assists (an all-time high of 42) and posted an efficiency of 179 points (an all-time high of 228).
Klaipėda LCC heavyweight lead Tomas Butrimas hit all shots with 11 colonies (all-time high: 16 of 16). Omega defender Tadas Sebežiovas scored 12 free throws of 15 (all-time high: 17 accurate free throws). Sebezhov also caused 12 fouls (a historical record of 19). The aforementioned Kretinga leader Zabita scored 12 points out of 15 points (an all-time high of 17). The VMU basketball players attacked perfectly from the penalty line, hitting 19 of the 20 shots (all-time record: 21/21).
All the results of the weekend TOPsport-RKL:
A division
Kaunas d. Omega (4-2) – KKSC Exchange (8-4) 81:78
Kaunas Vytautas Magnus University (6-5) – “Kretinga” (7-1) 98: 105
Klaipeda LCC (5-4) – KTU (3-5) 80:77
LCC (5-4) – “Omega” (4-2) 76:74
“Kretinga” (7-1) – Vilnius “Rivile” (9-3) 76:58
Vytautas Magnus University (6-5) – Plungė “Olympus” (4-5) 102: 107
Division B.
Anykščiai Elmis (7-1) – Lithuanian Sports Club for the Deaf (LKSK, 1-6) 110: 41
Kupiškis (4-4) – Kuršėnai d. Count’s Furniture 90:68 (1-5)
Pakruojis SC „Lygumai-ŽUB“ (4-2) – Radviliškis ŠSPC (5-0) 66:74
“Gargždai-2” (0-5) – Šiauliai KA “Saulė-SG” 62:95 (4-3)
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