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Photo: Dainius Lukšta
Photo Dainius Lukšta
Jonava’s CBet took the second step towards VIKINGLOTT – NKL final four.
Man of the match
Virginijus Šeškaus pupils at home 97:83 (23:24, 26:25, 24:18, 24:16) outscored “Šilutė” and went ahead 2-1 in the series with up to three wins. The fourth game of the series will take place in Šilutė on Thursday at 6 pm
Jonava’s basketball players lunged forward early in the fourth quarter. Ignas Labutis noticed the penalties, Kahlilas Thomas scored 4 points in a row, Darius Tarvydas added two points and CBet won the section 10: 2 and took a 12-point lead – 83:71.
The Šilutė people had still reduced the deficit to single digits, but Thomas scored points below the basket, Edvinas Šeškus added two points and the end of the match was clear: Jonava’s team led 88:74.
Thomas, who played well in the winning ranks, scored 20 points (8/9 doubles, 4/4 penalties) in 30 minutes, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 4 fouls, 1 error and 31 utility points.
Šilutė’s defeat was further compounded by the trauma of Valdas Vasylius. The forward was forced to leave the pitch in the middle of the second half and was taken to hospital.
Vasylius had managed to score 8 points (4/6 dvit., 0/2 trit.) In 14 minutes, he recaptured 3 balls and scored 7 utility points.
CBet: Kahlilas Thomasas 20 (8/9 d., 9 reb., 31 us.), Darius Tarvydas 18 (5/7 d.), Aurimas Urbonas 13 (3/4 trit., 9 rez) ed., 23 useful points), Edvinas Šeškus 12 (6/8 double, 7 trans.), Liam O’Reilly 11.
“Šilutė”: Ernestas Sederevičius 19 (5/6 diat., 2/6 trit., 8 trans. Rooms), Herkus Kumpys 18 (6/11 dvit., 2/6 trit.), Limas Lekavičius 14 (5/10 dvit., 8 res.), Mykolas Dieninis 12.
Match summary:
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