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Juventus de Utena received a serious challenge at the Citadele King Mindaugas Cup (KMT), on a trip 74:74 (20:12, 24:22, 7:18, 23:22) failed to break the Sūduva-Mantinga of Marijampolė.
Utena’s team started the game better, with the difference fluctuating in the double digit limit until the long break. However, a new story began in the third quarter.
After the start of Marijampolė, Ignas Vaitkas already had to compare the result with a shot, and the Juventus rotation was reduced by Mindaugas Kupšas (48:48), who injured his ankle and left the field limping. The harsh result was also in the fourth quarter, when Sūduva-Mantinga reduced the gap to a minimum in a quick attack (60:61).
Martynas Gecevičius responded to this with two 3-pointers, but the effective attacks by the hosts allowed him to maintain the fighting distance – 67:69. With 45 seconds to go, Tautvydas Kliučinykas approached Suvalkis again with a long shot – 72:73.
Tomás Galeckas was completely free from the access to the penalty area, but could not score, and 12 seconds from the end, the ball went to Juventus. I.Vaitkus then scored just one free throw of two, and Rokas Stankevičius didn’t hit close, but the construction of the basket touched by opponents resulted in points being scored and the match ending in a draw.
Sūduva-Mantinga: Rokas Stankevičius 16 (5th rep.), Žygimantas Šimonis 13 (4 rep., 4 res. 10 (6th ed.), Edvinas Jezukevičius 9 (5th ed.).
“Juventus”: Martynas Gecevičius 15 (3/6 triples), Bryantas Crawfordas 12 (6th trans.), Ignas Vaitkus 12 (7th rep.), Gintautas Matulis 11, Julius Jucikas (2/7 doubles, 4 errors) and Žygimantas Skučas after 8.
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