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In Sunday’s Betsafe-LKL game, Utena’s Juventus (8/4) basketball players achieved a resounding victory.
In addition to Captain Marius Runkauskas, the students from Žydrūnas Urbonas played 97:82 (30:15, 25:21, 25:21, 17:25) triumphed against the local team of Alytus “Dzūkija” (3/8).
It was the second match between these teams this season, in the first the victory was also celebrated by the people of Utena.
The guests demonstrated a hurricane attack from the first minutes, even before the break they exceeded the limit of 50 points won, and the hosts were not helped by the defense of the court. Paolo Marinelli’s game became brilliant in Alytus’s game. The Croatian improved his season performance record by 17 points before the break. He finished the game with 25 points on his account (5/7 trit.).
The invited team started the meeting with more success. Žygimantas Skučas took over from Mindaugas Kupšas, who scored 6 points, and later Ignas Vaitkus, while P. Marinelli scored up to 10 points at the beginning of the first half. After two more Vaidas, Kariniauskas and Čepukaitis, joined the game, Juventus gained a solid lead (30:15).
At the start of the second quarter, Utena’s team didn’t keep slowing down, but the Dzuks found their answers too. Halfway through the half, the team continued to score 15 points – 41:26. However, adjusting the last seconds of the first half of the game, Alytus committed a non-sports foul and Gintautas Matulis scored a fantastic triple – 55:36.
After the break, Dzūkija slightly reduced the stack and forced Ž. Ask Urbon for a minute break (48:61). However, a more powerful outbreak could not be organized: the Utena people regained their dominance and increased it further. Ten minutes before the end of the match, the scoreboard showed an overwhelming advantage for the guests: 80:57.
Early in the fourth quarter, Alytus’ team scored several long pitches, but they could no longer cause a more serious danger. Martynas Žvirblis and Redas Šukšta eventually made their way into the top five for Juventus, the latter having made his debut in the Betsafe-LKL championship. Although Utena’s team failed to score the 100th point, the final result announced a resounding 97:82 victory.
Dzūkija: P. Marinelli 25, M. Jucikas 14, A. Jomantas 10, M. Paulauskas 9, K. Žemaitis and T. Pačės 8 each.
“Juventus”: Ž. Skučas 21, V. Kariniauskas 19, M. Kupšas 15, I. Vaitkus and V. Čepukaitis after 11.
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