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After winning the Hoptrans 3×3 tournament in Palanga, the Juventus basketball players from Utena rose to the great basketball trio.
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However, the people of Utena did not make their victory a victory. In the first match of group D “Juventus” of the trio basketball world championship stage in Debrecen 17:21 landed for NY Harlem basketball players.
Utena’s people have already accumulated 5 team fouls in the first minute of the match, and after playing less than three minutes, this number increased to 10.
However, Juventus held the game and after playing a little more than three minutes, the result was a draw (12:12).
Gintautas Matulis, Ignas Vaitkus and Vytautas Šulskis each lost a free kick and Juventus were still 16:17 behind, just over 4 minutes.
Before long, Kidani Brutus noticed both penalties, Joey King scored from under the basket and NY Harlem was one step away from victory at 20:17.
Matulis had the opportunity to shoot two penalties again, but both shots flew by and the result remained the same.
3 minutes before the end of the duel. At 14 seconds, the game was closed by Marcel Esonwune, who took a free throw and thus led to the victory of NY Harlem.
Utena’s team made 9 free throws of 14 in this duel, and Vaitkus, who competed most effectively in the ranks of “Juventus”, scored 9 points. Gintautas Matulis added 7 points.
Juventus will play another and possibly decisive Group D match with Šakiai “Gulbele”. The duel begins at 6 pm 10 minutes. The top two teams from each group will enter the playoffs.
NY Harlem: Kidani Brutus and Joey King after 7, Dominique Jones 4, Marcel Esonwune 3.
Juventus: Ignas Vaitkus 9, Gintautas Matulis 7, Darius Tarvydas 1, Vytautas Šulskis 0.
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