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Photo: Rokas Lukoševičius
Photo Rokas Lukoševičius
Panevėžys “Lietkabelis” took the first step to enter the final four of the King Mindaugas Cup (KMT).
Man of the match
Nenado Chanako’s students were invited 87:68 (13:19, 16:15, 22:15, 36:19) beat the Prienai CBet team. The second leg in Panevėžys will take place on January 16.
For the winners Gytis Masiulis scored 29 points in 30 minutes (5/5 double, 5/7 trit., 4/4 penalty), bounced 8 and took 1 ball, made 2 assists, caused 5 fouls, made 2 errors and charged 26 utility scores.
Lietkabelis had a 12-point deficit in the second half (17:29), but cut it down even before the long break, and took the lead in the third half.
Troy Barnies doubled, Kyle Vinales scored two triples in a row, Masiulis added a serve from under the basket and Lietkabelis finished the quarter winning 14: 7 and taking 2 points – 51:49.
The people of Panevėžys solved all the problems in the fourth quarter. Masiulis scored two long shots in a row, Margiris Normantas scored two points, Paulius Valinskas and Vinales added another three points, and Lietkabelis’ lead increased to 15 points – 75:60.
CBet scored a total of 5 out of 27 (18%) in this match. By comparison, Lietkabelis basketball players made 11 long shots out of 28 (39%).
CBet: Mindaugas Sušinskas (4/5 doubles, 2/6 trit.) And Marquisas Wright (3/6 doubles, 1/6 trit.) 16 each, Simas Jarumbauskas 9.
Lietkabelis: Gytis Masiulis 29 (5/5 doubles, 5/7 trit., 8 rebounds, 36 assists), Kyle Vinales 19 (4/8 doubles, 3/5 trit.), Margiris Normantas 11 (1/8 trit.) .
Match summary:
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