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In the first clash between the teams on December 23 in Prienai, Lietkabelis reigned: they triumphed 87:68 and the LKL bronze winners of this quarter-final series with a total score of 183: 158.
Residents of Panevėžys are among the four strongest teams in the KMT tournament for the fourth year in a row.
For the past three years, Nenad Chanak’s students have won bronze in the cup tournament, but this year their ambitions are much higher, and a relatively weaker opponent will wait in the semifinals: Utena’s Juventus, who slapped Vilnius “Rytas” in the next quarterfinals.
In the return leg in Panevėžys, the field hosts laid the groundwork for victory in the first half of the match.
The high pace offered by the five members of Lietkabelis’ departure was unacceptable to Prienai’s guests, and the host basketball players who came off the bench successfully continued the work of their teammates.
In the first half, Lietkabelis gained a double-digit lead (27:13), which was quickly dissolved as the match accelerated.
In the second quarter, CBet went ahead (42:41), but the guests welcomed the situation for a very short time. At the end of the quarter, Lietkabelis ran 13: 2 and held the lead until the end of the match.
The trio of defenders shone in the ranks of the winners, scoring half: 48 of the team’s 96 points. Margiris Normantas and Kyle Vinales each scored 17 points, and Paulius Valinskas, 14 points.
A trio of leaders was also formed on the guest team. Mindaugas Sušinskas finished the match with 23 points, Tomas Digbeu with 20 points and Justinas Jogminas with 16 points.
Lietkabelis and CBet have played each other four times in the last month – Panevėžys people were 3: 1 stronger.
Panevėžys “Waterproof”: Kyle Vinales (4th ed., 22 useful points) and Margiris Normantas (5th ed.) After 17, Paulius Valinskas 14 (5th ed., 18 points), Gytis Masiulis 9, Gabrielius Maldūnas (5 res ., 15 helpful votes) and George Gagičius after 8.
Prienai CBet: Mindaugas Sušinskas 23 (4th trans.), Tomas Digbeu 20 (7/9 double), Justinas Jogminas 16 (4/4 double), Simas Jarumbauskas 9 (11th part).
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