Lietkabelis, who dominated in the second half of the match, knocked down Žalgiris / News

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Panevėžys “Lietkabelis” (1-2), who dominated in the second half of the match, recorded his first victory in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) with impressive style, beating local “Žalgiris” (2-1) in Kaunas.

Nenado Chanako’s students were on a trip 72:61 (13:19, 20:17, 29:11, 10:14) forced the league champions to capitulate.

The break in the match took place in the third half, during which Kyle Vinales scored 14 points, Paulius Valinskas added 7 and Lietkabelis won the quarter 29:11 and took the lead – 62:47.

In the decisive part of the match, the people of Panevėžys had a hard time accumulating points, but “Žalgiris” couldn’t take advantage of it and gave the teams 10 points – 66:56.

Valinskas made a decisive blow to the owners, stabbing a long shot and establishing Lietkabelis’ lead – 69:56.

Viñales, who was the most productive among the winners, scored 24 points in 31 minutes (3/10 double, 5/9 trit., 3/4 penalty), made 6 assists, made 4 errors and scored 18 utility points.

Kaunas residents made 17 mistakes in this match and attacked from a distance of 28 percent. accuracy: 7 out of 25. At that time, Lietkabelis scored 12 points out of three out of 26 (46 percent).

Žalgiris: Augustine Rubitas 11, Joffrey Lauvergne 10, Steve Vasturia 9, Thomas Walkup and Marius Grigonis 7 each.

Lietkabelis: Kyle Vinales 24 (5/9 trit., 6 res.), Paulius Valinskas 13, Margiris Normantas 10, Gabrielius Maldūnas 9.

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