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South Korean basketball players seriously opposed the Lithuanian team only at the start of the match. After playing for 2 minutes. Darius Tarvydas powerfully increased the Lithuanian lead to 2 points (5: 3), and at the same time started an impressive two-minute period, during which our team scored 10 unanswered points.
Midway through the game, after several long bombs from D. Tarvydas and Šarūnas Vingelis, the Lithuanian team led 18: 4. There are 3 minutes left to play. 30 seconds. Modestas Kumpys stabbed another long pitch, after which the Lithuanians began hitting a 22-point mark, which could open their way to the quarterfinals.
For almost a minute and a half, the Lithuanian basketball players tried unsuccessfully to reach the goal, and the opponents reduced the delay to 8 points (12:20). However, in the end M. Kumpys hit the decisive throw of the value of two points and surpassed the victory 22:12, which is important for the Lithuanians.
We remind you that the Lithuanian team defeated the Belgian team in the first match on Saturday 17:16, beat the Kazakh team 21: 9 on Wednesday, but 20:21 lost to the American basketball players.
The victory and the 22 points scored against the South Korean team guaranteed the Lithuanians second place in the group and opened the door to the quarterfinals of the competition.
In the quarterfinals, one of the leading teams from Group D, Latvia or Canada, will be the rival.
After crossing the barrier of the quarterfinals, the Lithuanian basketball players will be able to fight for one of the three Olympic innings next Monday. Winning the semifinals would secure a place at the Tokyo Olympics. Otherwise, the match for third place would be decisive. Only the team that triumphed in the small final will be happy with the ticket to Japan.
The Tokyo Olympics Basketball Trio will take place July 24-28 and will feature 8 national teams.
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