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Klaipeda’s “Neptune” Citadele gained a 15-point lead in the first meeting of the King Mindaugas Cup quarter-finals.
Man of the match
Tomas Gaidamavičius trains on the guests of “Neptūnas” 91:76 (16:21, 27:22, 28:14, 20:19) defeated Šiauliai Club.
The second leg will be waiting for the teams on January 17 in Klaipeda. The best team will advance to the four finalists based on the result of two matches.
Ernestas Jonkus finished the second half with three points and tied the score, but in the third quarter “Neptūnas” gained a solid lead of 14 points.
In the decisive quarter, the guests entered with seven unanswered points, so their advantage was crushed (78:57).
The Šiauliai people no longer created intrigue, but reduced the difference to 15 points before retaliating.
The Klaipėda team was led by two former Šiauliai basketball players: Benas Griciūnas scored 17 points and Evaldas Šaulys scored 15 points.
Matas Jogėla scored a double-double in 25 minutes: he scored 12 points (4/6 doubles, 4/6 penalties), bounced 13 balls and scored 20 utility points.
Neptūnas performed without Martynas Mažeika and Aidas Einikis.
“Šiauliai”: Elvaras Fridriksson 16 (ed. 6), Kaspars Berzinš (7th ed.), Mindaugas Lukauskis and Andy Van Vliet 13
“Neptuno”: Benas Griciūnas 17 (8/13 diat., 5 rep. Cam) Evaldas Šaulys 15 (6/8 throws), Žygimantas Janavičius 14 (9 res., 6th grade), Simas Galdikas (7 rep.) And Matas Jogėla (chamber 13) after 12, Džiugas Slavinskas 11 (chamber 6).
Match summary:
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