Pieno Žvaigždės basketball players, thinned by injuries, did not face Dzūkija



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This was the Dzuks’ first win against the Milk Stars this season.

“Milk Stars” still leads in the mutual team series, with the score 2: 1.

The hosts started the match with more success, finishing 11: 3. It is true that Nikola Vasilyev’s students reacted to such a streak, and after the first quarter, the Pasvalys people led by just one point (15:16).

In the second half, Branko Mirkovičius took the initiative of the match. The organizer of the attacks “Milk Stars” was unstoppable and with accurate long distance shots he gained a double digit advantage for the hosts (27:40). At the end of the quarter, Simas Jasaitis and Paulius Danisevičius each scored three points, easing Dzūk’s lag, and after two halves, Pasvalys’ team led by 7 points (33:40).

Brankas Mirkovičius had already scored 18 points before the big break, while Alytus “Dzūkija” was not very successful in taking long shots, only 3 accurate shots of 15 attempts (20%).

The second half of the match began with successful bouts of Kristupas Žemaitis in attack. The defender of “Dzūkija” scored two triples, added a double point and thus reduced his team’s lag to 4 points (46:50).

In the last quarter, Kristupas Žemaitis himself did not stop, he started the most important team stream of the match, which for the first time allowed Alytus’s team to go ahead (69:67). G. Petrauskas’s students found no antidote for Dzūkija’s attack and Alytus’s guests celebrated the victory with the result 86:79.

Kristupas Žemaitis stood out in the Alytus team. The defender returned with a triple-double: he scored 21 points, bounced 8 balls and made 7 assists. He was well assisted by Gierdius Staniulis, who added 16 points and bounced 9 balls.

Brankas Mirkovičius was the most productive of the “Milk Stars” team, who scored 21 points.

Yannick Franke made his debut for the Pasvalys team this season from Betsafe-LKL. In the past, the Dutchman, who represented the Milk Stars, scored 10 points.

Danielis Amigo, Edagaras Želionis and team captain Arvydas Šikšnius did not compete for Pieno Žvaigždės team due to injuries.

Dzūkija“: Kristupas Žemaitis 21 (8th rec., 7th res.

“Milk stars”: Branko Mirkovičius 21 (5/7 triples), Tomas Lekūnas 19 (eighth section), Paulius Petrilevičius 16 (eighth section), Yannickas Franke 10.

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