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This is Vilnius’ thirteenth consecutive victory in the championship. The last time Vilnius residents recorded a series of this length was in 2017-2018. season.
Arnas Butkevičius and Kristjanas Kitsingas did not help Rytas, and the residents of Utena are waiting for the returning leader Vaidas Kariniauskas.
Despite the losses, Vilnius residents fled the square without fear. The 14: 4 streak allowed him to gain a double-digit lead very early, and Mindaugas Girdžiūnas, who took over from the captain’s wing, stood out further: 9 points in almost 7 minutes.
The “morning” advantage reached 19 points in the second half (33:14), but the spree stopped a bit. Vilnius neighbors, led by Andrew Goudelock, Ivan Buva and M. Girdžiūnas, forgot their work on defense a bit and “Juventus” remained in the fight (53:44).
After the break, the people of Utena began to dictate their conditions – Mindaugas Kupšas used his height perfectly under the basket, managed to grab several balls and the intrigue returned (56:55).
Point to point in the confrontation to the climax, A. Goudelock made very important throws. His four consecutive points allowed the East to stay in the fight at a critical moment (77:75). Soon the people of Vilnius took the initiative (81:79).
At the beginning of the last minute, “Juventus” was the point ahead, but “Rytas” was saved by Dovis Bičkauskis, who scored a triple.
The Utensians had 17 seconds to escape. and Bryant Crawford shot from afar. The ball did not reach the goal, but the replay of the game showed that Augustas Marčiulionis fell on the opponent during the shot and probably fouled.
However, the match officials did not record a foul.
Some time later, the Utena club announced on Facebook that it had filed an official protest against the latest episode.
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Morning: Andrew Goudelockas 24, Ivanas Buva 18, Mindaugas Girdžiūnas 12, Dovis Bičkauskis 10.
“Juventus”: Bryantas Crawfordas 17, Mindaugas Kupšas 16, Martynas Gecevičius 15, Ignas Vaitkus 12, Žygimantas Skučas 10.
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