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We remind you that in the first match of the quarter-final series held in Šiauliai on January 7, “Neptūnas” was stronger (91:76), so the Šiauliai team achieved a victory in the second leg with a difference of 16 points or more.
Many did not at all expect Šiauliai to be in the quarterfinals of the KMT tournament. In the eighth final against Alytus “Dzūkija” first duel, the Antanas Sireika students lost up to 25 points, but at home the Dzūkians were outscored by 27 points and created a true miracle.
They were also close to a miracle in the Švyturys arena. Although Neptune had a tangible advantage at the end of the second quarter (45:38), Sun’s basketball players did not withdraw from the fight.
The Yellows quickly re-weighed the outcome of the match in their favor and began to stride closer to the 15-point mark, which they finally reached thanks to a powerful 15: 2 streak.
“Šiauliai” led 76:61, but then “Neptūnas” responded with a mini 5: 0 boost. Although the guests came very close to the lead several times, which would have guaranteed them a place in the four finalists of the KMT tournament, they never did. they reached and finally stayed in the water.
Kaunas “Žalgiris”, who will defend the title of champion, will likely have rivals from Klaipėda in the semifinal, with a 16-point lead before the retaliatory match with Pasvalys “Pienovaigždės”.
Klaipeda “Neptune”: Žygimantas Janavičius 15 (3/6 trit., 4 res.), Matas Jogėla 14 (6/6 penalty, 5 reb.), Norbertas Giga (7 reb.) And Martynas Mažeika (8/8 fines) after 12 .
Šiauliai: Kaspars Berzinš 16, Arminas Urbutis 14 (5/5 penalty), Martynas Varnas (3/4 trit., 6 res., 18 points) 12, Andy Van Vlietas (8 rebounds) and Mindaugas Lukauskis after 11, Elvaras Fridriksson 9 (ed. 8).
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