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Kaunas Žalgiris (3-1), who was poor in the first half of the match, struggled even after the long break. Still, the country’s champions didn’t let the hosts make a splash.
The students of Martin Schiller, who used the twelve registered players, are on the move 81:67 (20:21, 21:11, 25:21, 15:14) turned out to be an advantage over Pasvalys’ Milk Stars (1-3).
For the first time, Patricio Garino from Argentina wore the Žalgiris jersey at Pasvalys. However, the game was not a success for him: during the 6 minutes played, the forward had a negative utility. There were also corrections to the fifth Kaunas starter: Steve Vasturi, who has always been there until now, was replaced by an impressive match played by Rokas Jokubaitis on Thursday in the Euroleague.
Marius Grigonis and Lukas Lekavičius made a huge contribution to the victory in the ranks of the Kaunas team: the defending duo scored 16 points each, Joffrey Lauvergne added 13.
Experienced defender Branko Mirkovichius scored the most points in the Milk Stars, scoring 26 points (4/7 trit.), Assisted by Arvydas Šikšnius (12 points) and Jahens Manigat (7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 innings). , 4 times, 4 times).
The hosts started the match with more success, leading 17: 9 at the end of the first quarter. Such a start was determined by B. Mirkovich’s fantastic attack from afar. At the end of the half, the Bulgarian had up to 16 points on his account.
Kaunas outscored their opponents only at the end of the first half of the match (30:30), and they found the break with a sure advantage (41:32).
Before the break, Pasvalys basketball players managed to win the fight on rebounds – 20:14, but 11 errors were made, so even 45 percent accuracy did not allow them to be closer to the favorites.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the hosts lost midfielder Daniel Amigo due to injury, and a little later one of the team leaders Paulius Petrilevičius and Arvydas Šikšnius received the fifth personal foul, but Kaunas still could not significantly increase the lead. : in the last quarter both teams met Žalgiris 66:53.
In the last quarter, Pasvalys couldn’t get close to the Lithuanian champions: the match ended with a score of 81:67.
“Milk stars”: B. Mirkovich 26, A. Šikšnius 12, A. Milutinovič 8.
Žalgiris: M. Grigonis and L. Lekavičius after 16, J. Lauvergne 13, N. Hayes 12.
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