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Darius Maskoliūnas could play only 10 basketball players in this match. Eimantas Bendžius left our national team’s camp before the match with the Latvians, and Artūras Gudaitis and Arnoldas Kulboka did not go to Tallinn.
On Friday, after the 85:92 extension, the Lithuanians landed in Estonia, who will play with the Latvians on Sunday and will win the tournament in case of victory.
Lithuania gained a double-digit lead at 23:12 in the first half and continued to grow. Marius Grigonis finished the second half with two three points in a row and our team beat opponents 49:27.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Lithuania gained a 25-point lead, but stuck and lost section 0:13. During the first nine minutes of the quarter, D. Maskoliūnas’ students scored just 5 points and the lead decreased to just 8 points.
Still, he managed to score five more points in the last 30 seconds and regain a double-digit lead of 59:46.
In the last quarter, the Lithuanians scored quickly and, five minutes before the match, they defeated Latvia again 74:51.
Our team won the fight under the baskets, even 47:32.
Lithuania: Marius Grigonis 19, Laurynas Birutis 13, Marekas Blaževičius 12, Mantas Kalnietis, Tadas Sedekerskis and Lukas Lekavičius 7 each, Tomas Dimša and Arnas Butkevičius 5 each, Rokas Jokubaitis 4, Edgaras Ulanovas 3 points.
Latvia Robertas Berzinis 22, Edgaras Lasenbergas and Andris Misteris 9 points each, Karlis Šilinis 7 points, Edmundas Elksnis 4 points, Artis Ate, Kristapas Dargais, Artjomas Butjankovas and Marcis Šteinbergas 2 points each.
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