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The preparation match for the Olympic team continues in Kaunas, even without the participation of the Lithuanian team.
The Russian team in the arena “Žalgiris” 73:83 (11:25, 15:11, 22:21, 25:26) did not resist against the Dominican Republic.
The Russians played very poorly in the first half, trailing by 14 points (11:25). Later, the gap between the teams melted, but Sergei Bazarevich’s students failed to take the initiative.
Michael Torres became the most outstanding player of the match, scoring 21 points in 29 minutes (4/7 two points, 2/5 three points, 7/10 free throws), bouncing 4, serving 3 and losing 4 balls, making 4 assists and causing 7 fouls.
The Russians lost the fight for the ball in this match until 26:38 and allowed opponents to shoot 3-pointers with an accuracy of 54 percent (13/24).
Dominican Republic is still in Kaunas – on Thursday this team will fight again against the Lithuanians, who lost 62:95 in the first match.
Russia: Timofejus Mozgovas (6 rebounds, 5 errors) and Mikhail Kulagin (4/7 triples) at 16, Artyom Komolov 11 (3/6 triples), Antonas Astapkovičius 10 (6 rebounds).
Dominican Republic: Michael Torres 21, Victor Lisa 19 (v. 6), Jonathan Araujo 13 (v. 12), Luis Santos, Angel Nunez and Gelvis Solano (1/11 colon, 8 res.) 8 each.
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