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After playing poorly in the first part of the match, Kaunas “Žalgiris” lost the final of the Euroleague tournament.
Martino schillerio students 70:88 (13:23, 10:23, 27:17, 20:25) landed on the Milan AX Armani basketball players.
The Milan club was unstoppable Kevin Punter, who scored 26 points, hitting six of nine points.
The entire Milan team hit as many as 16 3-pointers out of 29 and committed just five errors.
In the ranks of the Kaunas club he scored a single double-digit number of points Thomasas Walkupas (13) and Artūras Milaknis (10).
Žalgiris’s team scored the first five points of the match. But then the AX Armani rep took the initiative Kevin Punter brought forth the Italians. At the end of the quarter, the attack of “Žalgiris” got stuck and Shavono shieldso points increased the difference to 10 points – 13 – 23.
Kaunas’ attack in the second half remained stalled. They scored just five points in the first six minutes of the quarter and “Žalgiris” deficit had increased to 18 points. Then the triple is hit with the siren Marius grigonis interrupted the dry section and smoothed the marker 21-36.
The Italian team continued to attack with precision from a distance, and in the last minute of the second quarter Kyle’o Hineso points increased the difference to 21 points. After two halves, the hosts were 23 – 46 behind.
The hosts recovered after a long break. In the fourth minute of the third quarter Artūras Milaknis the three points reduced the deficit to 15 points. Later, Rokas Jokubaitis’s 3-pointer approached 47-61 in the last minute of the quarter.
Žalgiris scored more points in the third half (27) than in the first half of the duel (23).
The people of Žalgiris started the last quarter with energy, at the beginning of which M. Geben intervened, and later the triple by L. Lekavičius softened the result 55 – 65.
K. Punter’s 3-pointers did not allow him to get close, and after another three-point difference from the American, the difference increased to 18 points. Sh.Shields’ long pitch raised the gap to 21 points and the hosts did not escape for the remaining four minutes.
On the first day of the tournament, the people of Žalgiris celebrated their victory over Panathinaikos in Athens, and the Italians defeated ALBA in Berlin.
Žalgiris: Thomas Walkup 13, Artūras Milaknis 10, Joffrey Lauvergne 9 (8th chamber), Marius Grigonis 8, Nigel Hayes (0/6 trit.) And Martin Geben 7 each.
“AX Armani”: Kevinas Punteris 26 (6/9 trit.), Malcolmas Delaney 14, Sergio Rodriguezas 11, Zachas LeDay’us 8, Shavonas Shieldsas 7.
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