An incredible atomic knot – “wolves” came out of the hole of 19 points and beat “Neptune” with a siren

The Uostamis team played impressively in the second quarter, which they won by as much as 31:14, and accumulated an advantage of as many as 19 points (46:27).

“Neptūnas” kept it in the third quarter as well, and after 30 minutes of the game they still had a safe lead of 67:53.

But in the fourth quarter, the “wolves” coached by Ned Pacevičius rose to attack.

The guests raced 22:11 and with two minutes left they were breathing on the backs of “Neptunes” – 80:83.

Ignas Sargiūnas had given air to his team with penalties, but Rasheed Sulaimonas nailed a long shot with 31 seconds left. and the intrigue reached its peak (83:85).

In its attack, “Neptūnas” did not manage to make a shot in 24 seconds and the visitors from the capital had 5 seconds. for his decisive attack.

In it, R. Sulaimonas took the initiative again, hitting an incredible three-pointer through the hands of the opponents and snatching the Wolves’ victory 86:85 as the siren sounded.

After losing for the 15th time, “Neptūnas” is still fighting for the fifth place in the regular season. If it remains sixth, the Klaipėda club will meet again in the quarter-finals with “Wolves Twinsbet”, who will definitely finish third.

Both teams have one game left in the regular season.

Neptune: Martynas Pacevičius 16 (23 nb), Ėuolas Tubelis 14, Žygimantas Janavičius (8 assists) and Thomas Rutherford – 10 each, Ignas Sargiūnas 9.

Wolves Twinsbet: Rasheed Sulaimonas 24 (4/7 tr., 30 .b.), Jeff Tayloras 16 (5 rebounds for.), Vaidas Kariniauskas 12, Kristupas Žemaitis 7, Eigirdas Žukauskas 6.