The Nostra.lt-RKL final four matches ended in Kėdainiai, where it became clear that the strongest team from Plungė “Olimpo” was this season.
Pupils of Mindaugas Tamušauskas 83:77 (20:20, 24:26, 21:19, 18:12) defeated the hosts Kėdainiai Sports Center basketball players.
It was a dramatic and even battle throughout the match. The teams went to the break with a difference of 2 points (46:44), and after the third quarter neither team was able to gain an advantage (65:65).
With 1.10 minutes to play before the end of the game, Nojus Bukauskas scored two points with a foul and reduced the deficit of the Kedana team to a minimum (77:78). However, the decisive word was given by the Plungians. With 14 seconds left, Nojus Radžius hit a three-pointer, which cemented the lead of “Olimpo” (81:77).
Kėdainians failed to attack, and the same N.Radžius threw two free throws to close the issue of the winner.
Having achieved victory, Plunge “Olimpas” not only won gold medals, but also gained the right to compete in the National Basketball League (NKL).
The winners were led by Dominykas Matutis scoring 14 points, Nojus Radžius scored 13, Deivydas Šeršenis added 12 points. D. Matutis, who played the most productive matches, was chosen as the most useful basketball player of the final four.
Laurynas Danieliaus’ 17 points did not save Kėdainiai, Nojus Bukauskas and Ignas Lukošius scored 13 each, Arminas Kelmelis and Rokas Ūzas added 11 points each.
After a painful failure in the semifinals of the Nostra-RKL A division finals, “Biržai” will win bronze medals.
Pupils of Žydrūnas Kačinskas in the match for 3rd place 84:69 (20:19, 17:13, 29:17, 22:16) surpassed “Tauragė”.
The first half of the match was tough, but inspired by Ervin Černiaus’ successful run, Tauragiški went into the break with a 3-point advantage (36:33).
In the third quarter, the picture changed drastically and “Birža” led by Dovydas Rimkaus started dictating their conditions. A quarter won by a double-digit point difference (29:17) allowed the Birzeans to gain a 9-point advantage (62:53).
In the middle of the decisive quarter, D. Rimkus hit his third long shot and gave the Aukštaitija club a 15-point lead (74:59).
“Tauragė” basketball players were unable to recover from the rush of their rivals, while “Biržai” were happy with the medals they won after a long break.
The last time the people of Birze won medals in the 2013-2014 season, when they triumphed in the battles of the B division.
For the winners, Dovydas Rimkus scored 26 points, Kipras Urbanavičius scored 19, Simonas Kriaučiūnas added 10 points.
Team captain Gvidas Galinauskas scored 16 points for Tauragiski, Justas Vazalis scored 13, Augustinas Krūminis and Ervinas Černis added 10 points each.
“Long break”: Pasval’s future, Antetokounmpo’s approach to basketball, the “culprits” of “Lietkabel”, a question mark about “Šiauliai” Lithuanians, commendable work of “Nevėžys”, Kosticius who earned a contract and a reflection of the work of CBet’s management
