“Juventus” registered a victory against “Lietkabelis” team

Utena’s Uniclub Casino – Juventus (16-11) men took a huge step towards fourth place in the regular season and home court advantage in the quarterfinals.

Oliver Kostić’s pupils are away 91:78 (29:16, 25:25, 12:18, 25:19) tripped “7bet-Lietkabelis” from Panevėžys (14-13) and ensured mutual advantage, since before that both teams shared a victory.

It is now enough for Uteniškis to win at least one victory in the remaining three matches, and Panevėžys will no longer have a chance to overtake them. On Uteniškii road, there will also be Rytas of Vilnius, CBet of Jonava and Žalgiris of Kaunas. If “7bet-Lietkabelis” stumbles at least once, fighting against the clubs of Mažeikiai, Kėdainiai and Šiauliai, the Panevėžys will no longer have a chance to reach the top four.

On Sunday, Panevėžys showed character by coming back from a considerable deficit. The hosts, who started the match worse, trailed by a double-digit point difference throughout the first half of the meeting, and went into the break with a considerable deficit – 41:54.

However, the picture on the floor began to change when the teams returned to the floor in the third quarter. “7bet-Lietkabelis” quickly approached the rivals, while the teams were separated only by a throw (56:58). The guests stabilized their position and led the decisive 10-minute period with a 66:59 lead.

The fourth quarter was more reminiscent of the first part of the match – Uteniks, led by Evaldos Šaulis and TJ Starks, regained their assured advantage (79:66). In the remaining few minutes, the hosts tried to change the course of the match, but these efforts were in vain – the Utena team took an important victory from Panevėžys.

American defenders – TJ Starks and Scoochie Smith – led the Utenisks to victory. The former had 20 points and 23 assists, while the latter had 15 points, 8 assists and 25 assists.

The trio of players who made a similar contribution did not save the losers – Džordže Gagičius (14 points, 20 points of use), Deividas Sirvydis (20 points, 23 points of use) and Martynas Varnas (17 points, 20 points of use).

“7bet-Lietkabelis”: Deividas Sirvydis 20 (4/6 doubles, 2/7 triples, 4 rebounds, 23 nb), Martynas Varnas 17 (3/5 doubles, 2/4 triples, 4 assists), Džordže Gagič 14 (5/6 doubles, 4 rebounds), Vytenis Lipkevičius 8 (2/7 triples, 5 rebounds), Dovis Bičkauskis and Gediminas Orelikas (1/6 triples, 7 rebounds) .) 5 each, Paulius Valinskas 4 (2/5 doubles, -4 nb), Nikola Popovich 3, Gabrielius Maldūnas 2.

Uniclub Casino-Juventus: Tahjon Starks 20 (4/6 triples, 23 nb), Žygymantas Skučas 16 (6/7 doubles), Dayshon Smith 15 (2/6 doubles, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 25 nb ), Evaldas Šaulys 12 (2/6 doubles, 2/6 triples, 7 rebounds), Ajdinas Penava 9 (4/5 doubles, 7 rebounds), Šarūnas Beniušis 8, Marius Valinskas 6, Ernest Sederevich 3, Zachary Simmons 2.