“7bet-Lietkabelis” (4-5), who met at home for the first time, had to admit the superiority of the opponents – 76:90 (21:16, 18:21, 19:32, 18:23) .
The Lithuanian vice-champions (23:16), who were leading by 7 points at the beginning, fell into a hole in the third quarter, where the guests scored 6 triples.
The combative Panevėžys almost eliminated the double-digit lead of the opponents and came close to an accurate shot at the end of the fourth quarter (72:74), but again they did not defend and missed 90 points.
“Wiring”: Kristianas Kullame (2/8 triples, 6 rebounds), Benas Griciūnas (0/5 penalties) and Vytenis Lipkevičius (5 rebounds) – 12 each, Gyorgy Golomanas (6 rebounds) and Jamelas Morris – 11 each, Mantas Rubštavičius 8.
“Youth”: Henry Ellenson 17 (8 rebounds), Joel Parra 16 (5 rebounds), Andres Feliz 11 (3/3 triples), Pau Ribas 10 (5 assists), Yannick Kraag 9.
Fourth quarter
40 mins. Lietkabel’s first home defeat in Europe this season – 76:90.
39 mins Joventut wins three more points. Two accurate shots from distance, another after crossing the line, and the difference is again in double figures (75:85).
36 mins Four points in a row from young M.Rubštavičius and the difference between the two teams is just one accurate shot (72:74). Unfortunately, M. Rubštavičius himself was soon penalized with 5 fouls and his game ended.
34 mins Captain V.Lipkevičius lands an important triple, K.Kullamäe adds a double from one leg and Panevėžys comes to life (68:74).
The third quarter
30 minutes. The visitors explode with three points… They hit the sixth in this half and shoot ahead (56:68). Before the decisive quarter, the hosts find themselves in a double-digit gap (58:69).
26 mins. Kooooks B.Griciūnas putting, after catching the ball in the air. Soon, another one, after stealing the ball from A. Tomičius (52:55).
24 mins The third quarter starts without success for the hosts. The young M.Rubštavičius earns his fourth personal foul, and “Joventut” leads the result (46:52).
The second half
20 mins. At the end of the half, J. Morris scores a three-pointer and “Lietkabelis” remains ahead after the first half of the match (39:37).
17 mins A. Tomičius is becoming an increasingly important factor on the pitch. The visiting rook has already scored 7 points and the result is tied (30:30).
13 mins Starting the half with points from Jamel Morris, “Lietkabelis” leads by 7 points (23:16), but from that moment the lines on N. Čanak’s forehead start to increase rapidly. The hosts fall into the hole, the difference is reduced to a minimum, and N. Čanakas asks for a match (23:22).
First half
10 minutes. After scoring only one triple out of six so far and having also conceded six balls under the basket to the opponents, “Lietkabelis” closes the first half with a lead of 5 points (21:16).
7 mins Kristian Kullamäe steals the ball from his opponents and puts it on top. The arena “Kalnapilis” stands up and “Lietkabelis” kicks the favorites home again (17:10).
3 mins. At the beginning of the game dominates the attack. The teams exchanged productive attacks and the captain V.Lipkevičius, who scores 5 points in a row, equalized the result (9:9).
One of the strongest teams in the Spanish basketball league brings Panevėžys three consecutive victories, counting all tournaments.
At the same time, Nenad Canak’s students are counting three failures in a row.
“Joventut” also visited Panevėžys in the last season of the European Cup. Then “Lietkabelis” celebrated the victory 87:77.
