NKL Round 10: Suduva-Mantinga loses #1 position - Nov 10, 2012
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There were many interesting games last round. The round ended with change at the leadership position, favorites losing the games and games ending by tiny margin.
Round 10 in NKL means a new league leader. The biggest surprise took place in Vilnius where host S.Marciulionio (5-5) beat league's leader Suduva-Mantinga (7-3) 72-64 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Suduva-Mantinga. S.Marciulionio dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Suduva-Mantinga's 28. S.Marciulionio forced 25 Suduva-Mantinga turnovers. Forward Edgaras Zinevicius (202-93) fired a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Guard Marius Pociukonis (190-82) chipped in 19 points. S.Marciulionio's coach Gintaras Kruckauskas used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Audrius Mineikis (201-77) produced 18 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. S.Marciulionio moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Suduva-Mantinga at the other side dropped to the third position with three games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Mazeikiai. Suduva-Mantinga will play next round against strong Statyba trying to make it back to the top of the standings. S.Marciulionio will try to continue on its current victory against fourteenth ranked Nafta Universitetas in Klaipeda. Important game to mention about took place in Kaunas. Second ranked Mazeikiai (8-2) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging 5th ranked Zalgiris-Sabonio (6-4) 75-74 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Zalgiris-Sabonio. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Osvaldas Macernis (196-82) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 6 rebounds. Andrius Mazutis contributed with 12 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Paulius Sorokas (197-92) replied with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for Zalgiris-Sabonio. Zalgiris-Sabonio's coach Tomas Masiulis tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Mazeikiai have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Statyba. Zalgiris-Sabonio at the other side dropped to the sixth place with four games lost. They share the position with Zanavykas and Olimpas. Mazeikiai will play against Dzukija (#5) in Alytus in the next round. Zalgiris-Sabonio will play on the road against Radviliskis and hopes to get back on the winning track. An interesting game was played in Alytus where host Dzukija (#7) won against one of their biggest challengers Meresta with 17-point difference 88-71 on Saturday evening. Bryan Harrison scored 23 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners. Dzukija's coach Mindaugas Jarusevicius allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Ignas Vaitkus responded with 21 points. Dzukija (6-3) moved-up to fifth place. Loser Meresta keeps the fourth position with four games lost. Dzukija will meet league's leader Mazeikiai on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Meresta will play against Silute and hope to secure a win. A very interesting game took place in . It ended with only two-point home defeat of higher ranked Olimpas (6-4) to twelfth ranked Perlas-MRU (5-5) 82-80 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Olimpas. Zydrunas Stankus notched 20 points and 5 assists to lead the effort. Perlas-MRU moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Newly promoted Olimpas keeps the sixth position with four games lost. Perlas-MRU's next round opponent will be Birstono (#17) and are hoping to win another game. Important game to mention about took place in . Seventeenth ranked Birstono (3-8) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 14th ranked Radviliskis (3-7) 70-68 on Saturday evening. Paulius Kleiza fired 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Birstono maintains seventeenth position with 3-8 record. Loser Radviliskis keeps the fourteenth place with seven games lost. Birstono will face higher ranked Perlas-MRU (#12) in Vilnius in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game.
Rest of the games of round 10 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Delikatesas was defeated by Nafta Universitetas in Klaipeda 58-54. Zanavykas beat Ezerunas-Karys at home 65-48. Silute won against Gargzdai on the opponent's court 82-67. Statyba managed to outperform Triobet in a home game 96-88. The best stats of 10th round was 27 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals by Martynas Linkevicius of Triobet.
There was an upset in Klaipeda where higher ranked Delikatesas (5-5) was defeated by fifteenth ranked Nafta Universitetas (3-7) 58-54 on Saturday. Delikatesas was trailing by 3 points at halftime but managed to get 3-point lead after three quarters before a 21-14 charge of Nafta Universitetas, which allowed them to win the game. Forward Viktoras Chodosovskis (200-89) fired 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Daniel Jokubaitis (193-94) chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Aivaras Kvedaravicius (184-88) produced 13 points and 5 rebounds and swingman Zilvinas Petraitis (194-88) added 15 points respectively for lost side. Nafta Universitetas moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Silute and Radviliskis. Loser Delikatesas dropped to the ninth position with five games lost. Nafta Universitetas will face higher ranked S.Marciulionio (#11) in Vilnius in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Top scorers: Nafta Universitetas: V.Chodosovskis 16+8reb+1ast, D.Jokubaitis 12+5reb+4ast, D.Zvinklys 11+4reb+1ast, D.Norkus 9+10reb+1ast, K.Timofejevas 6+1reb+3ast, D.Anuzis 4+4reb+2ast Delikatesas: Z.Petraitis 15+4reb+1ast, A.Kvedaravicius 13+5reb+2ast, D.Girdvila 12+6reb+1ast, M.Keras 6+7reb+2ast, P.Klemas 4+4reb+2ast, M.Pukinskas 4+3reb
No shocking result in a game when tenth ranked Zanavykas (6-4) defeated at home 13th ranked Ezerunas-Karys (4-7) 65-48 on Saturday. The game without a history. Zanavykas led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Zanavykas forced 20 Ezerunas-Karys turnovers and outrebounded them 43-32 including 29 on the defensive glass. Guard Edgaras Stanionis (193-88) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Center Vilius Sumskis (213-84, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds. Swingman Rokas Jukonis (194-90) produced 15 points and forward Raimundas Ambrulaitis (199-82) added 7 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Ezerunas-Karys' coach Mindaugas Kildisius let to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Zanavykas moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Zalgiris-Sabonio and Olimpas. Loser Ezerunas-Karys keeps the thirteenth position with seven games lost. Zanavykas will face Delikatesas (#10) in Joniskis in the next round. Ezerunas-Karys will play at home against Gargzdai-Bremena. Top scorers: Zanavykas: E.Stanionis 21+10reb+3ast, V.Sumskis 20+9reb, V.Vaiksnis 8+2reb+1ast, M.Uzupis 5+8reb+1ast, A.Pelss 4+4reb+5ast, P.Parachomikas 4+4reb+2ast Ezerunas-Karys: R.Jukonis 15+1reb+2ast, J.Narusis 9+4reb, M.Janisius 7+4reb, R.Ambrulaitis 7+8reb+1ast, G.Kulbis 5+2reb+1ast, K.Alekna 3+7reb+1ast
Important game to mention about took place in Kaunas. Second ranked Mazeikiai (8-2) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging 5th ranked Zalgiris-Sabonio (6-4) 75-74 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Zalgiris-Sabonio. The guests were tied after three quarters but managed to speed up in last quarter eventually winning the game. Strangely Zalgiris-Sabonio outrebounded Mazeikiai 46-28 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Osvaldas Macernis (196-82) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 6 rebounds. The former international point guard Andrius Mazutis (180-81) contributed with 12 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Paulius Sorokas (197-92) replied with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and center Arturas Gudaitis (208-93) added 12 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Zalgiris-Sabonio. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Zalgiris-Sabonio's coach Tomas Masiulis tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Mazeikiai have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Statyba. Zalgiris-Sabonio at the other side dropped to the sixth place with four games lost. They share the position with Zanavykas and Olimpas. Mazeikiai will play against Dzukija (#5) in Alytus in the next round. Zalgiris-Sabonio will play on the road against Radviliskis and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Mazeikiai: O.Macernis 16+6reb+2ast, R.Giedraitis 13+3reb+3ast, A.Mazutis 12+5reb+3ast, A.Kojenets 10+3reb, A.Mikutis 9+4reb, M.Sidlauskas 7+4ast Zalgiris-Sabonio: P.Sorokas 17+9reb+4ast, T.Dimsa 15+8reb+2ast, M.Grigonis 13+6reb+2ast, A.Gudaitis 12+11reb+2ast, J.Tamulis 5+5reb+1ast, N.Barauskas 4+4reb
Important game to mention about took place in . Seventeenth ranked Birstono (3-8) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 14th ranked Radviliskis (3-7) 70-68 on Saturday evening. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Radviliskis won third quarter 22-19. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Radviliskis 44-25 including a 22-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Paulius Kleiza (195-88) fired 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Forward Paulius Petrilevicius (201-91) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Darius Gricius (195-86) produced 16 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and point guard Laimonas Kutra (185-88) added 13 points respectively for lost side. Birstono maintains seventeenth position with 3-8 record. Loser Radviliskis keeps the fourteenth place with seven games lost. Birstono will face higher ranked Perlas-MRU (#12) in Vilnius in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Top scorers: Birstono: P.Kleiza 18+8reb+1ast, A.Ramonaitis 14+3ast, P.Petrilevicius 13+8reb+3ast, A.Oladimeji 9+13reb+1ast, S.Raupys 7+11reb, V.Valiulis 6+3reb Radviliskis: D.Gricius 16+5reb+1ast, L.Pipiras 14+3reb, L.Kutra 13+4reb+3ast, E.Kaupaitis 8+5reb+1ast, R.Rauktys 7+4reb, J.Zurna 6+2reb+6ast
Rather expected game when 18th ranked Gargzdai-Bremena (1-9) was defeated at home by sixteenth ranked Silute (3-7) 82-67 on Saturday. Silute forced 21 Gargzdai-Bremena turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American point guard Darius Lavonne Brents (180-88, college: Ashland) fired 15 points and 7 assists for the winners. Center Arturas Kaubrys (205-83) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. Five Silute players scored in double figures. Silute's coach Justas Brazas used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Mantas Martinkus (186-91) produced 15 points and 8 assists and forward Donatas Tarolis (201-94) added 10 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Silute moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Nafta Universitetas and Radviliskis. Gargzdai-Bremena lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with nine games lost. Silute will face higher ranked Meresta (#4) in Pakruojis in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Gargzdai-Bremena will play on the road against Ezerunas-Karys (#13) in Moletai. Top scorers: Silute: A.Kaubrys 19+5reb, E.Saulys 15+5reb+2ast, D.Lavonne Brents 15+2reb+7ast, M.Kasiulevicius 12+2reb+1ast, R.Brencius 10+4reb, A.Virsilas 6+1reb+5ast Gargzdai: M.Martinkus 15+4reb+8ast, D.Matutis 10+1reb+4ast, D.Tarolis 10+9reb, G.Sakalas 9+3reb, L.Jonuska 9+3reb+1ast, L.Lucinskas 6+6reb+1ast
Very predictable result in Vilnius where third ranked Statyba (8-2) beat 9th ranked Triobet (5-5) 96-88 on Saturday. Statyba dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Triobet's 36. They outrebounded Triobet 43-24 including a 31-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Karolis Brusokas (200-91) fired a double-double by scoring 14 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. Center Vitalijus Luksa (206-86) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Martynas Linkevicius (197-85) produced 27 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals and guard Tadas Sebeziovas (183-85) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Five Statyba and four Triobet players scored in double figures. Statyba keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Mazeikiai. Loser Triobet keeps the ninth place with five games lost. Statyba will face Suduva-Mantinga (#3) in Marijampole in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Triobet will play against Olimpas (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Statyba: D.Tarvydas 21+6reb+1ast, L.Kazlauskas 19+4reb+1ast, V.Luksa 18+10reb+3ast, O.Varanauskas 18+2reb+4ast, K.Brusokas 14+17reb, M.Paliukenas 4+2reb+1ast Triobet: M.Linkevicius 27+8reb+8ast, T.Sebeziovas 17+1reb+2ast, T.Milinskas 13+3reb+1ast, H.Vorotnikovas 10+2reb, V.Kruzikas 9+1reb+1ast, A.Urbonas 8+3reb+1ast
A very interesting game took place in . It ended with only two-point home defeat of higher ranked Olimpas (6-4) to twelfth ranked Perlas-MRU (5-5) 82-80 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Olimpas. Perlas-MRU made 19-of-24 charity shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Forward Zydrunas Stankus (197-78, college: Campbell) notched 20 points and 5 assists to lead the effort and power forward Mantas Virbalas (203-88) supported him with 19 points and 6 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!). Even 20 points by guard Tomas Domarkas (182-91) did not help to save the game for Olimpas. Guard Ignas Razutis (185-87) added 15 points and 4 assists for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Perlas-MRU moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Newly promoted Olimpas keeps the sixth position with four games lost. Perlas-MRU's next round opponent will be Birstono (#17) and are hoping to win another game. Top scorers: Perlas-MRU: Z.Stankus 20+4reb+5ast, M.Virbalas 19+6reb+2ast, A.Udras 15+10reb+2ast, J.Elvikis 12+4reb+1ast, Z.Kelys 8+2reb+3ast, D.Domarkas 6+3reb+6ast Olimpas: T.Domarkas 20+4reb, A.Maneikis 16+5reb, I.Razutis 15+3reb+4ast, M.Kazonas 12+1reb+1ast, J.Kazakauskas 8+5reb+3ast, O.Kaminskas 4+2reb+4ast
Round 10 in NKL means a new league leader. The biggest surprise took place in Vilnius where host S.Marciulionio (5-5) beat league's leader Suduva-Mantinga (7-3) 72-64 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Suduva-Mantinga. S.Marciulionio dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Suduva-Mantinga's 28. S.Marciulionio forced 25 Suduva-Mantinga turnovers. Forward Edgaras Zinevicius (202-93) fired a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Guard Marius Pociukonis (190-82) chipped in 19 points. S.Marciulionio's coach Gintaras Kruckauskas used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Audrius Mineikis (201-77) produced 18 points and 8 rebounds and center Mindaugas Kalvelis (205-80) added 11 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. S.Marciulionio moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Suduva-Mantinga at the other side dropped to the third position with three games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Mazeikiai. Suduva-Mantinga will play next round against strong Statyba trying to make it back to the top of the standings. S.Marciulionio will try to continue on its current victory against fourteenth ranked Nafta Universitetas in Klaipeda. Top scorers: S.Marciulionio: M.Pociukonis 19+4reb, E.Zinevicius 11+13reb+3ast, G.Staniulis 10+4reb+1ast, T.Rakauskas 7+4ast, A.Gydra 6+1reb+1ast, P.Lescinskas 5+1reb+1ast Suduva-Mantinga: A.Zibuda 19+5reb+1ast, A.Mineikis 18+8reb+2ast, M.Kalvelis 11+13reb+4ast, K.Pupinis 6+1reb, Z.Kuklierius 4+5reb+8ast, A.Cizikas 3+1reb+1ast
An interesting game was played in Alytus where host Dzukija (#7) won against one of their biggest challengers Meresta with 17-point difference 88-71 on Saturday evening. Dzukija outrebounded Meresta 39-23 including 26 on the defensive glass. American guard Bryan Harrison (188-84, college: Georgia Coll., agency: Global Sports Plaza) scored 23 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Polish center Cezary Trybanski (218-79) chipped in 14 points and 15 rebounds during the contest. Four Dzukija players scored in double figures. Dzukija's coach Mindaugas Jarusevicius allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side guard Ignas Vaitkus (189-93) responded with 21 points and guard Liudas Radavicius (188-88) scored 17 points. Dzukija (6-3) moved-up to fifth place. Loser Meresta keeps the fourth position with four games lost. Dzukija will meet league's leader Mazeikiai on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Meresta will play against Silute and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Dzukija: B.Harrison 23+9reb+9ast, P.Sakinis 15+3reb+1ast, C.Trybanski 14+15reb+1ast, T.Skripkauskas 13+1reb, M.Reminas 6+4reb+5ast, G.Kurtinaitis 6+3reb+1ast Meresta: I.Vaitkus 21+3reb, L.Radavicius 17+4reb+2ast, T.Gaidamavicius 10+2reb+7ast, B.Bagdonavicius 7+5reb, A.Povilaitis 5+6reb+3ast, D.Keburys 4+2reb
Lithuania University Team stun Russia U20 - Jun 17, 2013
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Lithuania University Team - Russia U20 110:71
Lithuania University Team stun Russia U20 in the first game of the friendly clash between two sides. The home side posted a comfortable 110:71 win in the opener.
Lithuania University Team started the game with a 27-22 rally and erupted with a 33-16 surge in the second frame. Moreover the hosts dominated the second half and won another two quarters [read more]
Lithuania University Team - Russia U20 110:71
Lithuania University Team stun Russia U20 in the first game of the friendly clash between two sides. The home side posted a comfortable 110:71 win in the opener. Lithuania University Team started the game with a 27-22 rally and erupted with a 33-16 surge in the second frame. Moreover the hosts dominated the second half and won another two quarters. Lithuania University Team won the third period 27-15 and then finished the game with 23-17 in the last stanza. Eimantas Bendzius (203-F-90) stepped up with 17 points for the winners and Adomas Drungilas (203-C-90) as well as Vytenis Cizauskas (190-SG-92) netted 15 each. Gediminas Orelikas (200-G/F-90) added 12, whilst Butkevicius had 10. Denis Zakharov (193-PG-93) replied with 16 points in the losing effort and Evstafev had 11. Alexander Zakharov (204-F/G-93) and Vladislav Trushkin (201-F-93) followed them with 10 points apiece. On Monday Lithuania U20 will take on Russia U20.
Russia U20 exchange victories with Lithuania U19 - Jun 15, 2013
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Russia U20 exchange victories with Lithuania U19 in the friendly clashes in Druskininkai.
In Game 1 Russian players celebrated a 76:67 win. They started the game with 19-18 lead and then dominated the second half. Russia posted a 27-21 rally in the third period and finished the game with 18-12 in the last stanza. Denisas Krestininas (202-F-94) scored 12 points for the hosts, while Marius Grigonis (198-F-94) and Donatas Tarolis (201-F-94) had 10 each [read more]
Russia U20 exchange victories with Lithuania U19 in the friendly clashes in Druskininkai. In Game 1 Russian players celebrated a 76:67 win. They started the game with 19-18 lead and then dominated the second half. Russia posted a 27-21 rally in the third period and finished the game with 18-12 in the last stanza. Denisas Krestininas (202-F-94) scored 12 points for the hosts, while Marius Grigonis (198-F-94) and Donatas Tarolis (201-F-94) had 10 each. In Game 2 Lithuania U19 won 79:69. Russia grabbed 17-16 lead, but he hosts erupted with a 25-15 surge in the second frame. Lithuania also added 21-12 surge in the last stanza to win the game. Justas Tamulis (194-SF-94, agency: Beo Basket) top-scored for the winners with 20 points, while Donatas Tarolis netted 12. Lukas Lekavicius (180-G-94) delivered 11 and Tomas Dimsa had 10. Aleksandr Gudumak (203-C-93) replied with 15 points in the losing effort.
Juventus: took 3rd place (5-5) in Group B of the First Stage, took 3rd place
(4-2) in Group G of the Second Stage
Lietkabelis: took 2nd place (8-2) in Group B of the First Stage, took 4th
(last) place (1-5) in Group E of the Second Stage
LSU-Baltai: took 5th (last) place (1-7) in Group D of the First Stage
Naglis Palangos: took 3rd place (5-5) in Group A of the First Stage, took
4th (last) place (0-6) in Group F of the Second Stage
Nevezis: took 5th place (4-6) in Group C of the First Stage
Pieno Zvaigzdes: took 1st place (8-0) in Group D of the First Stage, took
1st place (4-2) in Group G, lost to Kalev/Cramo 1-1 (-14) in the Quarterfinals
Rudupis: took 1st place (10-0) in Group C of the First Stage, took 1st place
(5-1) in Group F of the Second Stage, lost to Ventspils 1-1 (-19) in the Finals
!!!
Sakalai: took 4th place (5-5) in Group C of the First Stage, took 4th (last)
place (1-5) in Group H of the Second Stage
Siauliai: took 2nd place (8-2) in Group A of the First Stage, took 1st place
(4-2) in Group H of the Second Stage, lost to Ventspils 1-1 (-4) in the
Quarterfinals
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