Lithuania

Regular Season Round 3: LSU-Baltai - Zalgiris 73-91

Date: October 21, 2011
Very expected game when 5th ranked Baltai Kaunas (1-2) lost at home to leader Zalgiris (4-0) 91-73 on Friday. The guests trailed by 1 point at the halftime before their 52-33 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Zalgiris had a 28-13 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a good game for international forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas (205-89) who led his team to a victory with 30 points and 6 rebounds. The former international guard Mantas Kalnietis (196-86, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Zalgiris' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Estonian forward Siim-Sander Vene (203-90) answered with 12 points and 6 rebounds and guard Edgaras Ulanovas (198-92) added 13 points in the effort for Baltai Kaunas. Four Zalgiris and five Baltai Kaunas players scored in double figures. Zalgiris have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 4-0 record, which they share with Rudupis. Loser Baltai Kaunas dropped to the seventh position with two games lost. Zalgiris will have a break next round. Baltai Kaunas will play on the road against Lietuvos rytas (#3) in Vilnius.
Top scorers:
Zalgiris: M.Kuzminskas 30+6reb+1ast, M.Popovic 16+2reb+3ast, M.Rakovic 15+6reb+1ast, P.Jankunas 11+5reb+6ast, M.Kalnietis 9+6reb+9ast, R.Javtokas 4+6reb+2ast
Baltai Kaunas: M.Delas 13+2reb+1ast, E.Ulanovas 13+4reb+3ast, S.Vene 12+6reb+3ast, M.Kupsas 10+3reb+1ast, Z.Janavicius 10+2reb+5ast, G.Zyle 9+3reb
gschID: 146407

  LSU-BALTAI73
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
3 zijiLaZaus, cFDaBijUis 43 6-7 (66.6%) 6-8 (05%) 0-1 (24.4%) 6 6 8 0 4 5 5 5 5 4 65 2 5
96 tlijILis, qdDiQis 44 4-1 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 8 8 3 4 8 5 6 5 5 6 64 62 5
7 kRjR, AaaB-AijdRQ 81 8-0 (35%) 8-9 (82.1%) 8-3 (05%) 3 8 1 4 0 5 5 5 5 6 68 1 5
37 Kupsis, bajdiuDis 88 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 6 8 5 8 6 5 5 65 64 5
60 gQujDalis, SdIBis 69 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 -6 5
69 gRlis, biQaI 87 4-7 (44.4%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 8 5 8 6 8 5 3 5 5 8 64 65 5
64 CRpuViaUas, kiadis 60 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 3 8 5
2 cFlR, GRdaBajis 65 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6 8 4 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 7 65 5
4 AIQIVis, Oiulaus 65 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 -4 5
wIUil   85-32 (36.9%) 9-62 (42.7%) 68-61 (90.5%) 68 64 80 63 86 5 2 6 5 66 94 14  


  ZALGIRIS (coach: Tomas Masiulis)91
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
67 KuJBajsVis, bajdiuDis 87 65-64 (91.7%) 8-3 (05%) 3-0 (25%) 8 3 1 6 4 5 6 8 5 4 45 45 5
64 zijVujis, Oiulaus 87 8-0 (35%) 6-6 (655%) 3-0 (25%) 5 0 0 1 4 5 8 5 5 5 66 86 5
7 KiljaRUas, bijUis 82 5-5 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 6 0 1 7 8 5 4 5 5 0 7 86 5
1 OIpILaZ, biQVI 81 8-8 (655%) 3-1 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 4 3 5 6 5 5 8 61 61 5
60 ziLUIVis, eIMRQUis 84 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 1 1 8 8 5 5 6 5 6 3 66 5
66 eiVILaZ, balILij 61 0-1 (24.4%) 5-5 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 6 0 1 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 60 88 5
65 gRlajajViaUas, wIBis 60 6-8 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 -4 5
86 baliVjas, SQUuQis 66 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 5 5 6 5 -6 5
68 KlaBiLaZaus, widis 65 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 6 6 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 5
3 viTsIj, wF 2 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 -6 5
wIUil   83-41 (11.9%) 65-86 (39.1%) 64-62 (98.8%) 1 82 43 84 85 5 2 4 5 60 76 661  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)