Lithuania
Regular Season Round 16: Zalgiris - Neptunas 85-84
Date: February 26, 2012
Seventh-ranked Neptunas (6-10) made lots of trouble for top-ranked Zalgiris (14-0) in Kaunas on Sunday. Zalgiris managed to secure only one-point victory 85-84. However their fans expected much easier game. Neptunas was trailing by 7 points at halftime but managed to get 6-point lead after three quarters before a 25-18 charge of Zalgiris, which allowed them to win the game. They made 33-of-42 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game, while Neptunas only scored seventeen points from the stripe. 29 personal fouls committed by Neptunas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Croatian guard Marko Popovic (185-82, college: S.Idaho JC, agency: Alti Sport) fired 16 points for the winners. The former international guard Mantas Kalnietis (196-86, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 10 points and 5 assists. Guard Martynas Mazeika (193-85, agency: Limelight Hoops) produced 19 points and 5 rebounds and forward Simas Galdikas (203-87) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Neptunas players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Zalgiris have an impressive 14-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 14-0 record behind leader Lietuvos rytas. Neptunas lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with ten games lost. Zalgiris are looking forward to face Lietkabelis (#11) in Panevezys in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Neptunas will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Neptunas: M.Mazeika 19+5reb+3ast, M.Ruikis 18+2reb+1ast, S.Galdikas 16+7reb, E.Dainys 13+2reb+6ast, L.Mikalauskas 5+1reb, A.Viskontas 4+2reb+3ast
Zalgiris: M.Popovic 16+3reb+3ast, M.Kuzminskas 16, M.Kalnietis 10+4reb+5ast, M.Rakovic 9+3reb, D.Salenga 8+1reb+1ast, R.Javtokas 7+7reb+1ast
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)
Regular Season Round 16: Zalgiris - Neptunas 85-84
Date: February 26, 2012
Seventh-ranked Neptunas (6-10) made lots of trouble for top-ranked Zalgiris (14-0) in Kaunas on Sunday. Zalgiris managed to secure only one-point victory 85-84. However their fans expected much easier game. Neptunas was trailing by 7 points at halftime but managed to get 6-point lead after three quarters before a 25-18 charge of Zalgiris, which allowed them to win the game. They made 33-of-42 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game, while Neptunas only scored seventeen points from the stripe. 29 personal fouls committed by Neptunas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Croatian guard Marko Popovic (185-82, college: S.Idaho JC, agency: Alti Sport) fired 16 points for the winners. The former international guard Mantas Kalnietis (196-86, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 10 points and 5 assists. Guard Martynas Mazeika (193-85, agency: Limelight Hoops) produced 19 points and 5 rebounds and forward Simas Galdikas (203-87) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Neptunas players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Zalgiris have an impressive 14-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 14-0 record behind leader Lietuvos rytas. Neptunas lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with ten games lost. Zalgiris are looking forward to face Lietkabelis (#11) in Panevezys in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Neptunas will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Neptunas: M.Mazeika 19+5reb+3ast, M.Ruikis 18+2reb+1ast, S.Galdikas 16+7reb, E.Dainys 13+2reb+6ast, L.Mikalauskas 5+1reb, A.Viskontas 4+2reb+3ast
Zalgiris: M.Popovic 16+3reb+3ast, M.Kuzminskas 16, M.Kalnietis 10+4reb+5ast, M.Rakovic 9+3reb, D.Salenga 8+1reb+1ast, R.Javtokas 7+7reb+1ast
 NEPTUNAS (coach: Gediminas Petrauskas)84 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 9 | biJRaVi, biQUFjis | 40 | 8-9 (82.1%) | 4-1 (05%) | 1-65 (15%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 62 | 5 |
| 66 | kilRaVi, SQUuQis | 40 | 8-9 (82.1%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 9 | 4 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | euaVas, bijUis | 43 | 1-7 (11.9%) | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 66 | 5 |
| 63 | baViliusVis, viuQFjis | 61 | 8-9 (82.1%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| 3 | kasVIjUis, Sadis | 61 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | GildaVis, AaBis | 84 | 1-2 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 88 | 5 |
| 00 | giajFs, qLildis | 84 | 3-0 (25%) | 5-8 (5%) | 0-7 (00.1%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 69 | 5 |
| 68 | gijFs, eiaBujdis | 0 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | GaQdJaujis, bajdiuDis | 3 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 64 | mQujajs, SQUuQs | 3 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| wIUil | 81-32 (03.8%) | 0-63 (40.9%) | 69-82 (15.9%) | 60 | 63 | 87 | 63 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 23 | 96 | |||
 ZALGIRIS (coach: Tomas Masiulis)85 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 85 | AilRjDi, giajaus | 45 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-6 (5%) | 3-3 (655%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 5 |
| 7 | KiljaRUas, bijUis | 85 | 4-3 (90%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 65 | 5 |
| 83 | WRRBs, AIjjF | 85 | 6-6 (655%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 64 | zijVujis, Oiulaus | 62 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -8 | 5 |
| 66 | eiVILaZ, balILij | 68 | 3-0 (25%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 5 |
| 1 | OIpILaZ, biQVI | 88 | 5-6 (5%) | 8-0 (35%) | 65-68 (24.4%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 85 | 5 |
| 60 | ziLUIVis, eIMRQUis | 86 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-1 (05%) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 5 |
| 67 | KuJBajsVis, bajdiuDis | 67 | 0-1 (24.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 1-9 (20.9%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 69 | 5 |
| 9 | vapVRLaZaus, kFURjas | 64 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-4 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 65 | gRlajajViaUas, wIBis | 68 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-3 (5%) | 3-3 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 68 | KlaBiLaZaus, widis | 9 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| wIUil | 85-89 (93.6%) | 3-85 (85.5%) | 44-38 (92.1%) | 9 | 69 | 83 | 60 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 20 | 73 | |||
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)
