Lithuania

Regular Season Round 23: Sakalai - Neptunas 97-98 OT

Date: April 13, 2012
Tenth-ranked Sakalai (5-17) used its home court advantage to challenge sixth ranked Neptunas (10-12) in Vilnius. The visitors from Klaipeda managed to secure only one-point victory 98-97. However their fans expected much easier game. The guests were ahead by 1 point but lost the second period ending it with a 7-point deficit before their 29-22 run, which allowed them to tie the game at the end of regular time. They were better in overtime eventually winning that period 15-14. Neptunas had a 30-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. Sakalai was plagued by 32 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for forward Laurynas Mikalauskas (205-85, college: Virginia) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Martynas Mazeika (193-85, agency: Limelight Hoops) helped adding 22 points and 7 rebounds. Neptunas' coach Paulius Juodis allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Guard Laurynas Samenas (192-88) responded with 20 points and 6 assists and forward Evaldas Baniulis (201-87, college: S.Carolina) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Four Neptunas and five Sakalai players scored in double figures. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Neptunas. They maintain sixth place with 10-12 record. Sakalai at the other side keeps the tenth position with 17 games lost. They share it with Lietkabelis.
Top scorers:
Sakalai: L.Samenas 20+2reb+6ast, E.Baniulis 14+5reb+2ast, V.Sirvydis 14+4reb+1ast, A.Peciukevicius 13+4reb+1ast, A.Butkevicius 13+4reb+1ast, A.Gydra 10+3reb
Neptunas: L.Mikalauskas 27+10reb+2ast, M.Mazeika 22+7reb, E.Dainys 14+4reb+4ast, M.Girdziunas 10+1reb+2ast, M.Ruikis 8+4reb, A.Viskontas 8+1reb+5ast
gschID: 165859

  NEPTUNAS (coach: Gediminas Petrauskas)98
  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 47 7-61 (01.4%) 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 6 1 9 5 3 5 5 5 5 4 88 69 5
63 baViliusVis, viuQFjis 49 7-68 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 7-64 (17.8%) 3 1 65 8 4 5 5 5 5 4 89 48 5
00 giajFs, qLildis 80 4-1 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8-0 (35%) 6 4 3 3 0 5 5 5 5 3 63 66 5
66 kilRaVi, SQUuQis 62 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 3 9 6 3 5 6 5 5 4 8 5 5
68 gijFs, eiaBujdis 69 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 6 8 4 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 9 1 5
7 euaVas, bijUis 81 5-5 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 5 3 5 6 5 5 5 2 65 5
2 GaQdJaujis, bajdiuDis 83 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 1-1 (655%) 5 6 6 8 6 5 6 5 5 6 65 61 5
3 kasVIjUis, Sadis 67 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 3-1 (11.9%) 5 6 6 0 4 5 6 5 5 6 2 65 5
64 mQujajs, SQUuQs 64 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -4 5
6 GildaVis, AaBis 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5
wIUil   82-06 (03.7%) 0-65 (05.5%) 89-47 (17.8%) 65 45 35 60 82 5 0 5 5 62 72 655  


  SAKALAI97
  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 +/-
65 muUVRLaZaus, SQjis 40 3-2 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 0-2 (18.0%) 8 8 3 6 0 5 6 8 5 5 64 63 5
9 AiBRjis, viuQFjis 82 1-2 (90%) 6-9 (63.4%) 0-1 (24.4%) 6 6 8 1 3 5 8 5 5 8 85 86 5
0 Kaiusis, SaLiQis 81 4-7 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5 3 3 6 0 5 6 5 5 5 9 4 5
7 GFdQi, SQLFdis 85 3-1 (11.9%) 5-8 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8 6 4 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 65 7 5
64 zIjRlaujis, Oiulaus 63 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 5
68 biUulas, eIlijdis 45 8-9 (82.1%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 5 3 5 4 6 5 8 3 8 5
46 mijaulas, qLildis 87 4-1 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 8-8 (655%) 4 8 0 8 3 5 6 5 5 6 63 68 5
66 AaQLFdas, kaQDajanus 86 8-3 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 3-1 (11.9%) 6 4 3 6 3 5 8 5 5 8 63 63 5
4 ORZauVRLaZaus, SuDusUis 69 3-1 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 8 8 3 6 0 5 5 5 5 8 64 66 5
69 OuVas, gRaLadis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
2 zRJuVRLaZaus, qdLajis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
61 GajULiajas, zIVuMis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   87-09 (05.7%) 1-83 (80.5%) 86-45 (95.5%) 63 67 44 64 48 5 65 3 5 66 79 29  



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)