Baltic League

Semi-Finals Game 1: VEF Riga - Lietuvos rytas 61-89

Date: April 28, 2012
Lietuvos Rytas joined their archrivals Zalgiris in Baltic League Final. The Vilnius powerhouse eased past VEF Riga in the semifinal in Siauliai tonight. Dovydas Redikas knocked down 16 points to lead the winners. VEF Riga will take on Siauliai in the consolation final tomorrow. Lietuvos Rytas entered the game aggressively. The Lithuanian team knocked down 27 points in the opening quarter to ensure an 8-point lead. Lietuvos Rytas stretched the lead in the second frame. They accumulated a 47:31 halftime advantage. VEF Riga struggled to stay within any hopeful distance from their opponents. Lietuvos Rytas easily surpassed 20-point lead mark and gained a 71:46 advantage with one period remaining. VEF Riga never recovered in the final stanza as Lietuvos Rytas marched to the win at the end. Lawrence Roberts accounted for 14 points for the Lithuanian team. Predrag Samardziski added 12 points for the winners. Kaspars Berzins answered with 11 points for VEF Riga. Antanas Kavaliauskas had 10 points in the loss.
  LIETUVOS RYTAS (coach: Giedrius Zibenas)89
  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 +/-
68 galFs, kalBijUis 84 6-3 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 4-4 (655%) 6 0 1 3 4 5 8 5 5 8 2 61 5
67 eisaZ, SlRVsijdiQ 85 6-8 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 2 4 5
69 kilijZaujis, zIjis 62 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 0 0 5 6 5 6 8 5 8 9 65 5
0 miMQiusVis, AURpIjis 2 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 0 9 5
86 zIBijUis, SQUuQis 2 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 8 9 5
48 eRdaVis, gILFdis 81 3-0 (25%) 8-8 (655%) 8-3 (05%) 8 4 0 4 3 5 8 5 5 6 61 85 5
3 giBMQiusVis, Oiulaus 81 3-1 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 4 5
9 eIMRQUs, viTQRjZR 84 4-3 (90%) 8-8 (655%) 8-3 (05%) 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 63 63 5
1 eaZR, wFQRsR 84 5-6 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 0-0 (655%) 5 6 6 0 8 5 5 5 5 0 2 0 5
63 AiBiQdJasVa, OQRdQiD 86 1-2 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 8 4 5 6 6 5 6 68 61 5
60 KiURlFjis, bajdiuDis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
65 ARaMuUas, eRjildis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   84-42 (15.0%) 7-69 (08.7%) 61-88 (98.9%) 0 83 87 61 62 5 7 3 5 62 27 656  


  VEF RIGA (coach: Martins Gulbis)61
  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 +/-
68 zijaZRjIVs, KQasUips 80 5-0 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 5 5 8 4 -8 5
83 balliDR, CuQUas 83 6-1 (61.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 1 3 5 4 6 5 3 8 6 5
63 mRQJajs, KispiQs 86 4-0 (15%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 6 8 5 6 5 5 8 66 68 5
86 KiLilaiusVis, SjUijis 86 3-7 (33.3%) 5-5 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 3 4 9 6 4 5 5 5 5 6 65 65 5
7 zihILaZs, GiUas 62 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 5 -4 5
88 kRjR, AaaB-AijdRQ 67 3-0 (25%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 4 0 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 2 3 5
85 mialRF, biuQaZR 62 8-4 (11.9%) 5-4 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 6 8 4 5 3 5 8 6 5 8 9 9 5
65 kilURQs, Aijdas 60 4-0 (15%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 1 0 5
48 Ciaj, wFlRQ 60 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 6 5
44 mRQJajs, zijas 65 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
60 GRVs, giLas 9 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 0 5
36 ciLiZVis, gIjiUis 0 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 3-3 (655%) 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 5
wIUil   67-39 (35.3%) 3-62 (88.8%) 66-64 (23.1%) 68 69 87 63 86 5 7 8 5 69 16 39  



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)