Lithuania

Regular Season Round 31: Lietuvos rytas - Siauliai 78-68

Date: April 23, 2014
The game between third ranked Siauliai (18-14) and fourth ranked Lietuvos rytas (17-2) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Siauliai was defeated by Lietuvos rytas in Vilnius 78-68. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Siauliai. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. It was a great evening for the former international Renaldas Seibutis (196-85) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points. Colombian power forward Juan Palacios (203-85) helped adding 15 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side power forward Julius Jucikas (205-89) responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and American point guard Derek Needham (180-90, college: Fairfield) scored 14 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lietuvos rytas maintains fourth place with 17-2 record. Defending champion Siauliai keeps the third position with 14 games lost. Lietuvos rytas are looking forward to face Zalgiris (#6) in Kaunas in the next round. Siauliai will play at home against Juventus and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Lietuvos rytas: R.Seibutis 19+4reb+2ast, J.Palacios 15+8reb+2ast, O.Cook 12+3reb+6ast, S.Babrauskas 7+5reb+2ast, E.Bendzius 6+2reb+2ast, A.Kavaliauskas 6+3reb
Siauliai: J.Jucikas 18+5reb, D.Needham 14+1reb+4ast, V.Sulskis 11+3reb, B.Osby 6+3reb, T.Leslie 6+7reb+1ast, R.Giedraitis 5+3reb+1ast
gschID: 268114

  LIETUVOS RYTAS (coach: Giedrius Zibenas)78
  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 CIIV, PBiQ-AhiQaf 82 5-5 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 1 6 5 4 5 5 6 68 86 5
86 KiLilaiusVis, SjUijis 60 4-1 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 5 0 6 6 5 8 8 1 -6 5
63 PQRlaVis, GRdaBajis 63 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 4 8 -6 5
64 GRZRLaZaus, biQUFjis 63 5-6 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
80 AIjDiali, giQaus 64 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 6 8 8 6 8 5 5 5 5 0 1 5
0 miMQiusVis, AURpIjis 81 5-8 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 9-2 (29.0%) 6 3 0 8 8 3 6 5 5 6 9 66 5
65 ARaMuUas, eRjildis 80 0-2 (18.0%) 8-8 (655%) 4-3 (90%) 3 5 3 8 6 4 4 6 6 6 67 80 5
7 OiliZaIs, zuij 83 3-2 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 9-66 (14.1%) 3 3 2 8 8 2 5 5 5 5 60 84 5
88 mRjdJaus, qaBijUis 88 4-3 (90%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 8 4 6 5 5 5 6 1 4 5
60 gITdRll, ciMaij 66 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 4 5 6 5 5 6 3 8 5
46 zRlILiZ, AURLij 3 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 -6 5
61 vFdRVi, wiuULFdis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   85-36 (32.2%) 1-69 (40.4%) 85-89 (93.6%) 64 62 46 67 86 85 7 8 4 65 92 21  


  SIAULIAI (coach: Darius Songaila)68
  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 +/-
4 XRRdhiB, gRQRV 48 4-4 (655%) 8-0 (35%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 6 6 3 6 4 6 5 5 8 63 61 5
84 vRslaR, wQiLas 88 4-2 (49.0%) 5-8 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 6 1 9 6 8 6 5 5 5 3 1 5 5
66 zuZaVis, zulaus 86 2-7 (22.7%) 5-5 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 4 8 0 5 6 4 6 5 5 6 62 84 5
86 viMuZVis, SQjis 62 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 4 8 8 5 5 5 4 8 5
63 bZCluQR, giLad 68 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 -6 5
64 GaRdQiaUas, eIVis 84 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 6 8 4 6 4 4 5 8 6 4 0 6 5
7 OiViBijas, giQaus 88 8-0 (35%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 4 6 5 6 5 5 8 3 1 5
2 AulsVas, kFUiuUis 86 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 4-3 (90%) 4 5 4 5 6 0 5 5 5 6 66 63 5
83 PsMF, miBMilR 64 8-8 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 5 8 1 0 5
65 KuBpFs, bIdRsUis 1 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 -0 5
85 CIIpRQ, ChQas 0 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5
60 eiBisiusVis, oDjis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   85-42 (08.1%) 0-60 (44.4%) 64-83 (03.8%) 2 86 87 64 85 86 1 4 8 61 12 14  



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)