Lithuania

Regular Season Round 27: Juventus - Zalgiris 71-73

Date: March 19, 2017
Fifth-ranked Juventus (15-12) made lots of trouble for first ranked Zalgiris (24-3) in Utena on Sunday. The visitors from Kaunas managed to secure only two-point victory 73-71. However their fans expected much easier game. The guests trailed by 9 points after three quarters before their 23-12 charge, which allowed them to win the game. The best player for the winners was international point guard Lukas Lekavicius (180-94) who scored 15 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). French guard Leo Westermann (197-92, agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 10 points and 4 assists. Zalgiris' coach Sarunas Jasikevicius used entire bench in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Jamar Diggs (188-88, college: Wofford, agency: Octagon Europe) who recorded 18 points and 5 rebounds and forward Gytis Sirutavicius (195-83) added 18 points respectively. Defending champion maintains first place with 24-3 record. Juventus at the other side keeps the fifth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Vytautas. Zalgiris are looking forward to face Dzukija (#8) in Alytus in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Juventus will play at home against Neptunas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  JUVENTUS (coach: Kestutis Kemzura)71
  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 +/-
5 gaDDs, ziBiQ 87 9-68 (02.4%) 5-4 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 4 8 0 6 4 8 8 5 5 9 62 7 -0
7 AaQuUiLaZaus, GFUas 83 8-4 (11.9%) 3-0 (25%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 8 8 8 4 8 5 5 5 6 62 69 -3
63 CRpuViaUas, kiadis 83 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 8 0 9 6 3 4 6 5 8 1 4 -4 -4
85 AilRjDi, giajaus 83 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 1 9 8 5 6 8 5 5 6 6 9 0
22 AulsVas, kFUiuUis 84 6-0 (85%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 6 8 5 6 5 8 5 8 -4 -8
8 maZViusVas, gILas 84 3-9 (09.6%) 5-6 (5%) 0-0 (655%) 5 5 5 3 8 0 1 5 8 5 64 85 2
38 kisFlaus, kildis 62 8-8 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 3 6 5 5 5 5 9 3 -4
66 mRsU, SiQIj 61 5-3 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 8 5 5 5 4 -6 -4
33 GildaVis, PLadanus 63 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 6 8 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 1 9 -4
80 XaVaUajis, tDjaus  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   67-34 (33.8%) 1-60 (35.5%) 60-86 (96.3%) 9 85 89 66 86 60 63 6 1 61 96 09  


  ZALGIRIS (coach: Tomas Masiulis)73
  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 +/-
1 kilajsVis, Oiulaus 86 6-6 (655%) 5-4 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 8 8 6 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 -9
86 baliVjas, SQUuQis 85 5-6 (5%) 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 8 1 5 -63
60 ziLUIVis, eIMRQUis 62 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 8 4 0 8 5 8 5 8 5 5 0 66 5
4 OijDIs, KRLaj 69 8-0 (35%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 4 9 6 -1
64 zijVujis, Oiulaus 63 6-8 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 8 4 5 6 4 5 5 5 8 4 8 -7
00 HiQURjsURaj, osiaih 62 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 6 4 6 5 4 5 4 5 6 3
78 tlijILis, qdDiQis 69 6-6 (655%) 4-4 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 6 8 4 6 5 8 5 5 5 5 68 62 63
3 vRViLaZaus, vuVis 61 4-4 (655%) 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 60 63 65
65 ARaMuUas, eRjildis 60 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 4 5 8 5 5 5 6 8 3 -3
68 bIUuB, mQIZV 63 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 5 6 6 6 5 5 8 4 6 3
33 KiLilaiusVis, SjUijis 64 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8 8 3 5 0 4 5 5 5 5 9 2 2
7 WRsURQBijj, vRI 66 8-8 (655%) 6-4 (44.4%) 4-3 (90%) 6 8 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 65 61 65
wIUil   63-81 (04.7%) 66-48 (43.3%) 68-60 (25.5%) 7 84 48 61 61 85 8 1 6 85 94 91  



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)