Zalgiris beat Baskonia 72-68 in a dramatic match in the last minutes at “Zalgirio Arena” for the 13th game of the Euroleague and reached 3-10, leaving the Basques at 4-9.
Yuri Zdovch’s players had the lead until the end of the third period and reached +9 in the fourth, but Basconia with a series of 6-0 reduced to -3 and Fontekio’s three-pointer brought 71-68, but a well-aimed shot Cavano shaped the final result.
The leaders of the winners were Lekavitsios with 13 and Nebo, Kalnietis with 10 points. For the Basques, Inok stood out with 13, Fontecchio with 12, Granger with 11 and Peters with 10 points.
Good start for Zalgiris, with Kalnietis sharing assists for 12-7 in 5 ‘. Inok with his actions in the Lithuanian basket helped the Spaniards to reduce at the end of the first ten minutes to -2. The Basques had 1/9 three-pointers, but also had 8 offensive rebounds during this period.
In the second half, the 12 assists of Lekavicius and the few offensive mistakes of the Lithuanian champions brought 40-32 at the end of the half, as Baldwin could not find a way to score for the guests.
In the third period, the American guard found some solutions in the attack, having the support of Fontekio and Sendekerskis, so the thirty minutes ended at 51-46.
In the fourth period, a 6-0 run by Basconia brought 61-57 in 34 ‘and Granger 63-60 in 37’, but Lekavitsius took matters into his own hands. Fontecchio reduced to 71-68, but in the last seconds with a shot formed the final result, after the misplaced three-pointer by Granger.
THE TEN MINUTES: 21-19, 40-32, 51-46, 72-68
ZALGIRIS (Zdovts): Webster 4 (2/5 shots, 1 assist, 4 errors), Blazevic 8 (3/5 two points, 2/2 shots), Lekavitsius 13 (3/5 two points, 1/2 three points, 4/4 shots, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals), Nimbo 10 (6 rebounds), Kalnieriis 10 (2/3 three points, 5 assists), Miniotas 2, Milaknis 6 (2), Dragic, Strelnieks 5 (1/6 three points), Cavano 9 (2 three points, 9 rebounds), Ulanovas 5 (8 rebounds)
BASCONIA (Spachia): Peters 10 (2/5 two points, 2/7 three points), Baldwin 7 (2/6 two points, 1/3 three points, 2 assists, 3 errors), Sendekerskis 7 (1 three points, 5 rebounds), Marinkovic, Granger 11 ( 3 3-pointers, 6 assists), Fontecio 12 (1), Inoc 13 (6/9 2-pointers, 10 rebounds, 3 steals), Giedraitis 6 (1), Noko 2, Kuruts
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