After the last match of the regular season, the pairs of the quarterfinals were determined

March 26 The regular season of the Prienai district municipality and Gyvenimo newspaper basketball championships has ended. The last three meetings were played, and the teams “Versmės” and “Kryžkelias plieno” entered the field first.
The “Versmės” basketball players, who played in five minutes, fell behind their opponents led by A. Babravičius after five minutes, but by the end of the quarter they still managed to improve their situation and take a 22:21 lead. The second half started with V. Kučuks and A. Ivanauskas’ three-pointers, after which “Kryžkeliau plienas” changed the result in their favor. Despite the offensive efforts of V. Palaikis and D. Jurgelionis, “Versmė” trailed 41:48 at the halfway point of the match. The big break in the match was more beneficial for the “Versmės” team – after blocking the opponent’s attack completely, the Birštoni team came forward and began to control the situation. By the way, in the third quarter, all the points for “Versmei” were scored by the trio of K. Juškevičius, D. Jurgelionis and V. Palaikis. In the fourth quarter, there was a persistent and effective fight, A.Babravičius and A.Urbanavičius tried to change the result in favor of “Kryžkelias plieno” with accurate shots, but the “Versmė” team withstood all the opponents’ attempts to fight for the victory and won with the result 88:83.
“Kryžkelia plieno” team player I. Petrauskas was penalized with a technical foul.
Top scoring players:
“Versmė”: V. Palaikis and D. Jurgelionis – 22 each, K. Juškevičius – 20.
“Crossroads Steel”: A. Urbanavičius -19, A. Babrauskas -18, A. Ivanauskas -14.
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The confrontation between “Šilavotos” and Birštonas Sports Center started with a confident game of the latter team, as the Birštonis players led by I.Piko already had a double-digit advantage after the first quarter – 26:16. In the second half, the attacking tempo of the Birštonos SC team decreased, but the reliable defense against the attacks of Šilavotos did not allow the latter to reduce the deficit. After two quarters, “Birštonos SC” continued to lead with a safe lead of 12 points – 43:31. The points of E. Seniūnas and V. Mieldažis in the third quarter finally allowed “Šilavots” to get a little closer and reduce the rivals’ lead to single digits. However, the excellent play of I.Pikos protected “Birštonos SC” from even bigger problems, so before the decisive half of the match, the Birštonos team was ahead 63:54. The fourth quarter started with accurate shots by A. Senavaitis, and “Šilavotas” not only caught up with their opponents, but also briefly took the lead. The confused players of “Birštonos SC” were stuck in the attack, but in the end, the points of J. Davidavičius brought back not only peace to the team, but also the advantage they had during the entire match. The team of “Birštonas SC” straightened up and eventually won a difficult victory with the result 77:69
Šilavotos player V. Mieldažys was penalized with a technical foul.
Top scoring players:
Birštonos SC: I.Pikas -29, J.Davidavičius -17, V.Diškevičius and L.Marčiulionis -8 each.
“Šilavotas”: E.Seniūnas -23, V. Mieldažys -14, G. Stalioraitis and P. Masikonis -11 each.
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The regular season ended with a battle for first place in the standings between Dantransa and PMVD. The match started very slowly: both teams often made mistakes, missed many shots from comfortable situations, and PMVD led 15:12 after the first quarter. In the second half, “PMVD’s” desire to win began to show – taking advantage of “Dantransa’s” holed defense, PMVD’s snipers bombarded the opponents with long shots, of which M. Seilius hit three in a row. True, “PMVD” also had problems in defense, because A. Tilindė, who was the host in the penalty area, easily collected points. Nevertheless, PMVD was ahead 43-32 at halftime. In the third quarter, “PMVD” continued to lead by a solid margin, which at one point reached the limit of 20 points, and D. Kuzmickas, who played successfully, was usually at the forefront of the attacks. It should be mentioned that the “PMVD” team was also accompanied by luck, as “Dantransa” had many good opportunities for shots, but did not use them. After three quarters, “PMVD” led 70:56. Things seemed to turn upside down in the fourth quarter as PMVD’s offense stalled and Dantransa finally started hitting. The shots of A. Tilinde and M. Gūzis reduced the deficit of “Dantransa” little by little, and finally the latter managed to change the result in their favor. However, PMVD tied the score and with two seconds left, had the right to make a final attack, which was unsuccessful, forcing the teams to play in overtime.
PMVD had a better start to overtime, taking a four-point lead. However, M.Jančiauskas, who was silent for a long time, nailed two long shots, and “Dantransa” tipped the scales of the match in their favor again. The basketball players of “PMVD” who were forced to rush missed, and R. Gerbutavičius’ three-pointer finally cemented the difficult victory of “Dantransa” with the result of 93:88. “Dantransa”, which never failed, became the winner of the regular season, while “PMVD”, which suffered its second defeat, remained in second place.
“PMVD” team player M.Seilius was penalized with a technical foul.
Top scoring players:
“Dantransa”: A. Tilindė -32, M. Gūžys -24, R. Marcinkevičius -15, M. Jančiauskas -11.
“PMVD”: D. Kuzmick – 20, M. Seilius and P. Bartkevičius – 13 each, V. Celiešius – 11.
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At the end of the regular season competition, the pairs of the quarterfinals were revealed:
“Dantransa” – “Šilavotas”
“PMVD” – BC “Pakuonis-Energija”
BC Balbieriškis “Tūzai” – “Pušynė”
“Versmė” – Birštonas SC.
The quarterfinals will be played on April 2, the semifinals on April 16, and the finals on April 22.
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