2024-07-29 00:54:30
Tom Purli’s students suffered another blow 96:100 (23:30, 27:15, 23:28, 23:27) and fell to their peers from Slovenia (2/0). We remind you that the champions of the 16-year-old championship lost 80:81 against the hosts of the tournament in the first match in Finland. The last battle in the group stage awaits our team on Monday. Lithuanians from 8:30 p.m. will meet with the Spanish national team and will try to get the first victory in group D.
Kasparas Jakučionis played the best in the Lithuanian 18-year-old national team. The defender scored 24 points (6/10 doubles, 2/8 triples, 6/6 penalties), distributed 5 assists and accumulated 20 utility points in 32 game minutes.
He was best assisted by Nojus Indrušaitis, who added 18 points (5/8 doubles, 2/6 triples, 2/2 penalties).
Urbanas Krofličius was hard to stop in the ranks of the Slovenians. In just 21 minutes, the basketball player scored 20 points for the Lithuanians (4/8 doubles, 4/5 triples), added 5 rebounds, 5 assists and accumulated 23 utility points.
The Lithuanian 18-year-olds started the first half with a 6-0 run, but after that the Slovenians responded to the Lithuanian section, winning the section of a few minutes 2:17 (8:17). After that, the Lithuanians slightly reduced the advantage of the Slovenians (21:26), but the rivals regained a minimally larger advantage (23:30) before the end of the quarter.
In the second half, our team showed a different face. The pupils of T.Purlis started to play much better and at the beginning of the second quarter they accumulated a double-digit advantage (50:40), but it could not be preserved until the long break and the Lithuanians had a slightly more modest advantage (50:45).
By the middle of the third quarter, the Lithuanian 18-year-olds, led by Kaspars Jakučionis and Nojaus Indrušaitis, managed to lead (64:63), but in the second part of the half, the Slovenians looked better, who led for a long time, but Mantas Juzēnas, who rolled in a three-pointer and tied the score 4 seconds before the end of the third quarter, the result of the match (73:73).
The decisive half started better for the Slovenians, who won the 2.5-minute section (1:9) and regained a more solid advantage (74:82). After that, K. Jakučionis scored a three-pointer, M. Juzėnas added free throws and the Lithuanians cut the Slovenian advantage to 3 points. (79:82). After that, however, the Slovenians scored four points in a row, and at halftime the Lithuanians had a 7-point deficit (79:86).
3 minutes before Ned Raupelis’ successful two-pointer, our team had a 4-point deficit (87:91). After that, the Slovenian basketball player Žak Smrek scored points, which were answered by Gant Križanauskas, but then Mark Padjen restored the advantage of 6 points to the Slovenians (89:95) less than 2 minutes before the end of the match. After that, the Lithuanians made a mistake, and the Slovenians took advantage of this and increased their advantage to 8 points (89:97).
After that, Gantas Križinauskas of Vilnius “Ryta” scored a two-pointer and with a minute left the Lithuanians still had minimal hopes (91:97). However, in the next attack, our team failed to attack, the Slovenians scored points and T.Purlys asked for a minute break (91:99).
After that, Armandas Bancevičius scored two points after intercepting the ball, our team once again stole a game tool from the Slovenians, after that M. Juzēnas scored a three-pointer and 10 seconds before the end of the match, the Slovenians were leading by only 3 points (96:99). However, the Lithuanians, who did not maintain stability and woke up too late, suffered a 96:100 defeat at the European Championship in Finland for the second time in a row.
In addition, in the playoff stage, our team will compete with the teams of Group C, where Serbia, Israel, Latvia and Italy compete.
Lithuanian 18-year-old national team: Kasparas Jakučionis 24 (5 assists), Nojus Indrušaitis 18, Mantas Juzēnas 15 (3/5 doubles, 2/6 triples, 3/4 penalties, 4 rebounds), Gantas Križanauskas 13 (4/ 6 doubles, 1/4 points, 6 points, 5 assists, 3 errors, Kristupas Smirnov 8 (1/2 doubles, 2/3 points).
Slovenia 18-year-old national team: Urbanas Krofličius 20 (4/8 doubles, 4/5 triples, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 errors, 23 points), Vitas Hrabaras (4/6 doubles, 1/ 4 triples, 4/4 penalties) and Mark Padjen (1/1 double, 3/8 triples, 4/4 penalties) each 15, Žaks Smrekar 13 (5/7 doubles, 0/5 triples) , 3/4 points, 7 points, 4 assists, Filipas Petkovskis (2/2 doubles, 0/1 points, 4 points, 4 assists). goals, 15 points), Markas Mahmutović (4/4 doubles, 3 rebounds, 3 overs, 15 points) and Leonas Zdravkovičius (1/1 doubles, 2/2 trit.) after 8.
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