2024-07-08 01:21:07
In the last duel, the Lithuanians confidently handled the Puerto Rican national team 96:82 (20:17, 24:14, 22:27, 30:24).
Mantas Liutkevičius, a pupil of the Vilnius “Ryto” system, led Mūsiški to victory. The defender scored 23 points (1/2 doubles, 3/3 triples, 12/12 penalties), 4 rebounds and 4 turnovers, 4 assists and 26 utility points.
He was well supported by two other basketball players of the capital’s system – Matas Deniušis and Ignas Urbonas.
M. Deniušis scored 16 points (4/4 doubles, 1/1 triple, 5/7 penalties) and finished the match with 19 utility points.
I.Urbon collected 12 points (5/8 doubles, 0/1 triples, 2/4 penalties), 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 errors and 15 utility points.
Lithuania: Mantas Liutkevičius 23, Matas Deniušis 16, Ignas Urbonas 12.
Puerto Rica: Richardas Rosa 24, Masonas Santiago 18, Rognny Santiago 11.
In the group stage, the Lithuanian national team defeated the Philippine team 107:48, beat Puerto Rico 95:80, but recognized the superiority of Spain 75:80.
In the round of 16, the Lithuanians defeated the Chinese basketball players only after a persistent fight 76:70.
However, in the quarter-finals, Lithuania’s journey towards the medals ended unexpectedly, when it lost 65:73 to the New Zealand national team.
In the fight for the 5th-8th places, the Lithuanians defeated the young Canadian basketball players 106:104 after extra time.
It is with the men’s team of Puerto Rico that the main team of Lithuania will fight for a place in the Olympics. Night from Sunday to Monday, 1 a.m. You can follow the progress of the match in Lithuanian time on the lrytas.lt portal.
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