Dariaus Songaila’s trainees on Thursday 95:80 (21:19, 18:22, 34:16, 22:23) defeated their peers from Belgium and continue to fight for 9th–12th places.
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This victory also erased the possibility of the worst-case scenario – Lithuanians can no longer be relegated to Division B.
After two quarters, our team was still behind the opponents (39:41), but a run after the halftime break helped avoid drama. The Lithuanians won the third quarter by 34:16.
The top scorer this time was Jokūbas Rudaitis, who scored 17 points (1/4 two-pointers, 3/8 three-pointers, 6/6 free throws).
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Armandas Bancevičius (5 rebounds) and Dominykas Grunkis (5 assists, 6 turnovers) added 16 points each, Mantas Juzėnas – 12 points (7 rebounds).
Belgian Seppe Voetas scored as many as 34 points (12/20 two-pointers, 2/2 three-pointers, 4/5 free throws), also grabbing 9 rebounds but committing 5 turnovers.
The fight for 9th–12th places will now continue against Poland’s U20 team, whom they already swept 112:67 in the group stage.
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