The start of the match was intense – the teams fought point by point. In the first half, the leading team changed three times, and the score was tied three more times.
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After the first quarter, the Lithuanians led 19:18, but after two quarters, the Israeli basketball players had taken the lead – 41:39.
After the long break, the Lithuanian national team took the initiative. The Lithuanians won the third quarter 30:18 and had a 10-point lead before the last quarter – 69:59.
In the fourth quarter, the Lithuanian youth team maintained the advantage and celebrated a confident victory – 95:79.
The biggest Lithuanian lead in the game was 21 points, and the Lithuanians were the leading team for more than 21 minutes. The biggest Israeli lead was 8 points.
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In this game, Mantas Juzėnas simply dominated under the basket. He grabbed 20 rebounds in 24 minutes!
In 7 European Championship games, D. Songaila’s trainees won 5 victories.
The U20 Lithuanian team defeated Latvia and Poland in the group stage, lost to Serbia, acknowledged Turkey’s superiority in the round of 16, defeated Belgium in the battle for 9–16 places, beat the Poles again, and finished the championship with a victory over Israel.
Lithuania: Gabrielius Jokubauskas 31, Dominykas Grunkis 18, Majus Bulanovas and Jokūbas Rudaitis 13 each.
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Israel: Oren Sahar and Yonatan Keller 16 each, Rany Belaga 12.
