Lithuanians continue to fight for 9th-16th places in the tournament taking place in Trento. Their opponents will be basketball players from Turkey or Austria.
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In the confrontation with the Italians, our team led for only 1 minute and 6 seconds at the very beginning of the game, but later the Italians took the initiative and controlled the situation.
The opponents had built a double-digit lead several times, and secured the winning advantage in the fourth quarter, which they started with a 17:7 run and built a convincing 16-point lead (79:63).
The Lithuanians were not saved even by another excellent performance from Ignas Štombergas. The son of the legendary Lithuanian basketball player Saulius Štombergas scored 21 points (8/12 two-pointers, 5/7 free throws), grabbed 8 rebounds, stole 2 balls, blocked 3 shots, and collected 28 efficiency points in 27 minutes.
I. Štombergas averages 18.5 points, 8 rebounds, and 25 efficiency points per game in this tournament over four matches.
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The best support for the team leader in the confrontation with the Italians came from Kornelijus Snitka (12 points) and Emilis Prekevičius (11 points, 8 assists).
Five Italian players scored double-digit points, with Papa Cheickhas Niangas being the top scorer with 19 points.
In the group stage, the Lithuanians defeated Bulgaria (90:69), but lost to Slovenia (76:83) and Germany (69:86), finishing third among the four teams.
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