Remember that on Thursday in Kaunas, the Lithuanian national team lost to the Estonian team 108:110 after overtime, and on Saturday in Alytus, they lost 74:88 to the University of Arizona Wildcats.
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After the recent loss, Rimas Kurtinaitis reassured by saying that “the games are meant for preparation.”
In the 2027 World Championship qualifiers, the Lithuanians will face Turkey away on August 28 and Bosnia and Herzegovina at home on August 30.
The Michigan students led for a long time in the game – at the start of the third quarter their advantage was 14 points (48:62), but the Lithuanians played the end of the game wonderfully – Ą.Tubelis, Marekas Blaževičius, Augustas Marčiulionis, and Dominykas Stenionis, who distributed passes excellently, lifted the national team to the long-awaited victory.
Ą.Tubelis scored 31 points in 27 minutes (11/14 two-pointers, 1/1 three-pointer, 6/8 free throws), grabbed 6 rebounds, made 5 assists, stole 2 balls, blocked 1 shot, and collected 39 efficiency points.
To be continued…
GAME PROGRESS:
40 min. The Michigan students recovered in the last minute but did not change the outcome of the match. Final score 96:84.
39 min. M.Blaževičius free throws – 96:79.
38 min. D.Stenionis three-pointer! 94:79, the US students’ offense stalled.
36 min. Ą.Tubelis steals the ball, and J.Furmanavičius sinks a three-pointer – 91:79.
35 min. Ąžuolas Tubelis! What a drive! D.Stenionis steals the ball after Ąžuolas’ points and Lithuania extends the lead 88:79.
34 min. Perfect D.Stenionis pass to Ą.Tubelis, who scores the 29th point. After defense, J.Furmanavičius provokes a foul in a fast break – 84:79.
33 min. M.Blaževičius breaks again under the basket – 79:71. But Q.Costello scores from afar – 79:74. M.Blaževičius again under the basket, but Michigan sinks another three-pointer – 81:77.
31 min. M.Blaževičius breaks under the basket successfully – 77:71.
30 min. The quarter ends with G.Radzevičius two-pointer and K.Žemaitis three-pointer – 74:71.
29 min. B.Mccoy finishes a fast break with a dunk – 70:71.
28 min. G.Radzevičius ties the score – 69:69, and soon takes the lead with a free throw – 70:69.
27 min. A.Marčiulionis three-pointer – 67:69.
26 min. A.Marčiulionis and Ą.Tubelis score points – 64:67.
25 min. Q.Costello and O.Goodman pull the US team ahead – 57:67.
24 min. Lithuania defends again: Ą.Tubelis flies in a fast break and reduces the difference to 55:62. M.Blaževičius adds two more points – 57:62.
23 min. G.Radzevičius and M.Blaževičius score points – 53:62.
22 min. O.Goodman dominates early in the third quarter – scores 6 points in a few minutes, and Michigan extends the lead to 48:62.
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20 min. Q.Costello pulled Michigan ahead at the end of the quarter – 44:56.
18 min. Q.Costello and A.Marčiulionis exchange three-pointers – 40:49.
17 min. A.Marčiulionis makes free throws, but the visitors maintain the distance – 37:44.
15 min. But Michigan pulls away again with two long shots and B.Mccoy’s points with a foul 33:42.
14 min. With dunks by Ą.Tubelis and M.Blaževičius and a three-pointer by G.Radzevičius, the Lithuanians close in – 32:33.
12 min. Ą.Tubelis’ points continue to support the Lithuanian national team’s offense – 25:32. Ąžuolas already has 14 points.
11 min. The quarter starts with three-pointers by J.Hartman and T.Mckenney and two points by Ą.Tubelis – 21:30.
10 min. Michigan students play stronger at the end of the quarter – 19:24.
8 min. Michigan scores in a fast break, K.Žemaitis scores his first points. A.Marčiulionis opens up, but the visitors catch a counterattack again – 17:18.
6 min. M.Thiam dunks the hanging ball into the Lithuanian basket, Ą.Tubelis scores points with free throws – 10:13
5 min. D.Stanionis makes a mistake, but Ą.Tubelis blocks the opponent’s dunk. However, Michigan does not falter and attacks from afar – 7:11.
4 min. Ą.Tubelis tries from afar and does not miss – 7:8.
3 min. Lithuanian attacks stall, and Michigan increases the difference with second chances – 2:6.
1 min. After a few unsuccessful attacks, M.Jogėla breaks along the baseline and elegantly dunks from above.
The Lithuanians start the game with this starting five: D.Stenionis, G.Radzevičius, M.Jogėla, Ą.Tubelis, M.Blaževičius.
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