In the first half of the match, the Utena team struggled in offense, and the opponents took advantage of this to take the lead. After the first ten minutes of the match, “Juventus” had a seven-point deficit – 21:28.
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In the second quarter, the Utena team demonstrated a more solid defense, thanks to which they reduced their deficit. After the first part of the game, the teams were separated by 5 points – 39:44.
After the long break, L. Eglinskas’s trainees took control of the game. Dominating on both sides of the court, “Juventus” basketball players turned the score in their favor – 71:62.
In the fourth quarter, the Utena team, controlling the situation, successfully finished the game and victoriously started the cycle of control matches – 89:84.
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“Juventus” was led to victory by Cameron Reynolds, who scored 21 points (3/5 three-pointers), Brandon Huntley-Hatfield added 14 (6 reb.), Tevian Jones 13, Laurynas Beliauskas 11, Jack Pagenkopf 10 (4 ast.), Šarūnas Beniušis 9, Chas Hunter 7 (4 ast.), Gintautas Matulis 4.
In the first control matches, the Utena team played without Justas Furmanavičius, Kenny Pohto, and Paulius Valinskas. The team was helped by Martas Meigys, who played for the reserve team last season.
On August 29, Utena “Juventus” will continue the cycle of control matches – they will host the Jonava team in Utena Arena. The match in Utena Arena will start at 4 PM and will be open to everyone.
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