The Lithuanians laid the foundations for victory in the second quarter.
After an even first quarter, our team struck the opponents 32:11 in the second and had a 21-point lead at halftime (51:30).
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The Danes revived in the second half and even managed to close the gap to 6 points in the fourth quarter, but the Lithuanians did not let the opponents get any closer and secured the victory.
Among the winners, the team leader Ignas Štombergas rehabilitated after gloomy recent games. In the face-off with the Estonians, scoring only 2 points, the son of the legendary Saulius Štombergas this time scored 20 points (8/11 two-pointers, 4/7 free throws) in 20.5 minutes, grabbed 11 rebounds, and collected 26 efficiency points.
The young big man finished the tournament averaging 16.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 22.3 efficiency points.
In the face-off with the Danes, he was best supported by Aironas Žymantas (18 pts, 9 rebounds, 26 efficiency) and Tauris Aliukonis (14 pts, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 23 efficiency).
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Lithuania’s U18 team won against Bulgaria (90:69) in the group stage but lost to Slovenia (76:83) and Germany (69:86), finishing in third place.
In the round of 16, our team was no match for the host Italy (71:83), and started the fight for 9th-16th places by defeating Austria (84:68) and losing to Estonia (69:80).
The last time Lithuanians won a medal in this age group competition was in 2017, when they took bronze.
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