The Lithuanian women were trailing by 13 points in both the second (18:31) and third (35:48) quarters, and at the start of the fourth quarter, they had a 15-point deficit (44:59).
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However, our team managed to force overtime – Gabija Galvanauskaitė tied the score with 24 seconds remaining (62:62).
The Lithuanians started the overtime by scoring 7 consecutive points and did not look back.
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The top scorer for the Lithuanian national team was Vakarė Griškutė with 22 points, while G. Galvanauskaitė added 15 points and an impressive 20 rebounds.
In the semifinals, the Lithuanians will face the Romanians. Our team aims to be among the top two teams that will advance to the highest A division.
