Gintaras Kadžiulis’ trainees had to acknowledge the superiority of their German peers on Monday – 69:86 (24:16, 17:24, 13:23, 15:23).
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Our team started the match better and had a double-digit lead (26:16).
However, the Germans played better for the rest of the time. They caught up with the Lithuanians at the end of the second quarter and pulled away in the third (56:47).
In the end, the opponents’ advantage was unquestionable.
The standout player for the Germans was Lucai Anderson, who scored 24 points (6 rebounds, 5 assists). Anton Kemmer added 14 points and 6 rebounds.
For the Lithuanian national team, Emilis Žibūda stood out with 14 points (2/8 three-pointers). Ignas Štombergas (7 rebounds) and Emilis Prekevičius (6 assists) scored 12 each, and Dovydas Jakštonis had 11 points (10 rebounds).
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The Lithuanians lost 76:83 to Slovenia (2-1) at the start of the championship but later crushed the group C underdogs Bulgaria (0-3) 90:69.
For the Germans, this was their third win out of as many games, while the Lithuanians finished the first stage with 1 win and 2 losses.
All teams in the group advanced to the next stage – the playoffs.
In the round of 16, our team will face the second team from group D. This will most likely be Italy (2-1), unless Latvia (1-1) causes an upset against Spain (2-0). Estonia finished fourth in group D (0-3).
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