M. Lukošius’ trainees were supposed to play two official matches this summer. In the first, they defeated the University of Arizona basketball players 99:88.
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Now, in the match held in Utena, the Lithuanians repeated the Lithuanian men’s basketball result and defeated the NCAA champions.
Ignas Urbonas led Lithuania forward. The 18-year-old, 199 cm tall basketball player scored 20 points (4/6 two-pointers, 1/1 three-pointers, 9/10 free throws), grabbed 2 rebounds, and made an assist in 23 minutes played.
He was successfully supported by guard Titas Januševičius. His stats include 18 points (3/4 two-pointers, 2/8 three-pointers, 6/7 free throws), 6 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Although the start of the confrontation was not good. After 5 minutes, Lithuania had a 9-point deficit (8:17), but by the end of the first quarter, they reduced it to 21:26.
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The second quarter was quite tough and ended with Lithuania trailing 46:47, but immediately after the break, the hosts surged ahead 12:2 and pulled away (58:49).
Although with 2 minutes left until the end of the game the score was tied (75:75), the guests were not destined to take the lead.
Lithuania: Ignas Urbonas 20, Titas Januševičius 16, Nojus Radžius 11.
University of Michigan: Elliot Cadeau 19, J.P Estrella and Brandon McCoy 15 each.
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