Zalgiris wins Citta di Caorle tournament 10
Zalgiris Kaunas finished the preseason by winning a friendly tournament in Italy. Besides Zalgiris three other teams participated in Citta di Caorle tournament: Umana Reyer Venezia, Cretan Kings Rethymno and De‘ Longhi Trevizo.
September 16th
Kaunas team started off by defeating De‘ Longhi Trevizo 83:55 (16:18, 26:16, 20:8, 21:13). The key to this victory was Zalgiris defense in the second half, in which the Italians scored just 21 points.
Arturas Milaknis led Zalgiris in scoring with 15 points, Renaldas Seibutis added 13 and Edgaras Ulanovas got 12.
Quenton Decosey led De‘ Longhi with 14 points, Matteo Fantinelli scored 12.
September 17th
On the second and final day of the tournament Zalgiris faced Umana Reyer Venezia. After a tough start, Zalgiris Kaunas overcame their opponents and got the win 76:65 (10:17, 18:19, 23:15, 25:14). Zalgiris was down by 13 in the first half but managed to win the four-team tournament.
Milaknis once again scored the most points (14). He was also announced the MVP of the tournament. Three other Zalgiris players finished in double figures – Brock Motum (13), Augusto Lima (11), Paulius Jankunas (10).
Marquez Haynes got 15 for Umana Reyer, Hrvoje Peric added 10.
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