Zalgiris stays undefeated in LKL 12
Zalgiris Kaunas has won the hardest-fought battle in the Betsafe LKL so far this season after beating BC Juvenus Utena 86-80 on Sunday night.
Lithuanian champions were in front 25-18 after first 10 minutes, but Juventus finished the second quarter on 0-13 run and took the 37-42 lead at halftime.
Zalgiris had a better third quarter and led 64-58. Juventus cut it down to 1 point, but Arturas Milaknis and Lukas Lekavicius sinked three-pointers with less than two minutes remaining and Zalgiris managed to prolong winning streak to 8.
Lekavicius was the top scorer for the reigning champions with 16 points, Milaknis added 11, as Martinas Geben and Zach LeDay scored 10 points each.
Marius Runkauskas scored 22 for the visitors.
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