Zalgiris finishes LKL regular season on high note in Utena 15
Zalgiris Kaunas (26-4) prevailed over Juventus Utena (15-15), 84-76 (21-19, 14-17, 24-28, 25-22), in the last match of the Lithuanian Basketball League regular season.
EuroLeague’s squad finished second in the standings. Zalgiris will meet Neptunas Klaipeda in the best-of-five quarterfinals series.
Zalgiris turned 8 points third-quarter deficit (38-46) into a 59-54 lead after 30 playing minutes. The Greens opened up the last quarter with a 7-0 spurt and never looked back (66-54).
Edgaras Ulanovas had 16 points (5/6 2PT, 1/4 3PT, 3/5 FT), 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 12 PIR for the winners.
Zalgiris: Edgaras Ulanovas 16, Mantas Kalnietis 12, Tyler Cavanaugh 9 (7 REB).
Juventus: Rokas Gustys 26 (9 REB), Patrick Miller 21, Martynas Gecevicius 11.
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