Zalgiris closes in on Lithuanian League repeat 11
Zalgiris Kaunas dominated the second half en route to a 50-74 road win at Neptunas Klaipeda and a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven finals.
Trailing by 7 at the break and 10 early in the third quarter, Zalgiris took charge and outscored the hosts 11-45 the rest of the way.
Jerome Randle scored 17 points and Brock Motum added 12, while Paulius Jankunas collected 9 rebounds for the winners.
Martynas Mazeika paced Neptunas with 13 points.
Martynas Poicus and Randle each scored 5 in a 0-15 third quarter run that gave Zalgiris the lead for good. The visitors defense then held Neptunas scoreless for the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter in building a 21-point advantage that put the game on ice.
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