Zalgiris defeats Pieno Zvaigzdes in Kaunas 2
The defending champions are continuing to dominate in the local arenas. Zalgiris beat Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys 98:84 (29:24, 21:17, 22:21, 26:22) at Zalgirio arena on Monday.
First quarter was all offense. Both teams had no problems putting the ball in the basket, but did not overdo themselves defensively. Zalgiris led 29:24 after the period.
Behind the efforts of Arturas Milaknis Zalgiris managed to gain a double-digit lead in the start of the second. However, Pieno Zvaigzdes did not let Kaunas team to get away any further. The score before halftime – 50:41.
Pieno Zvaigzdes cut the lead to 4 in the beginning of the third period. Then Leo Westermann and Brock Motum got to work – Zalgiris managed to regain a 10-point lead before the last quarter (72:62).
The final period was a formality. Pasvalys team fought hard, but Zalgiris players did not look back and got the win. Final score – 98:84.
Motum paced Zalgiris with 20 points. Milaknis got 14, Westermann added 13.
Osvaldas Olisevicius got 20 and was the leading scorer for Pieno Zvaigzdes. Derrick Low added 15.
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