Lithuanian basketball players felt starting excitement: in the first two quarters, all three -pointers (0/8) and half of the penalties (9/18), but dominated the bounced balls – 28 against 17. These rates did not change later: Under the baskets – 57 against 31.
Although ours were superior to a single -digit difference (41:33) in the first half, after a long break they increased their speed and lead to 20 points (60:40). The British did not have their own weapons, but they did not reach more.
In this match, team captain Jonas Valančiūnas rose to third place in the history of European Championships in the history of the European Championships of all time. Already in the sixth such tournament, JV, with 493 points, overtook Artūras Karnišovas (492 points) and is currently only behind the legendary Arvydas Sabonis (652 points) and Modestas Paulauskas (572 pts).
J. Valančiūnas brought 18 (21 min, 7/13 colons, 4/6 penalties, 9 rebounds), oak Tubelis – 17 (8/10 colons, 7 plays, 5 fouls, 21 benefits), Rokas Jokubaitis (6 assists) and Margiris Normantas 6 res.).
Rokas Giedraitis added 7, Tadas Sedekerskis – 6, Laurynas Birutis and Marekas Blaževičius – 4 each, and Gytis Radzevičius and Ignas Sargiūnas – 2 points each. David Sirvydis did not hit the points (16 min, 0/4 three -pointers, 0/2 penalties).
The British Akwasi Yeboah provided 17, Tarik Phillip and Myles Hesson 10 each, Amin Adam 9, and Luke Nelson 7 points.
Thursday is a free day for Lithuanians, and on Friday at 4 p.m. 30 min. They will confront Montenegrus.
The Lithuanians, fascinated by the new coach Rimas Kurtinaitis, are eager to stop the hunger of medals for a decade.
In the recent continental championships, ours finished only 15. True, the British were generally the last, 24.
This is only the third official meeting of these countries. They were all won by Lithuanians.
In July 1992, R. Kurtinaitis Lithuania was more capable of 87:71 in the Olympic selection in Badachos.
Lithuanians conducted by Kestutis Kemzūra in Panevezys in Panevėžys, in Panevezys, tore the victory 80:69, although before the decisive quarter (54:57). The hosts were then rescued by accurate three -pointers (10/17 % test, 59 %).
There is one good familiar face in the rivals: the striker Myles Hesson wore Klaipeda’s Neptune outfit last season.
Britain is participating in this championship for the sixth time. The best result of the British is 13th (2009, 2011, 2013). The cycle of control matches was also difficult for them, where they managed to tear up only one victory 72:62 against the Estonians.
At that time, Lithuanians won as many as 6 rehearsals from 7 (81:84 stumbled only against Turkey).
The Lithuanian team has become three times in the European Champion (1937, 1939 and 2003), who has won three times silver medals (1995, 2013 and 2015) and once the bronze (2007).
R. Kurtinaitis Students in Group B are fighting Germany, Finland, Great Britain, Sweden and Montenegro. The next stage, the eighth final, will be the four best teams.
Full Schedule of the Lithuanian national team in Eurobasket B Group:
Wednesday, August 27, 1:30 p.m. Lithuania – Great Britain
Friday, August 29, 4:30 p.m. Lithuania is Montenegro
Saturday, August 30, 1:30 pm, Lithuania – Germany
Monday, September 1, 8:30 p.m. Lithuania – Finland
September 3, Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Lithuania – Sweden
