At the start of the week, Šakiai Vytis-VDU (18-7), which had survived a thriller against URBO-NKL, defended its home court. Erikas Kučiauskas’s team, after Rokas Jocys’ free throws, extended Mažeikiai’s M Basket (14-12) losing streak – 83:82 (18:19, 21:25, 24:16, 20:22).
The Samogitians, who have been winless for a month, have now lost five games in a row. For the Šakiai team, this was their second consecutive victory.
In a tense battle, after scoring 5 points in a row, the visitors were closer to victory (82:77) with just over 2 minutes remaining before the final buzzer.
After a minute’s break for Vyčio-VDU, Titas Januševičius provoked a foul and scored both free throws (79:82), and Gabrielius Čelka did the same in the next attack (81:82).
The Mažeikiai team made a mistake, and Jocys, playing with his back to his opponent, also forced him to break the rules and, with two seconds left, tipped the score with accurate free throws (83:82).
After a timeout, the visitors failed to mount a winning attack.
Jocys, who sealed the victory, scored a total of 16 points in 28 minutes (3/5 two-pointers, 2/4 three-pointers, 4/5 free throws), grabbed 5 rebounds, made 5 assists, and accumulated 20 efficiency points.
Only Augustinas Mikštas played more effectively than him, scoring 18 points in 24 minutes (5/9 two-pointers, 2/4 three-pointers). He also grabbed 7 rebounds and generated 17 efficiency points.
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