The Vytautas Magnus University (17/12) basketball team scored an important victory against their neighbors in the tournament table, defeating Tauragė (15/13) 93:81 (24:15, 23:13, 21:23, 25:30) and took revenge on their opponents for the loss in their first match.
The VDU basketball players took control of the game in the first quarter, and after L. Klimas’ long-range shot, the hosts pulled ahead safely (24:15). In the second quarter, Tauragė continued to struggle against Kaunas’ defense, and the students took advantage of this to further increase the gap between the teams to 42:24.
After the long break, the picture on the court remained unchanged – VDU players continued to maintain a high tempo on both sides of the court, and only at the end of the game did the visitors manage to slightly reduce the deficit.
Vytautas Magnus University: Laurynas Klimas 23 (4 rebounds, 4/8 three-pointers), Domas Uosis (6 rebounds, 5 assists) and Ričardas Butkus (3/4 two-pointers) – 12 each, Erikas Anušauskas 11 (5 rebounds).
Tauragė: Martynas Šeputis 16 (5 reb.), Karolis Šarukas 15 (6 reb., 3 ast.), Nojus Kiselevičius 14 (4/6 3-pointers), Orestas Šeputis 12 (4/5 2-pointers), Gvidas Galinauskas 10 (12 reb.).
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