By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Juventus made a big upset over Zalgiris with a 90-87 win thanks to a late 16-3 run with which the home team finished the game.
Zalgiris led by 14 points (74-60) in the third quarter and by ten points (84-74) midway through the fourth, however, Juventus completely took over from that point onward to log a great come-from-behind win.
Zygimantas Skucas led the way with 20 points followed by Vaidas Kariniauskas with 18 and Vytautas Sulskis with 14 points. Kariniauskas was the hero with a game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds.
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For Zalgiris, Rokas Jokubaitis and Lukas Lekavicius scored 13 points each. It should be noted that Marius Grigonis didn’t play for the reigning champions.
Zalgiris holds a 12-2 record followed by Rytas and Juventus who’ve logged 12 wins as well but also have five losses each.
Results
Rytas – Lietkabelis 78-72
Siauliai – CBet 99-105
Nevezis – Pieno zvaigzdes 64-89
Juventus – Zalgiris 90-87