Zalgiris Kaunas (9-1) secured another victory in the Lithuanian Basketball League. Tomas Masiulis’s team defeated Gargzdai (4-7) by 108-71 (29-22, 27-18, 26-18, 26-13) at the Zalgirio Arena.
Sylvain Francisco scored the first points for Zalgiris, Laurynas Birutis blocked an opponent’s shot and converted Nigel Williams-Goss’s pass into a dunk, while Azuolas Tubelis added 4 points, 8-10. Williams-Goss finished the raid effectively and found Birutis for another dunk in the next possession, 12-13. Maodo Lo broke through under the basket and assisted Deividas Sirvydis to the hosts'’ first accurate three-pointer, 17-19. Williams-Goss made his free throws, Francisco hit a three-pointer from the corner and passed the ball to Moses Wright for a dunk, 24-19. The first quarter ended with a three-pointer by Mantas Rubstavicius and a mid-range shot by Francisco, 29-22.
At the start of the second quarter, Rubstavicius and Francisco each made a free throw, and Wright scored after offensive rebound, 33-22. Between two accurate three-pointers by ubstavicius, Edgaras Ulanovas also made a long shot, Birutis and Williams-Goss scored from under the basket, 46-33. Tubelis scored 4 points, Sirvydis hit a three-pointer, and Birutis made one more dunk, 56-40.
At the start of the third quarter, Tubelis and Williams-Goss scored 4 points each, while Lo increased Zalgiris’ lead to 20 points, 66-46. Sirvydis made a layup, Francisco connected from long range, Dustin Sleva and Birutis increased the lead even further, 76-48. Wright dunked after a pass from Francisco, and Sleva added another 4 points, 82-58.
Wright tallied 3 points from the free-throw line and blocked Gargzdai’s shot for the fourth time, Rubstavicius broke through under the basket, and Sleva hit a three-pointer, 90-58. Kajus Mikalauskas opened his scoring account, and Rubstavicius, with 8 points in few minutes, scored the team’s 100th point, 100-62. The game ended with points from young Dominykas Daubaris and Mikalauskas, 108-71.
Rubstavicius didn’t miss a shot from the game and finished with 20 points. Tubelis scored 14 points, Birutis added 12 points.
