Zalgiris Kaunas breezed to a 96-77 road win at ASVEL Villeurbanne in the EuroLeague Round 23 game. A couple of monster runs early in each half put Zalgiris out of sight as the Lithuanian side improved to 13-10 while ASVEL dropped to 6-17 after a fourth successive loss.
Zalgiris opened the game with a 17-2 streak before the French team responded with a 12-0 run of their own, slashing the deficit to 45-41 at halftime.
Driven by the unstoppable big man Moses Wright, Zalgiris romped to a 18-2 streak in the third quarter to take an unassailable 75-55 lead ahead of the final 10 minutes. Zalgiris hit top gear and coasted to 86-59 in the closing stages as ASVEL had no reply for the visiting team’s free-flowing offense garnished by a flurry of fast break.
Frenchman Sylvain Francisco paced the visitors with 20 points and 6 boards while Wright chipped in with 18 and 6. Azuolas Tubelis added 14 points as Zalgiris sank 25-of-35 from inside (71.4 percent).
At the other end, Thomas Heurtel stood out for ASVEL with a game-high 21 points and 6 assists and Edwin Jackson scored 13.
