Zalgiris brings back the Lithuanian Cup to Kaunas 0

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Zalgiris regained the Lithuanian Cup after a two year break by winning a thrilling final against Lietuvos Rytas in Alytus. The club from Kaunas dethroned the previous Cup holders from the country’s capital 81-69 (18-17, 16-15, 19-23, 24-16).

You can check out the moments from the game in our photo gallery. You can check the celebration after the game in our photo gallery. Lietuvos Rytas held the initiative for the first two quarters, but Zalgiris picked up the defensive intensity in the second half.

Travis Watson led the Greens in scoring with 13 points, Paulius Jankunas and Tadas Klimavicius shared 12 each while Mantas Kalnietis added 9 points. Tomas Delininkaitis and Marcus Brown scored 8 points each as Trent Plaisted contributed with 7.

Lietuvos Rytas’ big man from Bosnia, Kenan Bajramovic was the top-scorer of the game with 21 points also adding 9 rebounds. D.J. Strawberry and Milko Bjelica both had 11 points as Martynas Gecevicius chipped in with 8.

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