Basketball
Keenan Evans throws Bayern to the brink and ruins Serge Ibaka’s great evening
A Keenan Evans basket bowed Bayern, Zalgiris put Bayern on the canvas (74-73) and sent Serge Ibaka’s great performance into the trash.
On Friday evening (November 17th) there was a tug of war in Kaunas in which Zalgiris and Bayern fought like wildfire for the ninth round of the EuroLeague, but the referees only sentenced both teams to 23 fouls.
In the final, the home team smiled, winning with a basket from 9 inches by Keenan Evans (74-73) and moving to 4-5 (2-2 at home and 2-3 away). Rolands Schmitz scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half, with 4/6 three-pointers, Tomas Dimsa and Evans-Lekavitsous took over in the second half and Zalgiris triumphed.
Bayern fell to 3:6 (2:1 at home and 1:5 away), with Serge Ibaka doing wonders (20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks) but ultimately leaving the Zalgirio Arena disappointed. Bolmaro and Wyler-Bubb had the chance to score a brace, but missed it with the time remaining for the final attack.
THE REFEREES: Perez, Kowalski, Baena
THE DECADES: 25-18, 41-43, 62-61, 74-73
ZALGIRIS KAUNAS (Maxvitis): Evans 11 (2/5 2-pointers, 2/4 3-pointers, 1/2 shots, 2 rebounds, 2 assists), Mitrou-Long, Lekavitsous 11 (2/7 2-pointers, 2/4 3-pointers, 1/2 shots, 3 assists), Hayes, Giedraitis 2, Schmitz 16 (2/3 2-points, 4/7 3-points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists), Biroutis 10 (4/6 2- Pointers, 9 rebounds), Dimsa 14 (2/3 2-pointers, 3/6 3-pointers, 1/2 shots), Manek, Butkevicous 2, Ulanovas 8 (2 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 3 assists)
BAYERN MUNICH (Lasso): Wyler-Bubb 11 (2 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 5 assists), Francisco 3 (1), Edwards 6 (2/11 shots), Gifai 3 (1), Bolmaro 12 (5/8 2-) Pointers, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 5 turnovers), Ibaka 20 (7/15 2-pointers, 2/2 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks), Wiberg 2, Brankovich 4, Harchenkov 4 , Booker 8 (4/7 2-pointer), Gillespie
Zalgiris Kaunas team statistics: 14/30 2-pointers, 13/30 3-pointers, 7/13 shots, 32 rebounds (26 defensive – 6 offensive), 14 assists, 5 steals, 1 block, 9 turnovers, 12 fouls
The team statistics of FC Bayern Munich: 23/47 2-pointers, 8/21 3-pointers, 3/4 shots, 39 rebounds (28 defensive – 11 offensive), 17 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks, 10 turnovers, 12 fouls
The next games of the two teams: On matchday 10, Zalgiris will play in the SEF against Olympiakos (November 24th, 9:15 p.m.), while Bayern will travel to France to face Villerban (November 23rd, 9:00 p.m.).
Source: sport 24
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