February 10, 2012
Baltic League, Phase 2, Games 9-10: February 27-March 3, 2007
Mindaugas Lukauskis - Lietuvos Rytas Lietuvos Rytas climbed to first place in the Baltic League, Division I table by beating rival Zalgiris Kaunas 72-87 on the road Saturday, while Ventspils by recorded back-to-back wins to climb into third place with 4-4 record. The Baltic League battle of Lithuanian titans had an unsatisfactory ending. The game was suspended with less than 2 minutes remaining because Zalgiris fans began throwing foreign objects onto the court. Both teams' players went to the lockers and within a few minutes the officials awarded L. Rytas a technical win with a 72-87 score. L. Rytas led at the end of the first quarter 11-16, but Zalgiris was back on track at halftime, 34-37. After the break, the guests extended their cushion to 43-59 and after Ivan Koljevic posted four free throws, the game was suspended. Mindaugas Lukauskis scored 21 points, Matt Nielsen tallied 14 points with 8 rebounds and Ivan Koljevic netted 13 for L. Rytas, while Zalgiris was led by Marko Popovic with 19 and Marcelinho Machado with 15.

Earlier in the week, Zalgiris needed overtime to edge ASK Riga on the road 88-91. The hosts held a slim cushion for much of the game, but Zalgiris tied it at 73-73 during a late 2-10-2 run and took a 76-78 advantage. Curtis Millage tied the score with 5 seconds left in the regulation, forcing the game to overtime. Marko Popovic sealed the game from the foul line, allowing Zalgiris the tough win. Paulius Janukunas led the way by scoring 21 points with 11 rebounds, Tanoka Beard tallied 20 with 6. Jonas Maciulis finished with 19 points and DeJuan Collins dished 10 assists. Millage led Riga with 24. Ventspils scored an 88-82 home win over Siauliai behind 24 points and 5 assists by Eddie Shannon. The perennial Latvian champions held a 49-37 margin at halftime, which they raised to 73-56 after 30 minutes. Uvis Helamnis added 16 points, Kaspars Cipruss 12 with 7 boards, while Justin Love chipped in 11. Ventspils recorded its second win of the week on Saturday by topping Barons/LMT 55-63 on the road as Love scored 13 points, Shannon had 12 points and 6 rebounds and Dusan Jelic posted 9 points and 10 rebounds.


LAST GAME GAME 9/10 - February 27 - March 3, 2007
DayMatchResult
Feb. 27Sakalai vs. Neptunas90-82
Feb. 27Rock vs. Panevezys79-80
Feb. 27Atletas vs. Lacplesa Alus88-103
Feb. 27ASK Riga vs. Zalgiris Kaunas88-91
Feb. 27Kalev/Cramo vs. Nevezis101-51
Mar. 1Ventspils vs. Siauliai88-82
Mar. 2Sakalai vs. Nevezis88-67
Mar. 3Barons/LMT vs. Ventspils55-63
Mar. 3Panevezys vs. Lacplesa Alus106-111
Mar. 3Zalgiris vs. Lietuvos Rytas72-87
NEXT GAME GAME 11 - March 6-10, 2007
DayMatch
Mar. 6Sakalai vs. Kalev/Cramo
Mar. 6Panevezys vs. Neptunas
Mar. 6Lacplesa Alus vs. Rock
Mar. 6Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Siauliai
Mar. 7Barons/LMT vs. ASK Riga
Mar. 7Atletas vs. Nevezis
Mar. 10ASK Riga vs. Lietuvos Rytas
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STANDINGS 2 PHASETGWLP+P-
Division I
1Lietuvos Rytas 651521416
2Zalgiris 651508475
3Siauliai 633462463
4Ventspils 844616639
5Barons/LMT 725439486
6ASK Riga 716552619

Division II
1Rock 1192978844
2Kalev/Cramo 972836691
3Lacplesa Alus 1174935927
4Nevezis 1064759807
5Neptunas 1046851873
6Sakalai 936704736
7Panevezys 927758789
8Atletas 11298801034
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