Lithuania went off to a good start but put up an even better finish to keep Luka Doncic and Slovenia winless in Manila, 100-84, in their classification match for the fifth to eighth spots in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Thursday, Sept. 7
Lithuania went off to a good start but put up an even better finish to keep Luka Doncic and Slovenia winless in Manila, 100-84, in their classification match for the fifth to eighth spots in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Thursday, Sept. 7
Lithuania, however, regained footing and blew the game away in the second the final frame with Jonas Valanciunas providing the muscle inside the paint and the gunners connecting from the distance. Ignas Barasdeikis finished with 15 points built on three triples while Mindaugas Kuzminkas drilled four treys to finish with 14. Vaidas Kariniauskas orchestrated the attack for Lithuania with 10 assists.
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