Lithuania upset Angola 77-73 in their last round-robin game of the
Stankovic Continental Champions Cup tournament on Sunday to win the
title with a 4-1 record on aggregate.
Angola controlled the first three quarters and still led 70-69
with 3:30 left in the game. But the Lithuanians successfully turned
the tables towards the end of the game?by making?a 6-3
run in the last 3 minutes.
In the first half, the Lithuanian shifted from man-to-man to
zone defense, but still failed to destroy Angola's stunning
give-and-go system and their aggressive fast breaks. Angola led
18-13 after the first quarter and 37-32 after the second. The
Lithuanians were 0-of-6 from the arc.
The Angolans increased their superiority in the second half and
for the first time led by double figures 3:30 into the third
quarter. Lithuania sunk their first 3-pointer with 2:00 left and
trailed 52-62 after the third period.
The fourth quarter witnessed two Lithuanian centers on the
court. #13 Martynas Andriukaitits came good and scored 6 points to
lead Lithuania edge out Angola 77-73.
Martynas Andriukaitis had game-high 22 points and 7 rebounds for
Lithuania. Povilas Cukinas scored 16 points. Ginevicius Vidas added
15 and Mindaugas Lukauskis 11.
Aedel Boukar, Carlos Almeida and Eduardo Mingas each had 11
points for Angola.
(China.org.cn by staff reporter Li Xiao, July 31, 2005)
