Perlas defeated Virtuozo for the second time in the championship to join Raviollo in the final of the M50 category. The Lithuanians came out on top 71-54, despite a relatively slow start.
After the first quarter, only three points separated the teams, but Virtuozo fell behind in the second frame, which they lost 25-14. Playing with a six-man rotation and falling down to five players after Raimonds Smogorzevskis picked up his fifth foul, Riga couldn’t make up the ground and will finish in third place.
Arunas Grigas led all scorers with 29 points for Perlas, Saulius Kriksciunas scored 18 points and grabbed 12 boards, with no other players reaching double digits.
Andris Liepins was the go-to guy for Virtuozo once again, finishing the game with 21 points, while Modris Sveiduks and Dainis Dauskts added 14 and 11 respectively.
Having already booked a place in the final previously, Raviollo eased past Salilita, taking a 106-66 victory against the only team in the M55 category. The Russian side started the game firing on all cylinders and established a 29-14 lead after the opening quarter.
Raviollo went on to win every other quarter as well, as the gap between the sides only grew. Boris Popkov led the winners with 27 points and 13 rebounds, Viacheslav Tesakov added 16 points, while Valeriy Sergeev finished the game with 15 points.
For Salilita, Steponas Jokubauskas collected 28 points and 13 boards, while Alvidas Raskauskas chipped in with 18 points and nine boards.
