• The Kaunas team was behind by minus two after the first half, but in the third quarter took over the leadership and the initiative, never letting it go again.
• Roland Schmidt missed the third Euroleague match in a row due to an ankle injury.
• Team leader Keenen Evans contributed to the victory of the Kaunas club with 20 points. The most productive game in “Žalgiris” ranks for Edmon Sumner, who added five assists to 17 points, accumulating an efficiency index of 28.
• Nikola Mirotic’s 19 points and seven steals did not save the Italian champions from the loss. Shabazz Napier added 17 points.
• The victory allowed the Kaunas team to overtake Milan in the table and maintain a small chance for the play-off tournament, which will take place for the first time this season.
• Rematches for the last two places in the playoffs will take place in the 7th-10th rounds of the main tournament. place winners.
• Next week, Zalgiris will visit Monaco, but on April 11, they will end the regular season at home against the winner of the main tournament, Real Madrid.
ULEB Euroleague, 32nd round
| The game | The result | The most effective |
|---|---|---|
| Maccabi – Valencia | 95:80 | Baldwin 17 – Ojelei 15 |
| Žalgiris – Olimpia Milano | 87:73 | Evans 20 – Mirotic 19 (7ab) |
| Bayern – Barcelona | on Thursday | |
| Partizan – Olympiacos | on Thursday | |
| Baskonia – Anadolu Efes | on Thursday | |
| ASVEL – Monaco | on Thursday | |
| Fenerbahce – ALBA Berlin | on Friday | |
| Vegetables – Panathinaikos | on Friday | |
| Real Madrid – Crvena Zvezda | on Friday |
Overall rating
| V | A team | TO | % | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Real Madrid | 25-6 | 80.6% | +238 |
| 2. | Panathinaikos | 20-11 | 64.5% | +154 |
| 3. | Barcelona | 20-11 | 64.5% | +113 |
| 4. | Monaco | 20-11 | 64.5% | +82 |
| 5. | Olympiacos Piraeus | 19-12 | 61.3% | +109 |
| 6. | Fenerbahce Istanbul | 19-12 | 61.3% | +102 |
| 7. | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 19-13 | 59.4% | +27 |
| 8. | Virtus Bologna | 17-14 | 54.8% | -55 |
| 9. | Baskonia | 16-15 | 51.6% | -5 |
| 10. | Partisan | 14-17 | 45.2% | -39 |
| 11. | Anadolu Efes | 14-17 | 45.2% | -52 |
| 12. | Žalgiris Kaunas | 14-18 | 43.8% | +7 |
| 13. | Olympia Milano | 14-18 | 43.8% | +5 |
| 14. | Valencia Basket | 14-18 | 43.8% | -54 |
| 15. | Bayern | 13-18 | 41.9% | -101 |
| 16. | Crvena zvezda | 11-20 | 35.5% | +3 |
| 17. | ASVEL Villeurbanne | 7-24 | 22.6% | -236 |
| 18. | Alba Berlin | 5-26 | 16.1% | -297 |
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