Zalgiris (11-18) will attempt to boost its fading postseason hopes against a Virtus team (17-12) that has similarly faded away from contention for the top four.
Game Facts: Zalgiris vs. Virtus
The Lithuanian champion has lost three in a row with a struggling offense, failing to score more than 76 points in any of those games, and will hope that Rolands Smits can rediscover his usual standards after scoring 0 and 5 points in the last two games. Similarly, Toko Shengelia will aim to get back to his best for Virtus, which has lost three of its last four. Zalgiris is also looking to complete a season sweep after winning in Bologna 79-82 on opening night, powered by 25 points from backcourt leader Keenan Evans.
Zalgiris Kaunas
Streaks
Keenan Evans has scored at least 10 points in 16 of his last 17 games.
Evans has posted a double-digit PIR in 16 of his last 17 games.
Evans has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 straight and 20 of his last 21 games.
Brady Manek has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last 14 games.
Edgaras Ulanovas had at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Season rankings
Keenan Evans ranks fourth in scoring with 17.3 per game.
Evans ranks seventh in average index rating with 18.6 per game.
Evans ranks fifth in steals with 1.4 per game.
Evans ranks seventh in average three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.
Zalgiris leads the league in three-point shooting at 39.7%.
Records/Milestones
Edgaras Ulanovas ranks fifth all-time with 251 games started. Vassilis Spanoulis is fourth with 254 starts.
Ulanovas needs 2 three-point shots made to reach 200 for his career.
Lukas Lukavicius needs 46 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Streaks
Marco Belinelli has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven straight and 26 of his last 27 games.
Iffe Lundberg made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Lundberg has scored more than 10 points in six of his last seven games.
Isaia Cordinier has posted PIRs of 10 or more in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Tornike Shengelia ranks 10th in average index rating with 17.2 per game.
Marco Belinelli is tied for 10th in scoring with 14.4 per game.
Belinelli ranks fourth in average three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.
Devontae Cacok ranks third in two-point shooting at 71.4%.
Records/Milestones
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 339 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 407 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,456 rebounds. Nicolo Melli of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is eighth with 1,476 and counting.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 601 career offensive rebounds. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fourth with 608 and counting. Othello Hunter is third with 611.
Dunston ranks eighth all-time with 989 two-pointers made. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is seventh with 1,000 two-point shots and counting.
Ante Zizic ranks 12th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.7%.
Ognjen Dobric needs to make 2 three-pointers to reach 200 for his career.
Achille Polonara needs 2 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Mickey needs 4 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.
Tornike Shengelia needs 5 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Shengelia needs 52 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Daniel Hackett needs 4 points to reach 2,500 for his career.