Joventut ruled Lietkabelis in all categories

Joventut Badalona had no mercy with visiting 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys, which exited Palau Olimpic with a tough 81-60 defeat that snapped a six-game winning streak. Despite knowing that the top seed in Group B was not available after Prometey Slobozhanske had already won, Joventut displayed great focus from the very beginning and dominated for the whole game.
A 14-0 run to start the contest soon proved Joventut was not going to relax or take its foot off the accelerator. The home team was never behind and built a 20-point lead early in the second quarter that grew up to a game-high 25 points, 67-42, early in the third.
Such dominance was also displayed by the stats, as Joventut won in all main categories. The home team shot better from all positions, going 62.5% on two-pointers, 32.3% on threes, and 73.3% from the free-throw line against Lietkabelis's 55.2% on twos, 30.0% from deep, and 52.6% from the free-throw line.
Joventut was also better under the boards, as it outrebounded its opponent 35-29, going for 23 defensive and 12 offensive boards. Lietbkabelis grabbed 20 on defense and 9 on offense. When it came to passing the ball, the hosts had 2 more assists than the visitors (18-16) and also took care of the ball much better, with 10 turnovers fewer (14-24) and 2 more steals (10-8). And, in the only category in which Lietkabelis was not worse than Joventut, was all square with 2 blocked shots for each side.