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Final score15 December 2004 | 18:45h
Group A, Vilnius (LTU) , Spectators: 1500
Referees: Apostolos Kalpakas(SWE), Sergey Krug(RUS)

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Lietuvos Telekomas 79 vs. TS Wisla Can-Pack 53
// 15 December 2004


Lietuvos Telekomas took the lead and control early in the game. TS Wisla Krakow never even managed to get close to the Lithuanian champions.

The first half was rather nervous for the Lietuvos Telekomas players as they tried to show the best possible game. This was the way in which they wanted to tell their fans that last week’s huge defeat in Brno was just an accident and nothing more. The result of this over-motivation were many missed easy shots, with the consequence that the Lithuanians were not able enlarge their lead.

In the second half Lietuvos Telekomas made it clear that the visitors wouldn't have any chances of winning the game. The Lithuanians extended their 8-points halftime lead to 26 and secured themselves an easy win.

Jurgita Streimikyte-Virbickiene was the best scorer of the game with 22 points and 9 rebounds while EuroLeague leading scorer Katie Douglas was just a step behind her. The American guard posted a rarely seen double-double with 21 points and a EuroLeague season-high 11(!) steals.

This win secured the second place in Group A for Lietuvos Telekomas before the second round.

The team from Vilnius will now have two very important road games in Valenciennes and Sopron. These games could become decisive for the final standings.

Quotes Lietuvos Telekomas vs. TS Wisla Can-Pack
// 15 December 2004


Algirdas Paulauskas, head coach, Lietuvos Telekomas:

"My players wanted to make a comeback after the defeat in Brno and were nervous in the beginning. This is why we missed so many lay-ups in the first half. The second half looked exactly the way I wanted it to."

Jurgita Štreimikyte-Virbickiene, Lietuvos Telekomas:

"We were keen to show what we are really able to do after the defeat last week. I am happy that we did it."

Arkadiusz Koniecki, head coach, TS Wisla:

"My team did not play in this game. Sometimes it looked like the players were thinking about the upcoming holidays and not about the game, especially the American players. I think Jurgita Streimikyte-Virbickiene was the best player of the game and I would give 10 of my players just to have Jurgita in my team."

Shannon Johnson (TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow) and
Jennifer Derevjanik (Lietuvos Telekomas) Jolanta Vilutyte (Lietuvos Telekomas) Jurgita Streimikyte (Lietuvos Telekomas Vilnius) Rima Valentiene (Lietuvos Telekomas Vilnius)
LietuvosWisla Can-Pack
Katie Douglas
Dorota Gburczyk
21Pts12
6Reb3
5Ass1
37Min30
LietuvosWisla Can-Pack
31/71FG M/A20/61
23/48 (47.9%) 2PtFG M/A16/50 (32.0%)
8/23 (34.8%) 3PtFG M/A4/11 (36.4%)
9/12 (75.0%) FT M/A9/14 (64.3%)
48 (16-32) Reb (O-D)35 (11-24)
15Ass8
16To22
18St10
4Bs1
14Pf14
79Pts53