The Lithuania vs Finland: 2022 International Friendly Games match will be held on August 10, 6:30 PM (International Time) and 10:00 PM (Indian Time).
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Lithuania vs Finland: 2022 International Friendly Games match will be held on August 10. After both national teams clinched victories over the Netherlands on Thursday and Friday, Slovenia beat Montenegro 70-52 on Saturday night in Celje. Head coach Aleksander Sekulic split the playing time, resulting in an even goal scorer. Krka big man Jurij Macura and JDA Dijon’s Gregor Hrovat shared a team-high with nine points. Partizan NIS’ Gregor Glas followed with eight points. Trailing 23-6 at the end of the first period, the visitors took the lead before falling back into double figures in the final minutes of the comeback.UCAM Murcia’s Nemanja Radovic and Valencia’s Jonah Radebaugh scored 16 and 14 points respectively. Both Luka Doncic and Goran Dragic were absent but are likely to be available again when Slovenia takes on Ukraine in Istanbul next Saturday. Montenegro will visit Serbia on the same day. Other national teams preparing for EuroBasket 2022 and FIBA World Cup 2023 qualifiers were in action on Saturday as Finland defeated Belgium 80-71 and Hungary defeated Georgia 78-75 in friendlies. After losing Thursday’s warm-up game 75-71, Lassi Tuovi’s team extended a double-digit lead in the third quarter, helped by the support of the Tampere crowd.
Tennessee’s Olivier Nkamhoua led the way with 19 points. Baxi Manresa’s Elias Valtonen had 15 points, eight rebounds, three steals, and two assists. Captain Shawn Huff scored seven of his nine points in the first quarter. On the losing side, Filou Oostende’s Pierre-Antoine Gillet stood out with 18 points, six rebounds, and two steals. His teammate in the enduring original Basketball Champions League, Haris Bratanovic, had 16 points. After split games with Finland, the lions host Germany in the next friendly on Wednesday. Hungary played 45 minutes behind closed doors in Kecskemet, doubling their wins against Georgia after Friday’s 89-88 win. After playing internationally for the first time since September 2016 yesterday, Adam Hanga was eliminated from the lower half of the series. Next up is another warm-up game at home against Slovakia on Friday, while Georgia and head coach Ilias Zouros return to the Tbilisi training camp.
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The Lithuania vs Finland: 2022 International Friendly Games match will be held on August 10, 6:30 PM (International Time) and 10:00 PM (Indian Time). Fans can live stream the match on ESPN.
Lithuania: Lukas Lekavicius, Marius Grigonis, Rokas Giedraitis, Tomas Dimsa, Eigirdas Zukauskas
Finland: Jacob Grandison, Olivier Nkamhoua, Edon Maxhuni, Petteri Koponen, Elias Valtonen
