Panevezys Techasas capitalized on their leader Urbonas in the paint to pick up an important overtime victory over Gulbene Bumerangs/ASK 84:81.

The first quarter of the contest passed by with no notable turnarounds or differences on the scoreboard. Urbonas and Poznaks involved in an exchange of successful shots, and none of the teams was able to leave its opponents behind. This fact was illustrated by the score after the first quarter 17:17.

Techasas gradually started to improve their performance in the second quarter of the game. Urbonas had no competition in the paint, and the hosts had trouble with the backcourt pressure of Techasas as well. Although Rudzitis hit most of his looks to keep his squad into the game, the best that they could do was visible in the score after the first half 31:36 in Techasas favor.

Guests maintained their stance all throughout the third quartile of the match-up. For this reason, Poznaks and Co had problems changing the difference in the score. The end of the third quarter 51:58. The interesting stuff started in the last quarter, though. Techasas offensive motions started to slow down, and Celmins and Poznaks of the Bumerangs/ASK team did not think twice to take the advantage of the situation. After making a 10-0 run in the beginning of the quarter, the chances of the home team did not seem so slim. In a stressful ending, hosts managed to squeeze an overtime of the situation 71:71

The overtime was a great treat for the basketball fans in Gulbene. The teams kept side to side for the most of the deciding part of the game, and in the fifth minute of the overtime the scoreboard showed 81:81. However, Techasas managed to use their experience for their good to be more successful in the last minutes of the game 81:84

Top Scorers: Uldis Rudzitis (21), Zydrunas Urbonas (22)

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Games: 2007-10-06 Bumerangs/ASK - Techasas