Zalgiris played almost deadly defence in the beginning of 4th quarter to silence the home crowd and marched into the SEB BBL Final game with a 83:74 (44:44) victory against TU/Rock. Dainius Salenga made huge 22 points, making 9/10 field goals. He made 18 of his points in first half and later was backed up by Paulius Jankunas - 20 points + 8 rebounds - and 11 points by Sarunas Vasiliauskas. Zalgiris made 74% of two-point shots, the rest of the stats were even.

Rock was carrried by Tanoka Beard 20+6rbs, Tanel Tein 17pts and Giorgi Tsintsadze, 13 pts + 4 assists.

The head coach of the winners, Gintaras Krapikas, said after the game that he is really satisfied with the way his team played in 4th quarter, especially in defence.

It was the beinning of the 4th quarter when Zalgiris created an unbreakable wall under their basket for three and half minutes and went ahead 69:61.

The hosts managed to get back to minus three but The Greens stayed sharp - three baskets by Vasiliauskas held them ahead. 

With 1:34 left to play, a three-pointer by Jankunas decided the fate of the game.

It is going to be Rytas against Zalgiris in the Final game, tomorrow, just like it was in past 4 seasons of the SEB BBL five-year history. Both teams have won twice so far, so it's going to the fight for the "best ever in SEB BBL!"

Gintaras Krapikas said that "Rock played a very good game but it was the defence at the beginning of the 4th quarter, that brought us the victory."

Indrek Visnapuu said that there were a couple of easy shots Rock missed and at the same time, Zalgiris managed to score. "In the even games like this, those 2-3 baskets make the difference."

"In the 2nd half we managed to keep Salenga almost scoreless. Jankunas, well, he is the MVP of the regular season - he always does what he has to but it was Vasiliauskas who came off the bench, made the most crucial points and actually decided the game."