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North Star v B C Wolves, the Premier league side has had it's struggles this season which makes this match up against the D 1 high flying Wolves hard to call even that ''Wolves'' also have some difficulities with the squad because of injured players. First Half report: ''North Star'' begin the first qtr attacking the basket through Kevin Stanley who strides down the court with 3 bounces and creates openings for the rest of the team. This gives a 21-12 lead to North Star, but BC Wolves begin to wear down the Derry squad with a balanced offence with Rolandas Bartkus controlling the middle and passing to Nikolas Montvidas and Darius Surginas roaming dangerously outside. This stretching opens up the basket and allows easy finishes for Wolves
Wolves lead 35-32 at the half.
Second half: In a close second half North Star's Kenny Barboza was the anchor of the team, battling for boards, taking charges and finishing around the basket, this work ethic helped North Star take the lead with 3 minutes to go.But Captain Robertas Gurskas controlled the last 5 plays for Wolves with a dagger 3, 2 assists and foul line shots to give Wolves a 3 point lead. North Star had 3 chances to tie but the defence so Wolves came through. 67-64 Wolves MVP Rolandas Bartkus - Excellent rebounding and consistent throughout with passing and post moves.
Bc Wolves Stats:
Darius Surginas : Reb: 6, 1pts/ 0/0 0%, 2pts/ 3/9 33%, 3pts/ 2/11 18%, Turnovers: 3, Steals:2, Assists:4 Blocks : 0 , Fouls 1, Provoked Fouls 3 +8 Index Rating ( 12 points )
Rolandas Bartkus: : Reb: 14, 1pts/ 3/6 50%, 2pts/ 5/13 42%, 3pts/ 0/0 0%, Turnovers: 4, Steals:4, Assists:6 Blocks : 0 , Fouls 4, Provoked Fouls 6 +24 Index Rating ( 13 points )
Tomas Burbulis: : Reb: 6, 1pts/ 0/0 0%, 2pts/ 2/3 66%, 3pts/ 1/1 100%, Turnovers: 1, Steals:2, Assists:0 Blocks : 0 , Fouls 3, Provoked Fouls 1 +11 Index Rating ( 7 points )
Vaidas Pauza: : Reb: 0, 1pts/ 0/0 0%, 2pts/ 0/0 0%, 3pts/ 0/0 0%, Turnovers: 0, Steals:0, Assists:0 Blocks : 0 , Fouls 0, Provoked Fouls 0 +0 Index Rating ( 0 points )
Tomas Glodenis: : Reb: 4, 1pts/ 0/0 0%, 2pts/ 0/3 0%, 3pts/ 0/0 0%, Turnovers: 0, Steals:0, Assists:0 Blocks : 1 , Fouls 2, Provoked Fouls 0 +0 Index Rating ( 0 points )
Nikolas Montvidas: : Reb: 12, 1pts/ 1/1 100%, 2pts/ 3/4 75%, 3pts/ 0/0 0%, Turnovers: 2, Steals:2, Assists:1 Blocks : 1 , Fouls 4, Provoked Fouls 1 +17 Index Rating ( 7 points )
Sarunas Razmus : : Reb: 3, 1pts/ 0/0 0%, 2pts/ 0/1 0%, 3pts/ 1/3 33%, Turnovers: 1, Steals:0, Assists:0 Blocks : 0 , Fouls 1, Provoked Fouls 0 +1 Index Rating ( 3 points )
Robertas Gurskas: : Reb: 5, 1pts/ 4/7 56%, 2pts/ 0/4 0%, 3pts/ 6/15 37%, Turnovers: 3, Steals:1, Assists:4 Blocks : 1 , Fouls 3, Provoked Fouls 5 +16 Index Rating ( 22 points )
Saulius Borovkovas: : Reb: 0, 1pts/ 0/0 0%, 2pts/ 0/0 0%, 3pts/ 0/0 0%, Turnovers: 0, Steals:0, Assists:0 Blocks : 0 , Fouls 0, Provoked Fouls 0 +0 Index Rating ( 0 points )
Vytautas Petryla: : Reb: 0, 1pts/ 0/0 0%, 2pts/ 0/0 0%, 3pts/ 1/2 50%, Turnovers: 0, Steals:0, Assists:0 Blocks : 0 , Fouls 4, Provoked Fouls 0 -2 Index Rating ( 3 points )
Martynas Kubeckis : Reb: 1, 1pts/ 0/0 0%, 2pts/ 0/2 0%, 3pts/ 0/5 0%, Turnovers: 2, Steals:0, Assists:0 Blocks : 0 , Fouls 1, Provoked Fouls 0 -9 Index Rating ( 0 points )
Edgaras Griskaitis : Reb: 1, 1pts/ 0/0 0%, 2pts/ 0/0 0%, 3pts/ 0/0 0%, Turnovers: 1, Steals:0, Assists:0 Blocks : 0 , Fouls 0, Provoked Fouls 0 +0 Index Rating ( 0 points )
FG 1st 6/18 33% 2nd 7/21 33% 3rd 5/25 20% 4th 6/12 50%
