Two more regular season games were played over the weekend. The playoffs are just behind the corner, so the teams are fighting for better positions, which will lead to a more favourable opponent in the playoffs.

The players of King’s Lynn “Wolfs” and Ipswich “Meru” were the first to step onto the court. Ipswich team looked far more prepared for the game and took an early 12 points lead at the end of the first quarter. During the second quarter the game evened out as both teams struggled to score, but before the long break “Meru” had a solid lead – the result was 39:25. The “Wolfs” players did not intend to give up the victory so easily and after focusing on the defense they began to chase the opponents in the third quarter. The intensity on the court was amplifying, players of both teams were penalized with technical fouls and the difference between the teams shrunk to 8 points. However, “Meru” team having more experience stabilized the situation, managed to find an answer to every attempt of “Wolfs” trying to catch up and won the game with a score of 71:59.

“Meru”: E.Kriūnas 16 pts, V.Girdžius and M.Kandrotas 13 pts each.
“Wolfs”: D.Jevsejevas 21 pts, D.Narkėvič 13 pts, L.Petraška 11 pts.

In the second game Peterborough “Tauras” faced South Lincs “Dragons”. Although “Tauras” started the game more successfully, having organized several successful attacks in a row, “Dragons” did not take long to give their response and won the first quarter with a score of 29:18. In the second quarter the game became even, both teams often made turnovers and committed fouls. The difference in points between the teams remained the same as they went for a long break, with “Dragons” leading 41:30. During the third quarter “Tauras” tried to chase the opponents but could not break through the zone defense of the “Dragons”, who in turn hit several three point shots and increased their lead to 14 points before the last quarter of the game. When it seemed that the last quarter would be just a formality, suddenly the players of “Tauras” woke up and began to decrease the advantage of the opponents. After a few three point shots from “Tauras” the difference was just 4 points but time was running out. In the last minute of the game the emotions were high, “Tauras” had several opportunities to tie up the score but missed the shots and the “Dragons” celebrated the victory with the result of 74:70.

“Dragons”: E.Jurčiukonis 16 pts, T.Zobiela, D. Višinskis and M.Milius 12 pts each.

“Tauras”: E.Revuckas 25 pts, T.Myrovas and A.Račickas 12 pts each.