Zalgiris blow out Siauliai but lose Mudiay due to injury / News - Basketnews.com

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Zalgiris Kaunas (6-0) crushed Siauliai-7bet (2-3) 97-64 (21-19, 27-10, 22-21, 27-14) in the Lithuanian Basketball League. Despite that, Emmanuel Mudiay suffered an injury and was forced to leave the floor.

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At the end of the second quarter, Mudiay stole the ball and wanted to dunk, but his intention was denied by Donatas Sabeckis. After that, Zalgiris player unsuccessfully landed on his left foot.

Mudiay had to leave the court with a help of his teammates.

However, later, Mudiay went to the locker room himself. He did not warm up after the halftime break.

Mudiay managed to score 11 points before the injury.

Zalgiris were led by Tyler Cavanaugh. He posted a strong double-double with 15 points (6/8 2PT, 1/2 3PT) and 14 rebounds.

Jonathan Elmore was a top scorer for Siauliai, registering 16 points.

Zalgiris played without three injured players: Joffrey Lauvergne, Paulius Jankunas, and Janis Strelnieks.

Zalgiris: Tyler Cavanaugh 15 (14 REB), Lukas Lekavicius 14, Karolis Lukosiunas 12, Arturas Milaknis 11, Emmanuel Mudiay 11, Marek Blazevic 11 (4 REB).

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