Siauliai only needed 20 minutes to get its third win of the season as it defeated Alba Berlin at home on Tuesday night by 71-51 in a Group A showdown. The win lifts Siauliai to a 3-3 record while Alba drops to the same register for a share of third place. The poor shooting performance of the guests in the second quarter allowed Siauliai to climb to a 15-0 scoring run that sealed the deal. Arturas Masiulis led the way for the winners with 18 points, Antonio Grant added 17 and Donatas Zavackas had 13. For Alba, Julius Jenkins posted 22 points and Bobby Brown added 14.

Siauliai started fast with a 11-2 burst at the beginning with Arturas Masiulis as main protagonist. Julius Jenkins led the Alba reaction to trim the deficit down to 11-8, but the hosts maintained a slim cushion in the following plays. Antonio Grant's free throw made it 19-11 but a last basket by Jenkins left things on 19-13 after 10 minutes.Julius Jenkins - Alba Berlin The 6 assists and 4 steals of Siauliai were a big obstacle for Alba at this point, and Aurimas Kieza's triple allowed Siauliai to pull away a little more, 28-16. The scoring run was up to 15-0 for the hosts as Alba's 6 of 29 from the field didn't help the guests much as the scoreboard showed a 35-16. Vujadin Subotic broke the spell for Alba with his basket but the game arrived at the break with a clear 39-19 for Siauliai. Alba was another team when the second half started. Jenkins and Goran Nikolic led the way for the guests to trim the deficit down to 50-34, but Siauliai managed the solid cushion well even if it was only from the free throw line, 54-38 after 30 minutes. In the last period, Siauliai was back in business as it soon regained the 20-point lead with Donatas Zavackas' three, 61-41. Alba never surrendered, but the clock walked steady towards the final buzzer and Siauliai managed to get the final win to rise to a 3-4 in Group A, good for a share of third place.