In the beginning, the Cats had difficulty with the tight pace of the Lithuanians, but after the first quarter had a tight 13-15 lead. In the second quarter, the Belgians took a nine points lead (21-30), but Lithuania showed a tough opponent and took advantage of a few carelessness at the Cats to climb the same level. A Belgian time-out did not help, while Lithuania continued on the good impetus and the 38-35 break stood ahead.
Also in the third quarter, the small pre-gift from Lithuania remained intact and the home team’s lead was even expanded to seven points (55-48). The Cats is heading for a second defeat in the European Championship qualifications, but demolishes closer in the last quarter. Under the impetus of Kyara Linskens Hees Belgium again at the same level and it went up and over his opponent in the final minutes.
The Belgian Cats are in group C group winner with eleven points, one more than Lithuania. Poland won 34-88 at Azerbaijan at the same time and finishes third with nine points. After six defeats, the Azeris end with six points with six points. The European Championship will take place from June 18 to June 29 in Bologna, the Czech Brno, the German Hamburg and the Greek Piraeus. Belgium is the defending champion.