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Lithuania reach semifinals of Olympic qualifiers

Lithuania moved into the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament on Thursday with an easy 96-57 win against South Korea.

Jonas Valanciunas led Lithuania with 15 points and had 13 rebounds in the Group A clash. Rokas Jokubaitis and Marius Grigonis each added 13 points.

Guna RA was the game’s high scorer with 26 points for South Korea in the game in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Group A winners Lithuania will take on Poland in the semifinals on Saturday. Slovenia will face Venezuela.

The tournament’s winner will book a ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Source: Anadolu Agency