The Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius (12-7) ended their four-game losing streak in the Betsafe-LKL, securing a dominant 106-86 victory on the road against M Basket-Delamode Mažeikiai (3-17).

For Mažeikiai, this marks their fifth consecutive loss. They remain two wins behind their closest rivals, Nevėžis-Optibet (5-15), who currently hold the ninth spot in the standings.

Early in the game, the LKL’s bottom-ranked team held their ground and even led 14-11. However, Jeffery Taylor quickly turned the tide, helping the Wolves take a 28-21 lead after the first quarter.

The gap continued to widen (36-25) despite the Mažeikiai imports contributing crucial points (34-45). Šarūnas Valunta and Armandas Urkis drained key three-pointers late in the second quarter, helping the hosts stay within striking distance at 45-51 by halftime.

Despite a strong stretch from Justinas Jogminas, Jeffery Taylor and Regimantas Miniotas once again pushed Wolves Twinsbet ahead to 72-58. The lead soon ballooned to 78-58, effectively sealing the victory for the Vilnius side.

With an entire quarter left to play, there was little suspense left for the spectators.

Anthony Cowan delivered his best performance of the Betsafe-LKL season, recording 21 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 11 drawn fouls, and a 41 efficiency rating.

Regimantas Miniotas also set season-highs with 21 points, 12 rebounds, and a 37 efficiency rating.

The Mažeikiai squad was without Donatas Sabeckis and Tomas Zdanavičius, while Wolves Twinsbet played without Tre’Shawn Thurman, Vaidas Kariniauskas, Daniel Baslyk, Marek Blaževičius, and Matas Jogėla.

"Wolves Twinsbet": Anthony Cowan (7 ast., 41 Eff) and Regimantas Miniotas (12 reb., 37 EFF) – 21 each, Andrew Andrews 17 (8 ast.), Jeff Taylor 15, Arnoldas Kulboka 12, Kristupas Žemaitis 9, Garrison Brooks 6, Justinas Marcinkevičius 5.

"M Basket-Delamode": Sukhmail Mathon 22, D.J. Fenner 17, Chauncey Collins 15.

(Photo by Rokas Lukoševičius / LKL)