Arizona's Motiejus Krivas and Conrad Martinez both helped their national teams win on the final day of the FIBA U20 EuroBasket tournament Sunday at Gdynia, Poland.
Krivas had 14 points and eight rebounds to help Lithuania beat Czechia 94-85, while former Wildcat forward Paulius Murauskas led the Lithuanians with 29 points on 9-for-20 shooting and seven rebounds.
In an earlier game, Martinez had four points and two assists for Spain during its 107-80 win over Poland.
Over seven games in the EuroBasket event, Krivas averaged 13.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks while shooting 59.6%. Murauskas, who transferred from Arizona to Saint Mary's after playing a limited role for the Wildcats last season, averaged 18.1 points and 10.3 rebounds while shooting 46.2% overall and 31.3% from 3-point range.
Krivas finished third in rebounding among all EuroBasket players while Murauskas finished second in both scoring and rebounding. Neither made the EuroBasket's "all-star five," possibly in part because Lithuania (5-2) finished fifth following Krivas' costly ejection in a quarterfinal loss to Greece.
Martinez averaged 3.3 points, 3.7 assists and 1.4 turnovers in seven games for Spain (5-2), which finished seventh.
Martinez is expected to compete for a backup point guard role for the Wildcats next season, while Krivas is likely to be Arizona's starting center. Murauskas could become one of the West Coast Conference's top transfers next season.
