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Results

This contest resembled the NBA Three-point Shootout. Five racks of basketball were set up at five different angles around the basket. Each contestant was given a minute to attempt 25 three-pointers. Each rack contained five basketballs. The first four basketballs in each rack, if made, were worth 1 point, while the last basketball was worth 2 points. The results of this contest are documented below: {, class="wikitable" , - align="center" ! Name !! Team !! Prelims !! Semifinal !! Final !! Rank , - , Žygimantas Šeštokas , , Juventus Utena , , align="center", 20 , , align="center", 20 , , align="center", 24 , , align="center", 1 , - , Aleksandar Rašić , ,

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