Rytas, who suffocated Lietkabel, won for the tenth time in a row / News

Vilnius Rytas (17-5), which filled the match’s rivals with three points, achieved the tenth consecutive victory in the Lithuanian Basketball League (Betsafe-LKL).

Giedrius Žibėnas students at home 81:67 (21:22, 15:23, 18: 6, 27:16) registered Panevėžys basketball players “Lietkabelis” (15-8).

Both teams have competed against each other twice before this season. Lietkabelis won the first game at home on December 12 (78:59), and Rytas enjoyed the second victory at the Jeep Arena on January 30 (78:72).

Today, Vilna’s neighbors, who defended their native strength, further consolidated their positions in second place in the standings and beat Juventus, who played more in one match and reached the third step (16-7).

The people from Panevėžys who lost at that time are still fourth.

The match was better started by the guests, who started 6: 0 early in the second half and gained a 7-point lead after Paulius Valinskas’ long throw (28:21).

Lietkabelis also finished the first half of the game more successfully, taking 11 points (45:34) after Kyle Vinales’ two-point lead.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Vilnius team returned to the match, staging a 10: 2 streak and after Arnas Butkevičius’s colon breathed on the opponents back (46:47). Rytas finished the fourth with another 8: 2 and held a 3-point lead (54:51).

The hosts started the deciding quarter better, finishing 6: 0 and gaining a 9-point lead after Augustas Marčiulionis’ three-point lead (65:56). The Vilnius team finally broke the guests 3 minutes earlier, when Girdžiūnas scored three straight three points and “Rytas” escaped by 16 points (74:58).

Rytas won the second half of the match 45:22.

Butkevičius scored the most useful winners, scoring 14 points (4/4 dvit., 2/3 trit.) In 26 minutes, he bounced 6 and took 1 ball, made 4 assists, made a mistake once, blocked 2 pitches and scored 25 utility points.

He was assisted by Girdžiūnas, who swept the fourth quarter, scoring 17 points (1/3 doubles, 5/6 trit.) In 32 minutes, he made 4 assists, made 4 errors, caused 5 fouls and scored 15 utility points.

“Tomorrow”: Mindaugas Girdžiūnas 17 (5/6 trit., 4 res., 4 bl.), Arnas Butkevičius (6 res., 4 res. 25) and Ivanas Buva (6/8) dvit., 5 rep., 5 ch.) After 14, Dovis Bičkauskis (4/6 AD, 4 res., 3 per.) And Lukas Uleckas (2/5 trit.) After 8, Gytis Radzevičius 7 (8th chamber).

Lietkabelis: Kyle Vinales 22 (7/12 double, 1/6 trit., 5/5 penalty, 6 res.), Gytis Masiulis 14 (2/4 trit., 9 reb., 5 bl.), Vytenis Lipkevičius and Djordje Gagičius after 8.