Lithuania

Regular Season Round 23: Lietuvos rytas - Vytautas 93-84

Date: January 23, 2016
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Vilnius. Second ranked Lietuvos rytas faced 3rd placed Vytautas. Host Lietuvos rytas (18-3) defeated guests from Prienai (10-11) 93-84. The hosts trailed by 8 points after first quarter, but they rallied back and won the game by 9 points. Lietuvos rytas looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was international swingman Gediminas Orelikas (199-90) who scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international center Antanas Kavaliauskas (208-84, college: Texas A&M, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Lietuvos rytas' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Power forward Vilmantas Dilys (207-87) produced 21 points and 5 assists and guard Vytautas Sulskis (200-88, college: Youngstown St., agency: Octagon Europe) added 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Four Lietuvos rytas and five Vytautas players scored in double figures. Lietuvos rytas maintains second place with 18-3 record having just one point less than leader Zalgiris. Vytautas at the other side dropped to the fourth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Neptunas. Lietuvos rytas are looking forward to face P.Zvaigzdes (#9) in Pasvalys in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Vytautas will play on the road against Siauliai (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  LIETUVOS RYTAS (coach: Giedrius Zibenas)93
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
63 PQRlaVis, GRdaBajis 35 3-0 (25%) 4-2 (49.0%) 3-1 (11.9%) 5 0 0 0 6 4 8 5 5 5 86 89 5
86 KiLilaiusVis, SjUijis 69 2-65 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 3 3 2 8 4 4 5 5 5 8 61 88 5
88 eujViusVis, biQaus 63 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 4 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
61 vipRUi, SdiB 66 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 5
67 zijiLaZaus, cFDaBijUis 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 5
46 GaRdQiaUas, eIVis 89 8-0 (35%) 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 4 5 0 5 8 5 61 64 5
8 mQITj, KRj 80 8-3 (05%) 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 4 4 6 5 5 5 3 64 1 5
9 zusVRLaZaus, Sdis 80 8-3 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 7 3 8 6 5 5 6 9 66 5
64 Gialaus, gRaLadis 67 8-4 (11.9%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 6 4 3 6 0 8 5 5 5 5 2 9 5
44 GudiaUas, SQUuQis 64 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 8 6 4 5 6 3 5 5 5 6 7 68 5
2 vuViusVas, bajdiuDis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
68 viLQajILaZ, KsasUIf  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   84-49 (18.8%) 64-45 (34.4%) 2-65 (25.5%) 7 67 82 83 84 69 7 5 8 65 74 654  


  VYTAUTAS (coach: Paulius Ivanauskas)84
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
2 AulsVas, kFUiuUis 42 4-0 (15%) 8-3 (05%) 3-0 (25%) 8 9 7 3 4 3 8 5 5 0 61 88 5
9 KasaRlaus, viaBIjis 42 3-0 (25%) 8-3 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 5 3 3 1 4 9 4 5 5 6 63 80 5
1 galFs, kalBijUis 43 4-0 (15%) 4-68 (80%) 1-2 (90%) 8 8 3 0 3 3 6 8 5 4 86 69 5
65 oLijiusVis, Oiulaus 85 6-8 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 8 8 5 5 5 6 8 -6 5
63 CRpuViaUas, kiadis 60 6-6 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 5
85 AilRjDi, giajaus 87 4-0 (15%) 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 8 6 4 8 4 3 5 5 5 6 65 66 5
88 ARsVus, gIBijUis 67 0-1 (24.4%) 8-0 (35%) 4-4 (655%) 5 8 8 5 6 8 5 5 5 6 67 69 5
3 PVBijis, Kinus 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
48 baZhjRLaZaus, wIBis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   85-87 (17.5%) 65-45 (44.4%) 63-85 (95.5%) 1 62 83 69 69 84 1 8 5 64 23 76  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)