Basketball Champions League

Second Stage Round 6: Galatasaray - Rytas 81-90

Date: March 18, 2026
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Istanbul where second ranked Lithuanian Rytas (4-2) defeated top-ranked Turkish Galatasaray (4-2) 90-81 on Wednesday. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Rytas made 24-of-29 free shots (82.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was German-Lithuanian swingman Simonas Lukosius (202-2002, college: Cincinnati) who scored 22 points and 7 rebounds. Gytis Masiulis (206-1998) chipped in 25 points. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Errick McCollum (188-1988, college: Goshen) who recorded 26 points and his fellow American import James Palmer Jr (198-1996, college: Nebraska) added 18 points and 8 assists respectively. Four Rytas and five Galatasaray players scored in double figures. Galatasaray's coach let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Rytas have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 6 other teams including defeated Galatasaray.

  GALATASARAY (coach: Yakup Sekizkok)81
  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 +/-
68 OilBRQ zQ, ziBRs 40 0-2 (18.0%) 8-9 (82.1%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 2 5 5 4 6 5 5 62 80 -9
40 WhaUR zQ, yiMaij 40 3-1 (11.9%) 5-3 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 8 3 1 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 65 4 -6
2 KIQVBiJ, Cij 89 6-8 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 4 8 5 8 5 5 5 65 68 -2
88 ORUQuZRlla, zIhj 84 6-6 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 8 4 6 4 5 6 5 5 6 4 6 5
44 GallRspaR, yQRddaR 67 0-9 (96.3%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 8 0 8 0 5 6 6 5 6 65 66 0
4 bZCIlluB, qQQaZV 89 9-65 (95%) 4-9 (38.7%) 4-4 (655%) 5 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 81 86 -7
7 bRRVs, zIhj 81 6-6 (655%) 5-3 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 5 0 5 6 5 5 5 3 5 -66
5 qllas, mIIDaR 1 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 -3
67 wujZRQ, ShBRU 0 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 -6
99 YisiQ, buhsaj 8 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 -7
65 PjZRl, eadLij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
0 GIQRjRQ, waMRU  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   83-42 (14.8%) 9-87 (83.6%) 68-60 (25.5%) 9 86 82 86 84 5 7 8 5 0 26 93  


  RYTAS (coach: Giedrius Zibenas)90
  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 +/-
7 mQuhjVR, KiF 43 8-4 (11.9%) 8-1 (44.4%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 1 1 3 8 5 5 8 5 4 68 64 60
36 vuVIsaus, AaBIjis 48 5-6 (5%) 0-9 (96.3%) 9-2 (29.0%) 6 1 9 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 88 83 4
34 AiQDaujis, oDjis 46 4-2 (49.0%) 6-3 (80%) 4-3 (90%) 6 3 0 0 4 5 5 5 5 6 68 7 85
33 ABaUh, KRjjRUh 46 6-6 (655%) 6-0 (85%) 8-8 (655%) 5 1 1 0 8 5 5 5 5 3 9 2 2
2 GudiaUas, SQUuQis 61 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 4 6 3 5 4 5 6 5 5 8 5 -0 -8
86 bisaulas, GFUas 81 0-1 (24.4%) 4-0 (15%) 1-1 (655%) 5 4 4 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 80 84 66
4 biQZaulaIjas, SuDusUis 62 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 6 4 3 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 65 7 -9
88 KQaJijiusVis, GijUis 65 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 4
61 tQMIjis, oDjis 0 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 -1
67 AUuVjFs, XaVis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
65 HiQdajD, zRQQaZV  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   60-87 (06.9%) 68-82 (38.7%) 83-87 (28.2%) 1 87 40 86 69 5 6 8 5 68 75 20  


Height: 198 cm
Position name: SF
Born: Jul 31,1996
Weight: 91kg / 200.2lbs
35
MINS
32
18
POINTS
22
3
D.REB
6
0
O.REB
1
3
T.REB
7
8
ASSISTS
2
3
STEALS
0
0
TO
0
1
BLOCKS
0
5/8
62.5%
2FGP
0/1
0.0%
2/7
28.6%
3FGP
5/7
71.4%
2/2
100.0%
FT
7/8
87.5%
25
RANK
24
Height: 202 cm
Position: G/F
Born: Aug 13,2002
Weight: 85kg / 187lbs
VS
90  Rytas
81
Points Scored
90
51
Starting Five Points
53
30
Bench Points
37
21
Defensive Rebounds
29
7
Offensive Rebounds
6
28
Rebounds
35
21
Assists
21
9
Steals
1
5
Turnovers
12
2
Blocked Shots
2
23
Personal fouls
17
24/38
63.2%
2FGP
15/29
51.7%
7/29
24.1%
3FGP
12/28
42.9%
12/15
80.0%
FT
24/29
82.8%
74
Rank
85

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)