Loudly supported by their home fans, Rytas Vilnius displayed great character and hoisted the Satchel Cup trophy. Following a hard-fought battle, the squad led by Nedas Pacevičius overcame Hapoel Jerusalem 104-95.
The visitors enjoyed a better start to the contest: Lofton and Roddy scored quickly (0:5), while Winston opened the account for Rytas with a free throw (1:5). For the opponents, Burg hit a two-pointer and a three-pointer, forcing the Vilnius side to call an early timeout (1:10). Gytis Radzevičius scored two points, but Lofton answered with an and-one play and capitalized on a turnover by the hosts (3:14). The home team offense was reignited by a Winston two-pointer and points from under the basket by Kay Bruhnke (7:14). Shortly after, Gytis Masiulis matched a made basket by Roddy, and following a rebound by Masiulis, Ignas Urbonas drilled a three-pointer (12:16). Although Lofton shook the rim with a dunk as Hapoel stretched the gap again (14:23), the Vilnius squad seized control late in the quarter. Following a technical foul on Milton, Devoe made the free throw, Winston added two points in the final seconds of the shot clock (17:23), and after Burg hit his free throws, Ignas Urbonas and Devoe trimmed the margin to 21:25.
The opponents started the second quarter with points off an offensive foul by A. Gudaitis along with a Huber three-pointer, but Ricky Lindo and Matas Jogėla responded with baskets in the paint (26:30). Ricky Lindo countered attacks by Smith once again (28:32), and Gytis Radzevičius soon raised the stakes with a long-range shot (33:36). The guests replied with a scoring run as Roddy and Miletič widened the gap once more (33:42), but Gytis Radzevičius stopped the bleeding for Rytas (36:42). Soon after, Gytis Masiulis also struck from downtown (39:44). Right before the main break, Kay Bruhnke knocked down both free throws (41:46), and after the Jerusalem head coach was assessed a technical foul, Devoe closed the quarter at the charity stripe with the scoreboard showing 42:46.
Gytis Radzevičius opened the third quarter with a long-range strike (45:46), C. Winston converted a free throw, and K. Bruhnke matched a three-pointer by E. Burg (49:51). Although Martynas Paliukėnas forced a turnover, a J. Smith three-pointer and points from K. Lofton extended the visitors lead (49:56). The Vilnius side quickly launched a powerful run: Gytis Radzevičius scored four consecutive points, Cassius Winston answered a basket by Miletič, and M. Devoe alongside C. Winston leveled the score after a long chase (60:60). Following a free throw by Cacok and an offensive foul by Lofton, M. Jogėla drained a three-pointer to put Rytas ahead (63:61). Milton tied the game again, but Ricky Lindo instantly struck from beyond the arc, M. Jogėla made his free throws, and Ricky Lindo, set up by Devoe, along with Matas Jogėla answered a score by Roddy (72:65). Near the end of the period, Ricky Lindo swatted away an opponent shot with a block, M. Jogėla created a double-digit lead, and M. Devoe added three more points with a buzzer-beating three-pointer – 78:65.
Gytis Masiulis kicked off the decisive period with two daggers from distance, responding to a pair of successful attacks by the opponents (84:69). The visitors refused to back down as D. Cacok, K. Lofton, and Milton trimmed the deficit, but C. Winston and M. Paliukėnas, who converted both free throws, protected the advantage (87:76). Milton committed an offensive foul and fouled out of the game, while A. Gudaitis added two points (89:78). However, Kay Bruhnke picked up his fifth foul, and following free throws by Roddy along with a dunk and baskets from Lofton, the teams were separated by only four points (89:85). At a critical moment, Matas Jogėla sank a cold-blooded three-pointer (92:85). After the opponents answered with a two-pointer, A. Gudaitis stepped up to the free-throw line, while the Jerusalem head coach received his second technical foul and was ejected. Devoe increased the lead with accurate free throws (96:87), though Hanochi managed to hit another three-pointer (96:90). The final minute played out in favor of the hosts, and Rytas celebrated a 104-95 victory in the international friendly tournament.