{"id":8762,"date":"2025-11-18T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/?p=8762"},"modified":"2025-11-18T23:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:54:17","slug":"rytas-vilnius-secures-fiba-champions-league-top-16-spot-after-dramatic-win-in-warsaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/rytas-vilnius-secures-fiba-champions-league-top-16-spot-after-dramatic-win-in-warsaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Rytas Vilnius Secures FIBA Champions League Top 16 Spot After Dramatic Win in Warsaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday evening, Rytas secured a spot in the FIBA Champions League Top 16 stage. Giedrius \u017dib\u0117nas\u2019 team, after an extremely tough and fluctuating game, defeated Warsaw Legia 77-79 (25:22, 17:20, 16:17, 12:20).<\/p>\n<p>Gytis Radzevi\u010dius opened the game with a precise three-pointer, and Martynas Paliuk\u0117nas added four more points in fast breaks, giving Rytas Vilnius an early lead (0:7). However, it quickly disappeared \u2013 Ojars Silins opened the opponents\u2019 scoring with a three-pointer, and Rytas\u2019 offense stalled for a while (15:18). The capital team was punished by Jayvon Graves, who had played in Vilnius last year, and he soon tied the score (20:20). The teams traded successful shots, but after the first quarter, Rytas trailed by three points \u2013 25:22.<\/p>\n<p>The second quarter started more actively for Rytas. Led by Jerrick Harding, Rytas not only overturned the score but also built a small lead (27:29). However, when he left the court, the capital team\u2019s offense stalled again, and Ojars Silins and Race Thompson began to dominate (34:29). With just under four minutes remaining, Jacob Wiley tried to spark his team (35:31). After exchanging precise attacks, Gytis Masiulis reduced the gap with free throws, and two successful Jerrick Harding plays in a row put Rytas back in front (40:42). The teams went into halftime with the scoreboard showing a tie \u2013 42:42.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rytas Qualifies to Top 16 in BCL | Game Highlights | November 18, 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e3UVP-y_sHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After the break, the game became more sluggish. For almost two minutes, neither team scored, but A. Gudaitis opened Rytas\u2019 account with free throws. Maintaining the lead proved difficult, as Jayvon Graves soon punished the capital team again (45:44). Both teams struggled to score, but soon Rytas woke up. Gytis Radzevi\u010dius regained the lead, and Jordan Walker, with two successful attacks and a free throw, extended the advantage, with Jacob Wiley adding another two points (45:53). The home team failed to respond, and Ignas Sargi\u016bnas added two more points (47:55). Ignas Sargi\u016bnas scored again, Jayvon Graves answered, and Carl Ponsar added two free throws for the opponents (53:57). Soon the opponents woke up \u2013 Andrzej Pluta hit a long-range shot, and Carl Ponsar added two more points, reducing Rytas\u2019 lead to a minimal 58-59.<\/p>\n<p>The quarter began for Rytas with two successful free throws from Jordan Walker, and soon another long-range shot followed (58:64). Andrzej Pluta responded with a precise shot, continuing his impressive play, and added another two points shortly after (62:64). Rytas Vilnius made a turnover, allowing the opponents to tie and soon take the lead with a shot from Race Thompson (67:64). G. Masiulis reduced the Polish lead, Carl Ponsar answered with a basket, and soon added three more points (72:66). A timeout called by G. \u017dib\u0117nas seemed to help Rytas. Jacob Wiley scored two points to reduce the deficit, but not for long, as Race Thompson added another two points (74:68). Gytis Radzevi\u010dius reduced the gap to a single point (74:73). Jerrick Harding regained the lead (74:75) and added two points in the final minute (74:77). The opponents called a timeout. M. Paliuk\u0117nas committed a defensive foul, Jayvon Graves made one successful free throw, and Giedrius \u017dib\u0117nas called the final timeout of the game. Ignas Sargi\u016bnas ran down the clock, Gytis Masiulis made one successful free throw (75:78). Ignas Sargi\u016bnas fouled on a three-point attempt, Andrzej Pluta made two free throws, and Gytis Masiulis drew a foul with 1.1 seconds remaining (77:78). Masiulis made both free throws, the opponents attempted a last long-range shot, but Rytas celebrated a 77-79 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The victory in Warsaw, combined with the result in Heidelberg, allowed team from Vilnius to secure a direct ticket to the FIBA Champions League Top 16 stage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jerrick Harding Leads Rytas to Victory in Warsaw With a 22 Points | Highlights | November 18, 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I5S9Af0fxu4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday evening, Rytas secured a spot in the FIBA Champions League Top 16 stage. 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Gytis Radzevi\u010dius opened the game with a precise three-pointer, and Martynas Paliuk\u0117nas added four more points in fast breaks, giving Rytas Vilnius [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rytas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rytas Vilnius Secures FIBA Champions League Top 16 Spot After Dramatic Win in Warsaw - Vilniaus \u201eRYTAS\u201c<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/rytas-vilnius-secures-fiba-champions-league-top-16-spot-after-dramatic-win-in-warsaw\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rytas Vilnius Secures FIBA Champions League Top 16 Spot After Dramatic Win in Warsaw - Vilniaus \u201eRYTAS\u201c\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On Tuesday evening, Rytas secured a spot in the FIBA Champions League Top 16 stage. 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