{"id":8996,"date":"2026-02-22T20:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/?p=8996"},"modified":"2026-02-22T20:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:52:20","slug":"rytas-vilnius-takes-silver-in-citadele-king-mindaugas-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/rytas-vilnius-takes-silver-in-citadele-king-mindaugas-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Rytas Vilnius Takes Silver in Citadele King Mindaugas Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">In the grand final, Giedrius \u017dib\u0117nas\u2019 squad fell 101-85 (23-21, 37-16, 22-27, 17-17) to \u017dalgiris Kaunas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">With this victory, the Kaunas club claimed a \u20ac40,000 prize, while the capital\u2019s team took home \u20ac25,000 as runners-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The battle for the trophy remained competitive only briefly. Following a neck-and-neck first quarter (23-21), \u017dalgiris delivered a masterclass on both ends of the floor in the second.<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\"> Dominating both offense and defense, they went on a massive 24-1 run to blow the game open, leading 61-33.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">After the break, Rytas showed character and managed to cut the massive deficit in half (50-64). However, \u017dalgiris quickly stabilized and entered the final ten minutes with a comfortable 20-point cushion (84-64).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The foundation laid by the &#8220;Green and Whites&#8221; held firm through the closing minutes, and the final buzzer confirmed yet another \u017dalgiris triumph in the Citadele KMT tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The Kaunas-based club was led to the blowout victory by their foreign duo, Sylvain Francisco and Moses Wright. The Frenchman recorded a double-double (23 points, 10 assists) for a game-high 33 efficiency rating. The American was close behind, finishing with 27 points, 6 rebounds, and a 31 efficiency rating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Speedy Smith (15 pts, 6 ast, 18 eff) and Ignas Sargi\u016bnas (16 pts, 4 reb, 12 eff) were the top performers for Rytas.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the grand final, Giedrius \u017dib\u0117nas\u2019 squad fell 101-85 (23-21, 37-16, 22-27, 17-17) to \u017dalgiris Kaunas. With this victory, the Kaunas club claimed a \u20ac40,000 prize, while the capital\u2019s team took home \u20ac25,000 as runners-up. The battle for the trophy remained competitive only briefly. 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