{"id":9521,"date":"2026-09-04T15:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/?p=9521"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:32:39","slug":"friendly-match-in-druskininkai-a-strong-surge-by-rytas-after-the-break-and-a-victory-over-panevezys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/friendly-match-in-druskininkai-a-strong-surge-by-rytas-after-the-break-and-a-victory-over-panevezys\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendly match in Druskininkai: a strong surge by Rytas after the break and a victory over Panev\u0117\u017eys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Rytas Vilnius played its first friendly match during the preparation camp in Druskininkai. After a turbulent first half, the Vilnius team took the initiative in the second half and defeated Panev\u0117\u017eys Lietkabelis with a score of 103-84.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The Vilnius team started the game confidently: Kay Bruhnke opened the capital team&#8217;s scoring from the free-throw line, while points from Art\u016bras Gudaitis and Ignas Urbonas allowed them to quickly pull away (6-0). Although the opponents soon scored their first points, shots by Cassius Winston and Gudaitis increased the lead to double digits (16-4). In the second half of the quarter, the Panev\u0117\u017eys team managed to reduce the deficit to 4 points, but three-pointers by Martynas Paliuk\u0117nas and Urbonas, along with free throws by Michael Devoe, allowed them to end the quarter leading 27-21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">At the start of the second quarter, Rytas regained a double-digit lead (32-21), but the Panev\u0117\u017eys team later took control of the game. The opponents gradually narrowed the gap, equalized the score at the end of the quarter (42-42), and took the lead through free throws. The Vilnius team went into the long break trailing 44-46.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The picture on the court changed in the second half of the game. Rytas started the third quarter by equalizing the score, and soon after, Gudaitis scored two points with a foul. Although the Panev\u0117\u017eys team still tried to answer with a long-range shot, the Vilnius offense gained momentum: Bruhnke and Winston each sank a three-pointer, and the team took control of the game (57-51). Before the decisive quarter, the Vilnius lead was back to 15 points \u2013 82-67.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The Vilnius team did not slow down their pace in the fourth quarter: long-range shots by Gytis Masiulis and Winston allowed them to increase the gap even further (88-71). Playing the end of the match confidently, Rytas maintained a safe distance and started the preparation cycle with a 103-84 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The team was without Gytis Radzevi\u010dius, Augustas Mar\u010diulionis, and Matas Jog\u0117la in this friendly match, who have returned from the Lithuanian men&#8217;s national basketball team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Rytas: Bruhnke \u2013 22, Gudaitis \u2013 16, Winston \u2013 14, Devoe and Masiulis 11 each, Urbonas \u2013 10, Pleikys \u2013 8.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rytas Vilnius played its first friendly match during the preparation camp in Druskininkai. After a turbulent first half, the Vilnius team took the initiative in the second half and defeated Panev\u0117\u017eys Lietkabelis with a score of 103-84. 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