{"id":9544,"date":"2026-09-08T15:21:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/?p=9544"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:26:18","slug":"before-the-international-tournament-in-vilnius-a-victory-for-rytas-over-vef-riga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/before-the-international-tournament-in-vilnius-a-victory-for-rytas-over-vef-riga\/","title":{"rendered":"Before the international tournament in Vilnius: a victory for Rytas over VEF Riga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Rytas Vilnius achieved its second victory of the preparation cycle. Following a powerful fourth quarter in the Latvian capital, Nedas Pacevi\u010dius&#8217;s squad defeated the VEF Riga team with a score of 86-78.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The Vilnius team dominated under the baskets \u2013 grabbing 51 rebounds, 20 of which were offensive, and scoring 21 second-chance points. A significant contribution came from the Rytas bench, which contributed 47 points. Although the team found it more difficult to attack from long range, the Vilnius squad scored 40 points in the paint and drew 28 fouls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Michael Devoe was the most efficient player on the team, recording a double-double of 17 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 23 efficiency points. Cassius Winston added 16 points (6\/8 2PT, 4\/4 FT) and 6 rebounds. Ignas Urbonas stood out with 100% accuracy \u2013 converting all of his shots (1\/1 2PT, 2\/2 3PT, 1\/1 FT), scoring 9 points, and registering the team&#8217;s best plus\/minus rating (+18).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ricky Lindo, who only joined the team on Sunday, did not play in the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The Vilnius squad will play their next match on Saturday, when they will face Esenler Erokspor Istanbul in an international friendly tournament in Vilnius. Support your team throughout the weekend. Tickets for the tournament are distributed by bilietai.lt<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Scorers for Rytas: Michael Devoe 17, Cassius Winston 16, Kay Bruhnke 10, Ignas Urbonas 9, Augustas Mar\u010diulionis 7, Art\u016bras Gudaitis 6, Oskaras Pleikys 6, Gytis Masiulis 6, Gytis Radzevi\u010dius 4, Martynas Paliuk\u0117nas 3, Matas Jog\u0117la 2.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rytas Vilnius achieved its second victory of the preparation cycle. Following a powerful fourth quarter in the Latvian capital, Nedas Pacevi\u010dius&#8217;s squad defeated the VEF Riga team with a score of 86-78. The Vilnius team dominated under the baskets \u2013 grabbing 51 rebounds, 20 of which were offensive, and scoring 21 second-chance points. 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