{"id":9566,"date":"2026-09-22T12:27:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/?p=9566"},"modified":"2026-09-25T10:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:47:54","slug":"victorious-start-in-beijing-rytas-vilnius-defeats-african-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/victorious-start-in-beijing-rytas-vilnius-defeats-african-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorious start in Beijing: Rytas Vilnius defeats African champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Rytas Vilnius opened their FIBA Intercontinental Cup campaign in Group A with a convincing 107:89 victory over Basketball Africa League champions RSSB Tigers at Beijing National Indoor Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Art\u016bras Gudaitis won the opening tip, and Cassius Winston immediately drilled a three-pointer off an assist from Kay Bruhnke (3:0). The opponents responded with a triple from Teafale Lenard Jr., and Antino Jackson Jr. capitalized on a steal to put RSSB Tigers ahead (3:5). Tyler Bey added a free throw (3:6), but Gudaitis blocked a shot by Craig Randall II, allowing Gytis Radzevi\u010dius to answer with a three-pointer and a dunk (8:8). Winston and Jonathan Galloway then traded baskets (10:10), and Michael Devoe leveled the score once more (12:12), before Randall II buried another three (12:15). Late in the opening frame, Ricky Lindo Jr., Augustas Mar\u010diulionis, and Gytis Masiulis hit free throws to put Vilnius back in front (18:15), but a basket by Nisre Zouzoua and a buzzer-beating putback by Jackson Jr. gave the Rwandan club an 18:19 edge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Lindo Jr. regained the lead from the charity stripe to start the second quarter (20:19), but Zouzoua answered with back-to-back triples (22:27). Although Bruhnke struck from beyond the arc off a Matas Jog\u0117la assist (25:27), the opponents went on a run: Ntore Habimana drove to the rim, Randall II converted a three off a steal, and Lenard Jr. stretched the deficit to ten (26:36). The Vilnius offense soon came alive: Ignas Urbonas sank a three-pointer off a feed from Devoe (29:36), and after Randall II countered from deep (29:39), Masiulis blocked Bey and scored on the other end (32:39). Shortly after, Bruhnke and Masiulis each drained shots from downtown (38:39), before Masiulis took the lead back with a layup and free throws (42:39). Mar\u010diulionis then beat the buzzer following a steal to give Vilnius a 46:39 advantage heading into halftime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Vilnius took complete control immediately after the break: Bruhnke finished inside, Radzevi\u010dius knocked down a three courtesy of Martynas Paliuk\u0117nas (49:39), Mar\u010diulionis added a basket, and Bruhnke punctuated a fast break with a slam off a steal (53:39). Baskets from Lindo Jr. and Devoe further extended the gap (58:39), Winston made a free throw (59:41), and Gudaitis converted a great pass inside to secure the team&#8217;s first 20-point cushion (61:41). When Osborn Shema hit a three (63:44), Mar\u010diulionis responded with five straight points (66:44), followed by a dunk (68:46) and a layup from Lindo Jr. (70:47). Randall II and Axel Mpoyo cut the deficit to 70:55, but Devoe, Mar\u010diulionis, and Bruhnke capped the third quarter with a barrage of three-pointers to make it 79:59.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">In the fourth quarter, after Habimana scored several quick points (80:65), Bruhnke countered with a three, a transition dunk, and two free throws (87:65), followed by a triple from Jog\u0117la (90:68). The opponents responded with dunks from Bey and Galloway (90:72), but Urbonas buried a three off a Devoe pass (94:72), Gudaitis scored under the basket (96:75), and Urbonas rocked the rim on a fast break (99:79). In the closing minutes, Winston&#8217;s free throws pushed the score past the century mark (101:84), Devoe added another three (104:84), Paliuk\u0117nas hit from the line, and Winston drove inside for the team&#8217;s final basket (107:84). A late three-pointer by the opponents made little difference, as Rytas Vilnius closed out an authoritative win.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rytas Vilnius opened their FIBA Intercontinental Cup campaign in Group A with a convincing 107:89 victory over Basketball Africa League champions RSSB Tigers at Beijing National Indoor Stadium. Art\u016bras Gudaitis won the opening tip, and Cassius Winston immediately drilled a three-pointer off an assist from Kay Bruhnke (3:0). 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