May 21, 2013
Last 16 Game 2 - February 03, 2009 CET: 18:45 Local time: 19:45 - SIEMENS ARENA
Lietuvos Rytas 73 - 71 iurbentia Bilbao

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Semi-Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
0-1 Last 16 1-0
3-3 Regular Season 6-0
3-4 Overall 7-0

Referees

Crew Chief
JUNGEBRAND, CARL, Finland
Referee
VIATOR, EDDIE, France
Umpire
ZASHCHUK, SERGIY, Ukraine

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
80.7 Points 78.9
35.0 Rebounds 31.0
11.4 O. Rebounds 8.6
23.6 D. Rebounds 22.4
14.0 Assists 12.1
7.7 Steals 8.3
1.3 Blocks 2.0
15.6 Turnovers 14.6
54.5 % 2PT 58.6 %
34.3 % 3PT 40.7 %
75.1 % FT 72.0 %
81.1 Index 81.7
Team Stats - Lietuvos Rytas
Team Stats - iurbentia Bilbao

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
15.1 / Eidson Points 11.4 / Seibutis
5.9 / PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS Rebounds 6.4 / WEIS, FREDERIC
2.4 / PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS OR 1.1 / Banic
4.4 / Eidson DR 5.2 / WEIS, FREDERIC
4.4 / Eidson Assists 3.1 / SALGADO, JAVIER
1.9 / Eidson Steals 1.4 / SALGADO, JAVIER
0.7 / Eidson Blocks 0.8 / WEIS, FREDERIC
2.7 / LUKAUSKIS, MINDAUGAS Turnovers 2.7 / Blums
66.7 % / PREKEVICIUS, MARIUS 2PT 82.4 % / Seibutis
46.4 % / MILISAVLJEVIC, BRANKO 3PT 86.7 % / Blums
90.9 % / MILISAVLJEVIC, BRANKO FT 100.0 % / VAZQUEZ, PACO
20.9 / Eidson Index 12.3 / Banic
Team Roster - Lietuvos Rytas
Team Roster - iurbentia Bilbao

THE TAKE

Lietuvos Rytas returns to the comforts of home looking for its first victory in Last 16 Group L as it hosts Iurbentia Bilbao. Head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis's L. Rytas has proved a tale of two teams losing its Last 16 opener 78-74 at Spirou - the team's fourth loss on the road in four Eurocup games. But the 2005 ULEB Cup winner won all three of its Regular Season home games in Vilnius, Lithuania. Against Spirou, L. Rytas slumped to just 44% from two-point range and made just 22 of 32 (69%) free throws. Forward Chuck Eidson was his usual outstanding self with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals while forward Donatas Zavackas hit 4 three-pointers in adding 22 points. And while center Marijonas Petravicius chipped in 10 points and 5 rebounds, the other starters - guard Mindaugas Lukauskis and forward Arturas Jomantas - combined for just 4 points in 52 minutes of action. Kurtinaitis knows he needs more balanced production. And with its problems on the road, L. Rytas pretty much faces a must-win situation against Bilbao. Iurbentia Bilbao meanwhile looks to remain undefeated in the Eurocup after holding off a second half comeback by Artland Dragons and pulling away for a 71-62 win at home. Head coach Txus Vidorreta’s Spanish side from Bilbao excelled on defense, holding Artland to 38% from two-point range and 6 of 20 (30%) from long range. Bilbao, however, nearly blew a 17-point lead and needed a late run for the victory as the team made just 5 of 22 (23%) from long range as well as just 18 of 27 (67%) free throws. Vidorreta’s men used a big rebounding advantage early as well as 10 first half offensive rebounds in building the lead and winning the battle of the boards 42-34. Center Drago Pasalic led the way with 16 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Guard Renaldas Seibutis added 13 points while newly-acquired forward Damir Markota came off the bench for 7 points and 9 rebounds. Vidorreta hopes that his team can find its form from long range and a big help in that category would be guard Javi Salgado, who scored just 7 points with just 1 three-pointer after averaging 12 points in the Regular Season. Vidorreta also needs more production from his starters as forward Marko Banic, forward Quincy Lewis and guard Janis Blums combined for just 15 points. With the games gaining more and more meaning, the European debutant Bilbao will have to overcome its next test.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Eurocupbasketball.com

Quotes Head Coaches

KURTINAITIS, RIMAS
Lietuvos Rytas
"Our strategy in the Last 16 doesn't really change. We must win every game at home and at least one away. It should be enough for us to get to the next round. I'd believed we would win in Belgium, a win there would have been really important. But even now, nothing changes. We must prevail in Vilnius and look for opportunities in Germany and Italy. Everybody's saying Bilbao is bigger. But we'll see which team's bigger."
VIDORRETA, TXUS
iurbentia Bilbao
"The game is going to be really tough. In the last weeks they have lost Milisavljevic to Cajasol in Spain, and coach Kurtinaitis is relying on local talent for Lietuvos Rytas. They are a team with European tradition these last seasons, and they even managed to win one ULEB Cup title and reach the final on another occasion. I am sure they really want to make the Turin Final Eight and if they lose again against us they will have it difficult, so I am sure they will be strong in this game. They are a physical team with big players in the backcourt that know how to alternate positions, making it hard to guard them. They are a complete team with good dynamics."

Players

SEIBUTIS, RENALDAS
iurbentia Bilbao
"I wasn't surprised by Lietuvos Rytas' loss at Spirou Basket, because all the teams in the Last 16 are more than prepared for this kind of games. However, the Lietuvos Rytas of the road games is not that similar to the one playing at home and packing the Siemens Arena. They are young players, with a coach that injects character to the team and with a hot crowd. We will have to be concentrated and play a serious game."
Chuck Eidson - Lietuvos RytasLietuvos Rytas registered its first win in Last 16 Group L by edging previously undefeated iurbentia Bilbao Basket 75-73 in front of 7,500 fans in Vilnius, Lithuania on Tuesday. Both teams tie at 1-1 in Group L, as Bilbao saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end since L. Rytas handed the Spanish side its first-ever loss in European club competitions. Chuck Eidson led the winners with 19 points. Arturas Jomantas added 12 while Marijonas Petravivius had 10, including the game-winning layup with 5.1 seconds to go, for L. Rytas. Marko Banic led Bilbao with 18 points while Javi Salgado and Luke Recker each added 11 for the guests. An outstanding Eidson led a 14-0 run that gave L. Rytas a 39-33 lead at halftime. Jomantas gave L. Rytas its biggest lead, 43-33, right after the break. Recker brought Bilbao back to life with consecutive triples while a three-point play by Renaldas Seibutis complete the guests' comeback, 48-49, late in the third quarter. The game saw as many as 7 lead changes until Mindaugas Lukauskis followed a triple with a huge four-point play for a 71-68 L. Rytas edge with under 3 minutes to go. It all came down to the final minute, as Salgado made a free throw for a 71-71 tie with 14.4 seconds to go. Petravicius scored in the other end while Salgado missed a four-meter running jumper at the buzzer.

Both teams went scoreless for more than 2 minutes until Banic stepped up with a layup. Jomantas immediately scored in the other end but a jump hook by Drago Pasalic put Bilbao back ahead, 2-4. Quincy Lewis nailed a five-meter jumper but L. Rytas has started to dominate the boards. Eidson tied the game with a three-pointer but Janis Blums sank free throws for a 6-8 Bilbao edge. Jomantas beat the guests' zone defense with a corner triple but Blums and Salva Guardia answered from downtown to restore a 9-14 Bilbao lead. Eidson hit a jumper that Banic matched with free throws. Milko Bjelica shined with a put-back layup while Justinas Sinica buried a corner triple for a 16-16 tie. Banic scored in the low post but a three-pointer by Jomantas put L. Rytas back ahead, 19-18. A basket-and-foul by Guardia gave Bilbao a 19-21 edge after 10 minutes. Seibutis buried a triple early in the second quarter but Steponas Babrauskas answered from downtown off a L. Rytas timeout. Petravicius scored down low for a 24-24 tie. Salgado hit a baseline jumper while Banic added a layup. Recker soon added a corner triple to give Bilbao some fresh air at 25-31. L. Rytas improved its defense right away, as Bilbao went scoreless for more than 3 minutes. Evaldas Dainys, Jomantas and Eidson fueled a 14-0 run that gave the hosts a 39-31 margin. A layup by Banic brought Bilbao within 39-33 at halftime.

Marko Banic - iurbentia BilbaoDonatas Zavackas shined with a fast break layup right after the break while a driving basket by Jomantas made it a double-digit game, 43-33. Paco Vazquez took over with a power layup while Salgado sank a huge triple to give Bilbao some hope, 44-38. Bjelica got the crowd involved with a wild dunk but Recker struck from downtown off a Bilbao timeout. Eidson answered with an acrobatic layup. Recker buried another triple, igniting a 0-8 run that Seibutis capped with a layup-plus-foul to complete the guests' comeback, 48-49. Salgado made free throws, Recker sank a six-meter jumper while Banic beat the buzzer with a layup for a 52-55 Bilbao edge after 30 minutes. Zavackas sank a triple early in the fourth quarter while Eidson also joined the three-point shootout. Salgado answered from downtown but Bjelica provided another lead change, 61-60. Pasalic sank a long jumper that Lewis followed with a backdoor layup for a 61-64 Bilbao edge. Zavackas fired in a three-pointer but Seibutis kept Bilbao ahead, 64-66, with 4 minutes to go. Lukauskis sank a triple and soon added an outstanding four-point play for a 71-68 Bilbao edge. Banic shined with a fast break layup but he missed around the basket with 42 seconds to go. Eidson missed in the other end, too, and L. Rytas immediately fouled on Salgado, who made 1-for-2 free throws for a 71-71 tie. Petravicius stepped up with a power layup with 5.1 seconds to go. He missed the free throw that came with it and even when Salgado raced downcourt, he could not hit a running jumper at the buzzer.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Gintaras Radauskas, Vilnius
Referees: JUNGEBRAND, CARL (FIN), VIATOR, EDDIE (FRA), ZASHCHUK, SERGIY (UKR)
Attendance: 7466
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Lietuvos Rytas19201321
iurbentia Bilbao21122216
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Head coach: KURTINAITIS, RIMAS
Lietuvos Rytas
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 BABRAUSKAS, STEPONAS 14:42 6 0/1 2/3           1 1     1 1 4
8 LUKAUSKIS, MINDAUGAS 22:48 7 0/2 2/6 1/1 2 2 4   1       1 1 6
9 PREKEVICIUS, MARIUS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11 BJELICA, MILKO 22:41 8 3/5 0/2 2/6 3 4 7 2   1   1 2 3 8
13 EIDSON, CHUCK 35:27 19 4/8 3/6 2/7 1 7 8 4   3   1 2 7 20
14 ZAVACKAS, DONATAS 25:03 8 1/2 2/6   3 3 6   3 1     2   9
15 PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS 22:59 8 2/9   4/7 2 1 3   1 1   1 2 6 4
21 JOMANTAS, ARTURAS 32:59 12 2/5 2/5 2/2 2 4 6 2 2 2 1   3 2 14
22 SINICA, JUSTAS 10:01 3   1/3   1   1 1   1     1   1
31 GECEVICIUS, MARTYNAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
41 BRAZDAUSKIS, LUKAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
55 DAINYS, EVALDAS 13:20 2 1/2     1   1 2 1     1 4    
Team           2 1 3               3
Totals 200:00 73 13/34 12/31 11/23 17 22 39 11 9 10 1 4 18 20 69
38.2% 38.7% 47.8%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: VIDORRETA, TXUS
iurbentia Bilbao
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
7 HAMPL, TOMAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 GUARDIA, SALVA 12:22 6 1/1 1/1 1/1 3 3 6     2 2   3 1 10
9 RECKER, LUKE 19:52 11 1/1 3/8     3 3   1 3     4   3
10 SEIBUTIS, RENALDAS 23:39 8 2/4 1/1 1/1       2   1     2 3 8
11 SAVOVIC, PREDRAG 4:33                              
13 BANIC, MARKO 30:57 18 8/10 0/1 2/2 1 4 5 1 2 3   1 2 5 22
14 SALGADO, JAVI 26:06 11 1/5 2/5 3/4   1 1 6 3 2     1 5 15
19 VAZQUEZ, PACO 16:49 2 1/1 0/2             1     2   -3
20 LEWIS, QUINCY 17:29 4 2/2 0/1     1 1       1   1 1 5
24 PASALIC, DRAGO 17:28 4 2/5       4 4     1 1   1   4
25 MARKOTA, DAMIR 16:51 2 1/5 0/3   2 10 12   1 1     2   5
45 BLUMS, JANIS 13:54 5   1/2 2/2   2 2 1   1     2 3 7
Team           2 3 5   1           6
Totals 200:00 71 19/34 8/24 9/10 8 31 39 10 8 15 4 1 20 18 82
55.9% 33.3% 90%
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Head Coaches

KURTINAITIS, RIMAS
Lietuvos Rytas
"We managed to beat a very good team that lost for the first time in the competition. I feel good about the way my team worked tonight, especially in defense. We wanted to have the last possession at the end of the game, so this is why we fouled in the final seconds. It is a big risk to see opponents having the last offense. We missed way too many free throws, more than 10. We cannot afford that if we want to get to the Final Eight."
VIDORRETA, TXUS
iurbentia Bilbao
"The game was really intense. We played hard for the first five minutes, but the hosts stepped up with some tough defense at the end of the first quarter and later and ran ahead by 10 points. Of course, we managed to come back and had our chances to win. So I am actually satisfied by our game, but not about the final score."

Players

EIDSON, CHUCK
Lietuvos Rytas
"I am really glad we won. I don't even care about what went wrong, I am just happy that we won the game. It got pretty ugly in the fourth quarter, but we pushed through successfully. About my own performance, I think I started out well, but after the break, I shook the rim mostly. Honestly, I am not sure what's wrong with my free throw shooting groove. I guess it is adrenaline in my blood that is shaking my hand."
JOMANTAS, ARTURAS
Lietuvos Rytas
"We heard some pretty ugly words from the coach right after the game, but also praises for the last few minutes, which he said we played quite solidly. Most importantly, we won. Other than that, our game was not really good. We missed free throws and a lot of comfortable shots inside."
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