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May 21, 2013

Regular Season Game 5 - November 21, 2007 CET: 19:45 Local time: 20:45 - SIEMENS ARENA

Lietuvos Rytas 70 - 77 Efes Pilsen

REGULAR SEASON, GAME 5

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

Records

Ave.		Ave.
0-0	Final Four	0-0
0-0	Playoffs	0-0
0-0	Top 16	0-0
4-0	Regular Season	2-2
4-0	Overall	2-2

Referees

Crew Chief

LAMONICA, LUIGI, Italy

Referee

JOVCIC, MILIVOJE, Serbia

Umpire

HIERREZUELO, DANI, Spain

Team Stats

Ave.		Ave.
83.8	Points	74.5
33.3	Rebounds	33.8
10.0	O. Rebounds	9.5
23.3	D. Rebounds	24.3
15.5	Assists	10.5
10.5	Steals	5.5
0.8	Blocks	2.0
13.5	Turnovers	10.0
59.1 %	2PT	50.3 %
40.4 %	3PT	32.1 %
84.4 %	FT	78.6 %
95.8	Index	78.0

Team Stats - Lietuvos Rytas

Team Stats - Efes Pilsen

Player Stats

Ave.		Ave.
17.8 / PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS	Points	16.0 / Nicholas
6.0 / PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS	Rebounds	8.0 / WOODS, LOREN
3.5 / PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS	OR	3.0 / HUTSON, ANDRE
5.3 / Nielsen	DR	6.0 / WOODS, LOREN
4.5 / PRICE, HOLLIS	Assists	2.8 / Nicholas
1.5 / LUKAUSKIS, MINDAUGAS	Steals	1.0 / Arslan
0.5 / Nielsen	Blocks	1.5 / WOODS, LOREN
2.5 / PRICE, HOLLIS	Turnovers	2.8 / Nicholas
77.8 % / PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS	2PT	71.4 % / GREGORY, WILLIAM KENDRICK
66.7 % / Jomantas	3PT	42.9 % / Nicholas
100.0 % / LUKAUSKIS, MINDAUGAS	FT	100.0 % / GREGORY, WILLIAM KENDRICK
19.0 / PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS	Index	16.8 / WOODS, LOREN

Team Roster - Lietuvos Rytas

Team Roster - Efes Pilsen

THE TAKE

Lietuvos Rytas puts its undefeated record on the line on Wednesday when it hosts Efes Pilsen at the Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania. One of only three remaining 4-0 teams in the competition, the Group B leader achieved that status last week by downing Aris TT Bank 77-70 as big man Marijonas Petravicius and point guard Hollis Price continued to shine. Meanwhile, Efes improved to 2-2 in the group thanks to Drew Nicholas's performance in a come-from-behind victory over Le Mans. L. Rytas's success is no fluke as it is among the league leaders in nearly every statistical category. Meanwhile , the Efes attack has slowed down from week to week, starting from an 85-point outing in an opening night loss to 66 points in last week's victory. Veteran point guard Scoonie Penn, a late signing charged with directing that offense, has the talent and experience to turn things around in a hurry, making his head-to-head matchup against Price one of the keys to the game. L. Rytas shooting guard Arturas Jomantas has also had a strong start to the season – he was named Week 2 MVP – and will now challenge a pair of scoring threats in Nicholas and Serkan Erdogan. Efes also has the depth to battle Petravicius and his frontcourt mates Matt Nielsen and Kenan Bajramovic, with players like Loren Woods, Ermal Kuqo, Kerem Gonlum and Andre Hutson able to wear down the L. Rytas big men on both ends of the floor. Another interesting matchup takes place at the small forward spot, where L. Rytas's Chuck Eidson and Mindaugas Lukauskis go up against Kenny Gregory. Both teams were expected to compete for the Group B lead at the start of the season, but heading into this game, the hosts have become the clear favorites. However, Efes knows that it can turn things around with a statement win in Vilnius on Wednesday. The talent, experience and diversity of both these teams creates a situation where it's tough to pinpoint a particular player or matchup that can determine the outcome of this game. That being said, look to each team's playmaker to try and make the difference in this promising encounter. Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Euroleague.net - Gintaras Radauskas, Vilnius - Gokhan Ture, Istanbul

Lietuvos Rytas puts its undefeated record on the line on Wednesday when it hosts Efes Pilsen at the Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania. One of only three remaining 4-0 teams in the competition, the Group B leader achieved that status last week by downing Aris TT Bank 77-70 as big man Marijonas Petravicius and point guard Hollis Price continued to shine. Meanwhile, Efes improved to 2-2 in the group thanks to Drew Nicholas's performance in a come-from-behind victory over Le Mans. L. Rytas's success is no fluke as it is among the league leaders in nearly every statistical category. Meanwhile , the Efes attack has slowed down from week to week, starting from an 85-point outing in an opening night loss to 66 points in last week's victory. Veteran point guard Scoonie Penn, a late signing charged with directing that offense, has the talent and experience to turn things around in a hurry, making his head-to-head matchup against Price one of the keys to the game. L. Rytas shooting guard Arturas Jomantas has also had a strong start to the season – he was named Week 2 MVP – and will now challenge a pair of scoring threats in Nicholas and Serkan Erdogan. Efes also has the depth to battle Petravicius and his frontcourt mates Matt Nielsen and Kenan Bajramovic, with players like Loren Woods, Ermal Kuqo, Kerem Gonlum and Andre Hutson able to wear down the L. Rytas big men on both ends of the floor. Another interesting matchup takes place at the small forward spot, where L. Rytas's Chuck Eidson and Mindaugas Lukauskis go up against Kenny Gregory. Both teams were expected to compete for the Group B lead at the start of the season, but heading into this game, the hosts have become the clear favorites. However, Efes knows that it can turn things around with a statement win in Vilnius on Wednesday. The talent, experience and diversity of both these teams creates a situation where it's tough to pinpoint a particular player or matchup that can determine the outcome of this game. That being said, look to each team's playmaker to try and make the difference in this promising encounter.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Euroleague.net - Gintaras Radauskas, Vilnius - Gokhan Ture, Istanbul

Quotes Head Coaches

TRIFUNOVIC, ALEKSANDAR Lietuvos Rytas "Efes Pilsen is a huge team with a great possibility to rotate many players in one game. Big European names play in Efes Pilsen. Plus, they have a great coach on the bench. But we know how far we've already gone in this competition and we'll try to keep going. The names, the titles don't matter. We are playing a home game and we want to give our best. Sometimes it just doesn't work, but we are ready to win, that's for sure. Efes Pilsen is a full team. Names like Drew Nicholas and other guards around the arc are something big, really. They have huge potential among their guards. But the big guys, Hutson, Gonlum, Kuqo and Woods, produce big power inside. They are big at every position. But our team, as well, is much better than it was at the beginning of the Euroleague season. We've been building our shape and we believe we can play anybody, no matter the names and team budgets."

TRIFUNOVIC, ALEKSANDAR

Lietuvos Rytas

"Efes Pilsen is a huge team with a great possibility to rotate many players in one game. Big European names play in Efes Pilsen. Plus, they have a great coach on the bench. But we know how far we've already gone in this competition and we'll try to keep going. The names, the titles don't matter. We are playing a home game and we want to give our best. Sometimes it just doesn't work, but we are ready to win, that's for sure. Efes Pilsen is a full team. Names like Drew Nicholas and other guards around the arc are something big, really. They have huge potential among their guards. But the big guys, Hutson, Gonlum, Kuqo and Woods, produce big power inside. They are big at every position. But our team, as well, is much better than it was at the beginning of the Euroleague season. We've been building our shape and we believe we can play anybody, no matter the names and team budgets."

BLATT, DAVID Efes Pilsen "All road games in the Euroleague are tough games. Certainly Lietuvos Rytas is a top-level team, as they have proved in the previous games. They have a team that has a great home court and home crowd. They are playing good basketball and we can expect a very tough game. The game is very important for us."

BLATT, DAVID

Efes Pilsen

"All road games in the Euroleague are tough games. Certainly Lietuvos Rytas is a top-level team, as they have proved in the previous games. They have a team that has a great home court and home crowd. They are playing good basketball and we can expect a very tough game. The game is very important for us."

Players

PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS Lietuvos Rytas "Probably Efes Pilsen is the toughest opponent of all that we've played so far. They have a great coach in David Blatt and solid players as well. It should be a great game. But I'm sure our coach will tell us what to do to win. Since we haven't lost yet, it it obvious that we should stick to more or less the same style we used before, only adjusting it a bit for an exact opponent. Defense, of course, is the key. I remember Loren Woods because I faced him in last year's Lithuanian League finals. I can say I'm not afraid of him, I'm just curious. Since we already know him, it's going to be a bit easier. We don't use very many players in most of the games and, yeah, one could talk about fatigue, but we are not tired. Our coaches sensibly split responsibilities on practice sessions so we feel fresh before every game."

PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS

Lietuvos Rytas

"Probably Efes Pilsen is the toughest opponent of all that we've played so far. They have a great coach in David Blatt and solid players as well. It should be a great game. But I'm sure our coach will tell us what to do to win. Since we haven't lost yet, it it obvious that we should stick to more or less the same style we used before, only adjusting it a bit for an exact opponent. Defense, of course, is the key. I remember Loren Woods because I faced him in last year's Lithuanian League finals. I can say I'm not afraid of him, I'm just curious. Since we already know him, it's going to be a bit easier. We don't use very many players in most of the games and, yeah, one could talk about fatigue, but we are not tired. Our coaches sensibly split responsibilities on practice sessions so we feel fresh before every game."

ARSLAN, ENDER Efes Pilsen "Lietuvos Rytas is a very good team, and they just proved that in the first four games, as they are the only unbeaten team in our group. I think they have one of the best arenas in Europe, in which they use the home advantage very well. There's a very tough atmosphere waiting for us. We are in a good mood after the home victory against Le Mans in Istanbul, and feeling fine. I hope that positive mood helps us also against Rytas. It's a hard game for sure but this is a good time for us to show who we are."

ARSLAN, ENDER

Efes Pilsen

"Lietuvos Rytas is a very good team, and they just proved that in the first four games, as they are the only unbeaten team in our group. I think they have one of the best arenas in Europe, in which they use the home advantage very well. There's a very tough atmosphere waiting for us. We are in a good mood after the home victory against Le Mans in Istanbul, and feeling fine. I hope that positive mood helps us also against Rytas. It's a hard game for sure but this is a good time for us to show who we are."

Efes Pilsen sent a message that echoed all around Group B by downing previously undefeated Lietuvos Rytas 70-77 in Vilnius, Lithuania on Wednesday night. Efes registered its second consecutive win in Group B and improved to 3-2 in the standings. Meanwhile, Lietuvos Rytas dropped to 4-1 and will at least tie for first place at the end of this round. Drew Nicholas led the winners with 19 points before leaving the game with a sprained ankle in the final minute. Ermal Kuqo added 15 points off the Efes bench, Kenny Gregory had 12 while Andre Hutson got 11 for the Turkish powerhouse. Hollis Price had 23 points for L. Rytas, Marijonas Petravicius posted a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds while Matt Nielsen also added 12 points for the hosts, who led 8-2 early. Kuqo led a 2-18 run that allowed Efes to get full control of the game, 10-20. L. Rytas got within 29-33 at halftime and managed to get a 37-33 edge early in the third quarter. The game turned into a balanced battle from then on, but Kuqo buried a triple and Nicholas added 5 free throws to put Efes ahead for good, 61-69. L.Rytas never gave up, but Efes left the court with their biggest win so far this season. Nielsen got L. Rytas going with free throws, which Serkan Erdogan erased with an easy basket, as both teams tried to adjust their defenses in the early going. Price fired in a long two-pointer, while the hosts kept Efes scoreless for three minutes. Nielsen made more foul shots for a 6-2 L.Rytas edge as Efes kept missing shots, even around the basket. A fast-break layup by Petravicius caused Efes head coach David Blatt call timeout. Kuqo came off the bench and immediately delivered with a jump hook and Gregory soon added a fast-break layup to bring Efes back to life. Kuqo banked in another jump hook as the game turned into a physical battle. An unsportsmanlike foul by Kuqo allowed Nielsen to give the hosts a 9-8 edge. Kuqo kept pacing Efes with a big basket in the low post before picking up his second foul. A free throw by Joao Batista and a seven-meter triple by Nicholas fixed the score at 10-13 after 10 minutes. Nicholas fed Loren Woods for a two-handed dunk at the start of the second quarter. Nicholas then went from provider to scorer with a driving layup, while L. Rytas, which had been limited to 2 points in more than six minutes, took a timeout down 10-17. Efes continued to dominate the game with outstanding defense, not allowing any easy shots. Meanwhile, Woods capped a mammoth 2-18 run with a huge fast break dunk. L. Rytas had missed 6 consecutive shots until Nielsen stepped up with an easy basket. Nicholas erased it with free throws for a 12-22 Efes lead. Andre Hutson scored in the low post, as L. Rytas entered the foul bonus. Nielsen paced the hosts with a driving layup that Erdogan matched with foul shots. Price stepped up with a stop-and-pop jumper and one from downtown, but Gregory and Hutson still kept Efes ahead, 19-31. Petravicius found a put-back layup and Price added free throws to get the crowd involved at 23-31. Hutson silenced everyone with a mid-range jumper but Nielsen buried a triple and Efes called timeout at 26-33. Martynas Gecevicius fired in a corner three-pointer to get L. Rytas even closer, 29-33, at halftime. To start the second half, Arturas Jomantas dew a foul on Nicholas to get L. Rytas within 31-33 on free throws. Next, Petravicius copied him to tie it up, and then Price put L. Rytas ahead 35-33 with a jumper. Petravicius finished a 7-0 run with free throws before Kuqo answered for Efes. He got the guests closer with a short shot and then blasted a triple for a 38-38 tie. Petravicius just kept dominating inside and getting to the line for 3 additional free throws, giving him 8 in the quarter already, good for a 41-38 L. Rytas advantage. Efes did not panic, however, as Hutson and Kerem Gonlum responded with baskets to seize the lead again for their team at 41-42. Back and forth went the lead, to L. Rytas on 4 points in a row by Price, to Efes on a triple by Nicholas, to a 47-47 tie on Chuck Eidson's free throws, as the game turned into an exciting battle. The third quarter was decided when Scoonie Penn got the last basket down, leaving Efes up by 47-49 after 30 minutes. Hutson started the final quarter by adding a free throw to the Efes lead. Eidson dribble-drove for a layup, then answered Kenny Gregory's triple with his own to keep L. Rytas close at 52-53. Gonlum got a jump hook to go down, but Eidson answered that, too, then kicked out a pass to Andrius Slezas for the go-ahead triple at 57-55. Nicholas appeared with a fall-away lane-jumper to tie, then after Gregory hit a free throw that put Efes up again, blasted a triple to make it 57-61 as the clock went below 5 minutes remaining. Kuqo made a free throw, as L. Rytas had troubles to score until Price stepped up with a floating layup. Kuqo - who else? - fired in a triple from the left wing but Jomantas' drive got L. Rytas within 61-65 with 3 minutes to go. Efes found its regular go-to guy in Nicholas, who went 5-for-5 from the foul line to give his team a 61-69. It was do-or-die time for L. Rytas and Price buried a seven-meter triple. Penn fed Gregory for a reverse layup, as Nicholas left the game with a sprained ankle. Price kept trying but everything was said and done up to that point, as free throws by Erdogan and Penn allowed Efes to seal a big road win in style. Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Euroleague.net

Efes Pilsen sent a message that echoed all around Group B by downing previously undefeated Lietuvos Rytas 70-77 in Vilnius, Lithuania on Wednesday night. Efes registered its second consecutive win in Group B and improved to 3-2 in the standings. Meanwhile, Lietuvos Rytas dropped to 4-1 and will at least tie for first place at the end of this round. Drew Nicholas led the winners with 19 points before leaving the game with a sprained ankle in the final minute. Ermal Kuqo added 15 points off the Efes bench, Kenny Gregory had 12 while Andre Hutson got 11 for the Turkish powerhouse. Hollis Price had 23 points for L. Rytas, Marijonas Petravicius posted a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds while Matt Nielsen also added 12 points for the hosts, who led 8-2 early. Kuqo led a 2-18 run that allowed Efes to get full control of the game, 10-20. L. Rytas got within 29-33 at halftime and managed to get a 37-33 edge early in the third quarter. The game turned into a balanced battle from then on, but Kuqo buried a triple and Nicholas added 5 free throws to put Efes ahead for good, 61-69. L.Rytas never gave up, but Efes left the court with their biggest win so far this season.

Nielsen got L. Rytas going with free throws, which Serkan Erdogan erased with an easy basket, as both teams tried to adjust their defenses in the early going. Price fired in a long two-pointer, while the hosts kept Efes scoreless for three minutes. Nielsen made more foul shots for a 6-2 L.Rytas edge as Efes kept missing shots, even around the basket. A fast-break layup by Petravicius caused Efes head coach David Blatt call timeout. Kuqo came off the bench and immediately delivered with a jump hook and Gregory soon added a fast-break layup to bring Efes back to life. Kuqo banked in another jump hook as the game turned into a physical battle. An unsportsmanlike foul by Kuqo allowed Nielsen to give the hosts a 9-8 edge. Kuqo kept pacing Efes with a big basket in the low post before picking up his second foul. A free throw by Joao Batista and a seven-meter triple by Nicholas fixed the score at 10-13 after 10 minutes.

Marijonas Petravicius - Lietuvos Rytas

Nicholas fed Loren Woods for a two-handed dunk at the start of the second quarter. Nicholas then went from provider to scorer with a driving layup, while L. Rytas, which had been limited to 2 points in more than six minutes, took a timeout down 10-17. Efes continued to dominate the game with outstanding defense, not allowing any easy shots. Meanwhile, Woods capped a mammoth 2-18 run with a huge fast break dunk. L. Rytas had missed 6 consecutive shots until Nielsen stepped up with an easy basket. Nicholas erased it with free throws for a 12-22 Efes lead. Andre Hutson scored in the low post, as L. Rytas entered the foul bonus. Nielsen paced the hosts with a driving layup that Erdogan matched with foul shots. Price stepped up with a stop-and-pop jumper and one from downtown, but Gregory and Hutson still kept Efes ahead, 19-31. Petravicius found a put-back layup and Price added free throws to get the crowd involved at 23-31. Hutson silenced everyone with a mid-range jumper but Nielsen buried a triple and Efes called timeout at 26-33. Martynas Gecevicius fired in a corner three-pointer to get L. Rytas even closer, 29-33, at halftime.

To start the second half, Arturas Jomantas dew a foul on Nicholas to get L. Rytas within 31-33 on free throws. Next, Petravicius copied him to tie it up, and then Price put L. Rytas ahead 35-33 with a jumper. Petravicius finished a 7-0 run with free throws before Kuqo answered for Efes. He got the guests closer with a short shot and then blasted a triple for a 38-38 tie. Petravicius just kept dominating inside and getting to the line for 3 additional free throws, giving him 8 in the quarter already, good for a 41-38 L. Rytas advantage. Efes did not panic, however, as Hutson and Kerem Gonlum responded with baskets to seize the lead again for their team at 41-42. Back and forth went the lead, to L. Rytas on 4 points in a row by Price, to Efes on a triple by Nicholas, to a 47-47 tie on Chuck Eidson's free throws, as the game turned into an exciting battle. The third quarter was decided when Scoonie Penn got the last basket down, leaving Efes up by 47-49 after 30 minutes.

Hutson started the final quarter by adding a free throw to the Efes lead. Eidson dribble-drove for a layup, then answered Kenny Gregory's triple with his own to keep L. Rytas close at 52-53. Gonlum got a jump hook to go down, but Eidson answered that, too, then kicked out a pass to Andrius Slezas for the go-ahead triple at 57-55. Nicholas appeared with a fall-away lane-jumper to tie, then after Gregory hit a free throw that put Efes up again, blasted a triple to make it 57-61 as the clock went below 5 minutes remaining. Kuqo made a free throw, as L. Rytas had troubles to score until Price stepped up with a floating layup. Kuqo - who else? - fired in a triple from the left wing but Jomantas' drive got L. Rytas within 61-65 with 3 minutes to go. Efes found its regular go-to guy in Nicholas, who went 5-for-5 from the foul line to give his team a 61-69. It was do-or-die time for L. Rytas and Price buried a seven-meter triple. Penn fed Gregory for a reverse layup, as Nicholas left the game with a sprained ankle. Price kept trying but everything was said and done up to that point, as free throws by Erdogan and Penn allowed Efes to seal a big road win in style.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Euroleague.net

Referees: LAMONICA, LUIGI (ITA), JOVCIC, MILIVOJE (SRB), HIERREZUELO, DANI (ESP)

Attendance: 10100

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Lietuvos Rytas	10	19	18	23
Efes Pilsen	13	20	16	28

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Lietuvos Rytas	10	29	47	70
Efes Pilsen	13	33	49	77

Head coach: TRIFUNOVIC, ALEKSANDAR

Lietuvos Rytas
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	BUTERLEVICIUS, SIMAS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	SLEZAS, ANDRIUS	7:19	3		1/2		1		1		1	1			1	1	3
8	LUKAUSKIS, MINDAUGAS	20:42		0/1	0/3			2	2	1					3		-4
10	PRICE, HOLLIS	35:05	25	5/7	3/9	6/6	1	1	2	2		3		1	3	5	19
12	ANISIMOV, MICHAILIS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	BATISTA, JOAO PAULO	3:33	1			1/2		1	1							1	2
15	PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS	34:23	12	2/2		8/10	6	7	13		1	4	1		4	7	24
21	JOMANTAS, ARTURAS	25:50	5	1/4	0/1	3/4	1	5	6		2	3			3	5	7
22	MITCHELL, DARREL	5:58										1			1	1	-1
31	GECEVICIUS, MARTYNAS	11:11	3		1/3						1				2
33	EIDSON, CHUCK	23:18	9	2/7	1/3	2/2		2	2	2		1		1	4	1	1
44	NIELSEN, MATT	32:41	12	2/7	1/2	5/8	1	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	3	4	5
	Team						1	2	3		9						12
	Totals	200:00	70	12/28	7/23	25/32	11	21	32	6	15	16	2	3	24	25	68
				42.9%	30.4%	78.1%

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: BLATT, DAVID

Efes Pilsen
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	NICHOLAS, DREW	35:01	19	2/8	3/9	6/8	1	3	4	3	2	4		1	3	6	12
5	PENN, SCOONIE	24:59	5	1/1	0/1	3/4		1	1	2	1	3			4	5	5
6	WOODS, LOREN	13:36	4	2/3				3	3		2		2		4		6
9	GREGORY, KENNY	31:04	12	2/4	2/2	2/4		3	3	1		1	1		1	2	13
10	ABI, MUSTAFA	1:03
11	PACUN, BORA HUN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	GONLUM, KEREM	22:20	4	2/5		0/3	4	4	8		2	2			2	3	7
17	ERDOGAN, SERKAN	15:34	7	1/1	0/1	5/6						2			2	4	5
23	KUQO, ERMAL	12:15	15	4/5	2/2	1/2	1		1	1	1				4	2	14
33	ARSLAN, ENDER	14:47		0/2								2			1		-5
34	HUTSON, ANDRE	29:21	11	5/9		1/2	4	5	9	1	1	2		1	4	2	12
	Team						2	2	4		6						10
	Totals	200:00	77	19/38	7/15	18/29	12	21	33	8	15	16	3	2	25	24	79
				50%	46.7%	62.1%

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Head Coaches

TRIFUNOVIC, ALEKSANDAR Lietuvos Rytas "A loss is part of the game. Even if our fans are not happy, we have to accept this loss. We missed usual contributions of some of our key players. We missed Kenan Bajramovic too, who got injured during practice. Ermal Kuqo was the key player of the game, as he nailed down crucial shots down the stretch. We could have gone in front but Kuqo did not let us do it. Sometimes our players were late to switch on defense and I would be mad if I didn't know that they tried very hard and showed character. Anyway, Efes Pilsen is a great team, very tough to beat . We stayed in the game until the very end and that's important. I hope this loss will make us not worse, but better."

TRIFUNOVIC, ALEKSANDAR

Lietuvos Rytas

"A loss is part of the game. Even if our fans are not happy, we have to accept this loss. We missed usual contributions of some of our key players. We missed Kenan Bajramovic too, who got injured during practice. Ermal Kuqo was the key player of the game, as he nailed down crucial shots down the stretch. We could have gone in front but Kuqo did not let us do it. Sometimes our players were late to switch on defense and I would be mad if I didn't know that they tried very hard and showed character. Anyway, Efes Pilsen is a great team, very tough to beat . We stayed in the game until the very end and that's important. I hope this loss will make us not worse, but better."

BLATT, DAVID Efes Pilsen "It's a great and much-needed win. I know this is the first game in the international play Lietuvos Rytas has lost here after quite some time. That, combined with the fact that they were leaders in our group both in terms of wins and of almost every statistical category, makes it a good accomplishment for our team. We defended one of the better offenses up to this point in the competition extremely well. With the exception of 16 turnovers, our percentage from the field was quite good, we moved the ball at times pretty well and that enabled us to win."

BLATT, DAVID

Efes Pilsen

"It's a great and much-needed win. I know this is the first game in the international play Lietuvos Rytas has lost here after quite some time. That, combined with the fact that they were leaders in our group both in terms of wins and of almost every statistical category, makes it a good accomplishment for our team. We defended one of the better offenses up to this point in the competition extremely well. With the exception of 16 turnovers, our percentage from the field was quite good, we moved the ball at times pretty well and that enabled us to win."

Players

EIDSON, CHUCK Lietuvos Rytas "We had some chances to win and I think everybody is a bit upset that we did not. This is basketball. In some games you come out good, in some not. It is just the way it is. In the first half I didn't contribute at all, but I thought I did a bit better in the second. I just wanted to help."
PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS Lietuvos Rytas "I thought we had a pretty good defensive game. It is very simple. They have great players who were better than us tonight. In the fourth quarter we fell hard, plus they made a couple of key triples so it was hard and too late for a comeback. Efes Pilsen is very physical in the paint, it is harder to rebound against them and we felt it tonight. Maybe it seemed we were tired but we weren't. It just didn't work out tonight for us".

EIDSON, CHUCK

Lietuvos Rytas

"We had some chances to win and I think everybody is a bit upset that we did not. This is basketball. In some games you come out good, in some not. It is just the way it is. In the first half I didn't contribute at all, but I thought I did a bit better in the second. I just wanted to help."

PETRAVICIUS, MARIUS

Lietuvos Rytas

"I thought we had a pretty good defensive game. It is very simple. They have great players who were better than us tonight. In the fourth quarter we fell hard, plus they made a couple of key triples so it was hard and too late for a comeback. Efes Pilsen is very physical in the paint, it is harder to rebound against them and we felt it tonight. Maybe it seemed we were tired but we weren't. It just didn't work out tonight for us".

KUQO, ERMAL Efes Pilsen "It was a tough game. Lietuvos Rytas has been the best team in the Euroleague so far and we came here knowing that. We knew we would struggle so I am really happy we got this win. Winning here is very difficult because I think this is the best arena in the whole Europe. The fans here are great and I love playing against Lithuanian teams because they have the best fans in the world. It gets me going. I'm so happy. It's like a double win for us so we gotta continue from here."

KUQO, ERMAL

Efes Pilsen

"It was a tough game. Lietuvos Rytas has been the best team in the Euroleague so far and we came here knowing that. We knew we would struggle so I am really happy we got this win. Winning here is very difficult because I think this is the best arena in the whole Europe. The fans here are great and I love playing against Lithuanian teams because they have the best fans in the world. It gets me going. I'm so happy. It's like a double win for us so we gotta continue from here."

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