Career night by Uleckas fuels Rytas past Lietkabelis, level LKL finals series at 1-1 / News - Basketnews.com

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In the Game 2 of the Lithuanian Basketball League finals, Rytas Vilnius eased past hosting Lietkabelis Panevezys 88-66 (25-23, 23-18, 17-8, 23-17) and tied the series at 1-1. The third match will take place on Wednesday in Vilnius.

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Lukas Uleckas was the top performer for the winners, accumulating 24 points (1/1 2PT, 6/7 3PT, 4/4 FT) and a career-high 30 PIR.

On the opposing side,Gabrielius Maldunas was the high-scorer for Lietkabelis, ending with 14 points (6/7 2PT, 2/4 FT), 4 rebounds, and 18 PIR.

After the first half going neck-on-neck, Arnas Butkevicius inspired an 11-4 run for Rytas to give his team a comfortable double-digit lead (65-49) after the third.

The visitors did not release the gas pedal in the fourth quarter, and after Butkevicius' dunk, Rytas built their biggest lead of the game (73-51) with 7:58 left.

The situation didn't change that much in the remaining minutes, and Rytas celebrated a very important away victory.

Rytas: Lukas Uleckas 24 (30 PIR), Arnas Butkevicius 17 (8 REB, 26 PIR), Margiris Normantas 14, Gytis Radzevicius 10 (4 REB).

Lietkabelis: Gabrielius Maldunas 14,Nikola Radicevic 12, Dovydas Giedraitis 10.

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