NEWS

08.01.2014

BASKETBALL

Eagles stun Rytas with 103-101 victory in Vilnius

Beşiktaş Integral Forex started the Eurocup Last 32 on the right foot as they picked up a valuable away win in Lithuania tonight. After building a 53-46 lead at half-time, Beşiktaş Integral Forex used a barrage of three-pointers in the third quarter to push their advantage to 81- 67 entering the fourth stanza. However, the stubborn Rytas refused to throw in the towel and fought back with a late rally that brought them within two points of Beşiktaş with 1.4 seconds left on the clock, only to see their comeback cut short by the final buzzer. Chris Lofton scored a team-high 23 points for the Black Eagles, followed by Brad Buckman’s 20 and Sundiata Gaines’ 18.