Game of the Week preview: Can Rytas snap Bonn's 8-game win streak?

BONN (Germany) - The Round of 16 Week 4 Game of the Week in the Basketball Champions League features a Group J showdown between Telekom Baskets Bonn and Rytas Vilnius in Bonn, Germany. Bonn won the first head-to-head meeting, in Vilnius, back on February 8.

Bonn currently lead Group J and are one of two remaining undefeated teams in the Round of 16 with a record of 3-0 in this phase, riding an 8-game win streak that started in the second week of the Regular Season. Rytas, meanwhile, are 1-2 and sit in third place in the group. After losing 86-79 in the first matchup, Rytas will need to win this second game by at least 8 points in order to own the tiebreak.

Bonn's Tyson Ward was named to the Team of the Month for February after averaging 18 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in his two games during the month.

Group J

6/12 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Telekom Baskets Bonn	3	3	0	100	247	216	31	82.3	72	6
2	BAXI Manresa	3	2	1	66.7	241	228	13	80.3	76	5
3	Rytas Vilnius	3	1	2	33.3	243	256	-13	81	85.3	4
4	Bahcesehir College	3	0	3	0	228	259	-31	76	86.3	3

Bonn have won their last eight games in the BCL, including their previous encounter with Rytas (86-79); before this season, Bonn had never won more than two consecutive games in the BCL. Tyson Ward has scored a total of 36 points in his last two BCL games (19 v Manresa and 17 v Rytas) after scoring a total of 35 points in his first six BCL appearances; Ward has made 2+ three-pointers in each of his last three BCL games after successfully making a total of only one shot from behind the arc in his first five games combined. Rytas have won just one of their last six away games in the BCL and have lost their nine most recent games on the road when conceding 80+ points; the team leading at halftime ended up as the winner in Rytas' last 10 BCL games. Rytas have grabbed 39.2 percent of the rebounds on the offensive glass, the highest rebounding percentage of any team in the BCL in 2022-23; Rytas have grabbed 14.0 offensive rebounds per game, only MHP RIESEN enjoys a higher average per game (14.4) than them this season. Marcus Foster has scored more than 20 points in four of his five away games this season in the BCL, including 25+ points in the most recent two – only Kevin Punter has previously managed to score 25+ points in three consecutive away games (January 2018); he is the only player to average 20+ points away from home in the BCL this season among the ones that made more than three appearances on the road (22.6). [/unordered]

Team comparison by the numbers:

Bonn	Stat Category	Rytas
54.2	2-point FG %	51.6
38.8	3-point FG %	37.3
47.6	Overall FG %	45.9
70.5	Free throw %	76.0
25.2	Defensive rebounds	25.7
12.8	Offensive rebounds	14.0
38.0	Total rebounds	39.7
6.7	Steals	4.5
18.6	Assists	16.3
13.9	Turnovers	14.3
2.0	Blocks	2.8
16.7	Points from Turnover	15.2
32.9	Points in the Paint	33.8
30.6	Points from the Bench	27.0