Game of the Week: Will Rytas stay alive in Season Seven?

VILNIUS (Lithuania) - The final Game of the Week of the Basketball Champions League regular season comes from Group H between Rytas Vilnius (2-3) and Lenovo Tenerife (4-1). The pressure is on Rytas, as they are still looking to advance to the Play-In.

Where: Vilnius, Lithuania (Rytas Arena)

When: 20:00 CET

 

Tenerife have already locked up first place in the group and are through to the Round of 16. Rytas, on the other hand, still have a wide range of possible outcomes in the standings. They can finish second, third or even fourth and end up being eliminated from the competition.

Rytas will finish:
second: with a win, if Peristeri bwin defeat Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya
third: with a win, if Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya defeat Peristeri bwin
third: with a loss, if Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya defeat Peristeri bwin
fourth: with a loss, if Peristeri bwin defeat Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya

Rytas have alternated between wins and losses in their last six home games in the BCL, losing the most recent one 101-90 v Herzliya; they have conceded 80+ points in three of their last four home games, after never conceding that much in their previous five. Marcus Foster has been Rytas' top scorer in four of their five BCL games this season, including in the last game against Tenerife (21 points); Foster has scored at least 24 points in each of his last two home games in the BCL after never reaching that mark in any of his previous 10 home games. Tenerife have won 15 of their last 16 BCL games, a run that includes three wins against Rytas by margins of at least 14 points (89-75 - February 2022, 83-64 - March 2022, 89-74 - October 2022); Tenerife's last three wins in the BCL come with margins of 20+ points and conceding fewer than 65 points in each of those games. Tenerife are averaging 86.8 points per game in the BCL this season, more than any other team and also have the best average of points per possession (1.26); Tenerife are also the most accurate team from behind the arc this term (45.3 percent). Tenerife's Sasu Salin has scored more than 10 points in each of his last seven away games in the BCL, including 23 points in his previous away game in Rytas in March 2022; Salin is the only player to have scored 4+ three-pointers in four BCL games this season and has scored 4+ three-pointers in each of his three
BCL games against Rytas. [/unordered]

 

Team comparison by the numbers:

Rytas	Stat Category	Tenerife
48.5	2-point FG %	56.8
40	3-point FG %	45.3
45.5	Overall FG %	51.6
76.7	Free throw %	73.7
25.4	Defensive rebounds	24.8
14.8	Offensive rebounds	8.8
40.2	Total rebounds	33.6
4.2	Steals	6.6
16	Assists	20.8
14.6	Turnovers	10.6
2.2	Blocks	1.4
14.8	Points from Turnover	15.8
32.0	Points in the Paint	31.2
27.2	Points from the Bench	33.2