OUR OPPONENT

LIETUVOS RYTAS VILNIUS (LITHUANIA)

Founded in 1997
Team colors: black, white and red
Honors: EuroCup (2005, 2009), Lithuanian Championship (2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010), Lithuanian Cup (1998, 2009, 2010), Baltic Basketball League (2006, 2007, 2009), BBL Presidents Cup (2008), VTB United League bronze (2012), King Mindaugas Cup (2016)
Arena: Siemens Arena (capacity – 11000)
President: Gedvydas Vainauskas
Official website: bc.lrytas.lt

Where to watch
LIVE: Match! Igra (20:10, replay — November 17 at 06:00, 22:50), Eurosport 2 (20:15; replay — November 17 at 11:00, 17:30), Match TV (replay — 01:15), Sportbox.ru
Text online: EuroCup website

PRE-GAME QUOTES

Dusko Ivanovic, BC Khimki head coach:

“Right now Lietuvos Rytas plays very well. Last week they had a great game with Fuenlabrada at home. Every time it’s very tough to play in Vilnius with the support of their fans. We expect a tough game. They play quickly; make excellent transition and fastbreaks. They have a clear leader in Logan who had a great game last week. They also have excellent Lithuanian shooters and very strong inside the paint with a big guy Gordon”.

Jacob Pullen, BC Khimki guard:

“I think it will be a good game. Lietuvos Rytas is a good team. They’ve been struggling in the EuroCup but they still have a lot of good players. We have to go there and be focused trying to win. I think the game will be close as it was here in Khimki. We have to take them seriously. We’ve been doing good so far. We’ve been doing pretty well on the road as we have only one loss. Hopefully, we’ll continue our stretch”.