The battle was fierce and even for the first few minutes. Later, the duo of Rokas Jokubaitis and Jonas Valančiūnas came on and smashed the opponent's defense to pieces - the Lithuanians won the first half of the match 47:28. JV, who made three three-pointers, scored 19 points before the long break, while Rokas scored 16 points.

R. Jokubaitis recorded a double-double at the beginning of the third quarter – 16 points and 10 assists. In turn, J. Valančiūnas was rested.

At the start of the European Championship, the Lithuanians easily defeated the representatives of Great Britain (0-1), who had finished last in the previous tournament, 94:70.

Montenegro failed the test of world champions Germany – 76:106.

In less than a day, on Saturday afternoon (starting at 1:30 p.m.), the Lithuanians will face off against the mighty Germany.