about 18 hours ago

Jonas Valanciunas Leads Lithuania Past Great Britain in EuroBasket Opener

Lithuania pulled away late to beat Great Britain 94-70 in Tampere, opening Group B play with a win. Valanciunas dominated inside with 18 points and 9 rebounds on 7-of-13 shooting. Tubelis added 17 on 8-of-10, while Jokubaitis tallied 12 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds. Yeboah paced Great Britain with 17 points in the loss.