In the URBO-NKL championship, Šakiai’s Vytis-VDU (7-3) won 84:83 (23:16, 24:23, 19:28, 18:16) in the last seconds against Šilutė-PDS.lt (4-6).
Erikas Kučiauskas’s team, which is now tied with Telšiai in terms of wins, jumped to second place after defeating the champions 93:79 in their head-to-head matchup. Šilutė, which suffered its second consecutive defeat, is now in twelfth place.
The visitors, who played more solidly in the first half of the match, went on a 9-0 run and gained a record lead (54-39) after the long break. However, the Šilutė team did not give up and responded with a 14:3 run, taking the lead 67:66 with 10 minutes left in the game.
In a tense duel, Frederick Gates’ two-pointer with a foul in the last minute put the hosts ahead (83:82).
After that, both teams exchanged unsuccessful attacks, and a successful fast break by Titas Januševičius brought the Šakiai team closer to victory, leaving their opponents with 5 seconds – 84:83.
After Kęstutis Mačijauskas called a timeout, Devin Hutchinson attempted to seal the victory with a mid-range shot, but the ball spun off the rim.
Without the winning shot, Januševičius scored a total of 19 points (7/9 two-pointers, 1/7 three-pointers, 2/2 free throws), 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 22 efficiency points in 26 minutes for Vyčius-VDU.




