Lietuvos Rytas romped to an 87-49 victory over Le Mans on Tuesday at Siemens Arena to remain undefeated in Group F and lock up a berth in the Eurocup Last 16. The hosts scored the first 8 points and made it 15-2 en route to a one-side win that saw the lead hit the 40-point mark in the third quarter. Rytas made 8 of 15 three-pointers (53%) and outrebounded Le Mans 45-26. Predrag Samardziski and Renaldas Seibutis scored 14 points each for the winners, Jonas Valanciunas tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds, Arturas Jomantas scored 12 and Tyrese Rice posted 10 points and 6 assists. J.P. Batista netted 10 for Le Mans in defeat.

It took a few minutes for the teams to warm up with missed shots and turnovers taking up the first minute-and-a-half of action. Rytas got going first as Rice set up Seibutis and Lawrence Roberts on back-to-back three-pointers. A Valanciunas slam made it 8-0 before Batista put Le Mans on the scoreboard after nearly three-and-a-half minutes. Another Valanciunas slam made it a double-digit edge midway through the first quarter and Rice pushed it to 15-2 with a triple. Taylor Rochestie, William Coleman and Travon Bryant all scored for Le Mans, but Rytas always answered and Jomantas lifted the lead to 26-10 after 10 minutes. A Mindaugas Katelynas dunk took the Rytas lead to 10 early in the second quarter and Steponas Babrauskas made it 33-10 from downtown. Max Kouguere tried to ignite Le Mans with a triple and Batista scored down low twice, but Rytas kept draining shots as Seibutis nailed a triple. Rytas continued to pad the lead as Seibutis and Jomantas climbed to 49-21 at halftime.

Roberts put Rytas ahead 31 with the first points of the second half and Seibutis and Valanciunas continued to grow the advantage. Alex Acker and Rochestie generated Le Mans points, but the visitors could not slow the Rytas attack and Jomantas made it a 40-point game at 68-28 from the line with two minutes left in the third quarter. Kouguere connected from behind the arc and to make it 68-31 through three quarters. A pair of Marcellus Sommerville baskets helped Le Mans trim the deficit early in the fourth quarter, but it was too little, too late and Rytas strolled through the fourth quarter with a win and a berth in the Last 16 in its pocket.