Zalgiris started a game better because of dominant Edgaras Ulanovas performance (17-10). The hosts managed to reduce the lead to 6 (64-70) but the time expired and Zalgiris sealed the first victory for their new coach Kazys Maksvytis.
Ulanovas responded with 2+1, Josh Nebo made a dunk and Zalgiris could breath easily (65-51).
Nevezis-Optibet opened the last quarter with 8-0 run and the hopes to win a game came back (51-60). On the opposing side, Dominykas Stenionis was the high-scorer for Nevezis-Optibet, ending with 15 points (3/7 2PT, 3/6 3 PT) and 5 assists. Ulanovas led Zalgiris with 12 points (5/9 2PT, 2/2 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 20 PIR.