MONTEVIDEO (Interstat) — Mazeikiai defeated visiting Rytas 2 75-72 Saturday, improving to 1-1 this season while Rytas 2 dropped to 0-2. Mazeikiai led 16-13 after the first quarter, 39-29 at halftime and 57-54 after three quarters, then held on. Mantas Liutkevicius led Rytas 2 with 18 points, six assists and three rebounds. Arvydas Gydra added 13 points and seven rebounds for Mazeikiai. Vincentas Adomaitis posted 11 points and 11 rebounds for Rytas 2. Royce Williams scored 13 points and handed out six assists for Mazeikiai. Armandas Plintauskas contributed 10 points and six rebounds. Artem Lopukhov scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds for Mazeikiai. Laurynas Klimas added 11 points for Mazeikiai. Rytas 2 shot 27 of 63 from the floor, 5 of 23 from three-point range and 13 of 17 from the free throw line. Mazeikiai shot 29 of 60 overall, 8 of 20 from beyond the arc and 9 of 15 at the line. Rytas 2 had 12 offensive rebounds and 10 assists. Mazeikiai had 10 offensive rebounds, eight assists and three blocks. Rytas 2 committed 19 fouls, while Mazeikiai committed 16. Both teams committed 16 turnovers.