Despite coming into the game winless, the Lithuanian club upended previously undefeated Bourg
Lietkabelis demonstrated why it shouldn’t be underestimated
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Round 5 of 18
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Coming into Round 5 of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season as one of the three teams yet to celebrate a victory, 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys felt the pressure of having to deliver on the court against 2023-34 runner-up Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse. The visitors were undefeated, having won their first four games in their bid to push for another run deep into the playoffs.
Being cautious despite Lietkabelis's 0-4 record ahead of the game, Bourg head coach Frederic Fauthoux warned his players that it wouldn’t be an easy outing away in Lithuania.
“We had this information [of Lietkabelis’s record], but we said ‘let’s be careful because they are a great team, they play well together and the two last two seasons we lost here,” Fauthoux said in the post-game press conference. “So, it’s not a good gym for us and we lost again.”
With its back against the wall, Lietkabelis produced its finest performance of the season to down Bourg, 84-80, at Kalnapilio Arena.
“It was a tough situation for us, [coming into the game with a] 0-4 [record] and I think that we showed character and we played a good game,” Lietkabelis head coach Nenad Canak told EuroLeague TV after the duel. “The most important thing is that we won and we're starting to get out of this hole and we proved to ourselves that we can play at that level.”
Lietkabelis looked solid from the off and didn’t allow Bourg to pull away in the first quarter. The hosts tightened their defense in the second and limited the French side to 16 points, taking a 39-36 lead into the second half. After a balanced third quarter, Lietkabelis responded to a 0-6 run in the fourth by grabbing a 75-64 lead with 3:32 left on the clock. Then, Bourg showed what it’s made of and a late 1-10 surge brought the visitors back into the game, 78-77. Yet, a buzzer-beating dagger with 0:23 to go from Marko Pecarski, who ended the game with 22 points on 9-for-9 shooting from the field, allowed Lietkabelis to clinch the victory.
Game Videos
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ratiopharm ulm-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 7 Highlights | 2025-26 BKT EuroCup
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Trento-Lietkabelis | Round 6 highlights | EuroCup 2025-26
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Bourg-NINERS | Round 6 highlights | EuroCup 2025-26
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Lietkabelis Panevezys-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 5 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroCup
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Besiktas GAIN Istanbul-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 5 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroCup
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 4 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroCup
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Virtus Bologna | Round 5 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Jallow with the impressive dunk on the break! Motorola Magic Moment
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Vildoza nutmegs Ndiaye for the dunk by Diarra! Motorola Magic Moment
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Seljaas gets over to swat Edwards! Motorola Magic Moment
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Traore behind-the-back pass for the Ndiaye dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Lietkabelis Panevezys-ratiopharm ulm | Round 3 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroCup
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Panionios Athens-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 3 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroCup
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 2 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroCup
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NINERS Chemnitz-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 2 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroCup
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Lietkabelis Panevezys-Besiktas GAIN Istanbul | Round 1 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroCup
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Lietkabelis's Trey Drechsel previews the new EuroCup season
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Valencia Basket-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Kokila’s monster block! Magic Moment
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Casteneda’s bounce pass for Pansa’s dunk! Magic Moment
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Umana Reyer Venice-7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Danusevicius swats Wiltjer! Magic Moment
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Game-winner for Bickauskis! Magic Moment
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Varnas with the reverse alley-oop! Magic Moment of the Night
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Gagic with the reverse dunk! Magic Moment
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7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys-Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Varnas thrills with reverse alley-oop slam! Magic Moment
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Valencia Basket | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Maldunas throws it down big time! Motorola Magic Moment
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Big dunk from Varnas! Motorola Magic Moment
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Turk Telekom-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Pansa rejects Durmaz! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Maldunas has the solution to beat Valencia! Magic Moment
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Courby goes from defense to offense! Magic Moment
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Pansa dunks off Castaneda’s alley-oop pass! Magic Moment
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:17
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Varnas’s reverse alley-oop dunk! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Lipkevicius creates a triple from nothing! Magic Moment
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
Stats sometimes speak for themselves. Only one team averaged fewer points (71.5) and no EuroCup side recorded a lower three-point percentage (18.8%) than Lietkabelis coming into Tuesday’s game. The Lithuanian side didn’t score more than 74 points in any of its first four games, but produced 84 points and was a solid 8-for-21 (38.1%) from beyond the arc to beat Bourg.
“It was a great fight for the whole game,” Pecarski told EuroLeague TV. “I said before the game that without full energy and without our shooting we were unlucky in some of the last games. Today, I think everything came together. It is a long season. This team has a lot of potential and I think we showed today what we are capable of.”
After a poor start to the season, Tuesday’s victory over Bourg could serve as the springboard to turn over a new leaf.
“Very important win for us after that very bad period,” Canak said. “I hope it’s behind us. We showed that we can play defense on that level and be competitive with those great teams in our competition.”
As Canak and Pecarski stressed, Lietkabelis proved to both itself and the rest of the teams what this team is made of with a statement win over Bourg. More importantly, though, it has demonstrated that no EuroCup team should be underestimated despite a run of poor results. Lietkabelis also sent a message to its next opponent, EuroCup powerhouse Valencia Basket. If the Spanish side doesn’t receive it, a second straight upset shouldn’t be ruled out next week.