Lithuania achieved an incredible victory at the start of the qualifying Group D, as after a comeback they defeated Great Britain 89-88.
An amazing match was played in Great Britain, and the home crowd will remember the name of Ignas Sargiunas well, who led his team with 27 points. However, his three-pointers at the end of the match will be particularly remembered, as they recalled the legendary shots of Tracy McGrady in a Houston Rockets uniform, against San Antonio Spurs .
The hosts had 87-80 with 10 seconds remaining, when the Rytas basketball player hit his first of three three-pointers in the final stretch.
This was followed by one point from Myles Hesson, after which Sargiunas hit a difficult three-pointer with 3.5 seconds remaining, cutting it to 88-86. The hosts called a time

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