Egypt displayed strong resistance, yet it was the jubilant section of the audience adorned in yellow, green, and red that reveled in the decisive victory.
Lithuania secured their initial triumph, maintaining their lead throughout the match in front of a crowd of 7,229 supporters in Manila, concluding with a score of 93-67. Lithuania’s victory propelled them to a 1-0 record, aligning them with Montenegro in Group D standings.
Meanwhile, Egypt finds themselves in the bottom half alongside Mexico, both teams suffering defeats on the first game day at the Mall of Asia Arena.
“First game is different, a lot of emotions, a lot of expectations, and I’m happy that we won this game. Every game in World Cup matters. It will get harder later, and we hope we can go far in this tournament,” said Kazys Maksvytis, Lithuania’s head coach.
