Derrick Brown scores 22, Lokomotiv Kuban beat Rytas 68-53

In a battle between undefeated teams in regular season Group D, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar bested Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 68-53 at home on Thursday. Lokomotiv improved to 2-0 and grabbed a win in its first-ever Turkish Airlines Euroleague home game, while Rytas dropped to 1-1. Derrick Brown paced the winners with 22 points. Richard Hendrix added 16 for Lokomotiv. Martynas Gecevicius and Andreas Glyniadakis led Rytas with 11 points apiece. Brown and Marcus Williams shined early to give Lokomotiv a 13-3 lead, enough to keep a 19-10 margin after 10 minutes. Brown got plenty of help from Hendrix to boost the hosts' lead to 37-24 near halftime. Gecevicius shined after the break to bring the guests a bit closer, 42-34, but Lokomotiv called timeout and went on a 9-0 run, which sealed the outcome at 51-34. Rytas kept fighting, but Lokomotiv excelled on defense in the fourth quarter and had plenty of time to celebrate a big home win.