It was all looking gloomy for Lietuvos Rytas with three games to go in the first round of the Euroleague, but a brilliant hat trick of victories over Cholet, Barcelona and Cibona yesterday meant they clinched the final top 16 berth at the expense of Cholet. "I want to congratulate my players – said Lietuvos coach Aleksandar Trifunovic - Not only for this game but for everything they have done in the last month. We were practically written off from making it to the Top 16, but by believing we could turn it around we did qualify for the Top