BC Šiauliai started the LKL season with a win against Gargždai 93:85. The Šiauliai team's legionnaires ruined the good start of the Gargždai team and turned the score around – 16:8. Trey Pulliam started to reduce the deficit, until Karolis Giedraitis equalized the score – 18:18. The intense battle continued. Brandon Horvath gave the hosts an advantage, but they couldn't pull away further. As a result, after the first half, Gargždai had only a slight advantage – 43:41. Jalon Pipkins and Džiugas Slavinskas pushed their team forward, but Marius Valinskas made a three-pointer with a foul – 47:48. Daniel Baslykas made a long shot and turned the score around, but the guests couldn't take control of the game. The fourth quarter started with a tie, although Jordan Brown scored important points for Šiauliai – 75:73. Šiauliai tried to pull away, D. Baslykas added free throws, and his two-point shot gave the guests their biggest advantage – 84:76. There were 2 minutes left, during which D. Songaila's team didn't let go of the win. The most notable Šiauliai player was Cameron Reddish, who scored 7 points in 16 minutes, grabbed a rebound, made a mistake, and collected 3 assists. Other legionnaires led the team: Cedric Henderson scored 22 points, Jordan Brown – 15. Gargždai's most notable player was Jalon Pipkins, who scored 23 points. Gargždai were missing Paulius Petrilevičius and Joshua Hagins. Gargždai: Jalon Pipkins 23, Trey Pulliam 12, Brandon Horvath and Džiugas Slavinskas – 10 each, Benas Griciūnas 8. Šiauliai: Cedric Henderson 22, Jordan Brown and Daniel Baslykas – 15 each, Dayvion McKnight 14, Dovydas Romančenko 9.