Tournament details | |
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Country | Lithuania |
City | Šiauliai |
Venue(s) | Šiauliai Arena |
Dates | 10 October 2022 – 19 February 2023 |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Žalgiris |
Final positions | |
Champions | Žalgiris (6th title) |
Runner-up | Cbet |
Third place | 7Bet–Lietkabelis |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Edgaras Ulanovas |
The 2022–23 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the eighth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. Žalgiris successfully defended the title for the 3rd time in a row after defeating Cbet in the final 81–77.
Format
All 12 teams from 2022–23 LKL season participated in this tournament. Top three teams from 2021–22 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage, while 4-10 ranked teams were drawn into two groups, with the group winners and runners-up advancing straight to the Quarterfinals, while third-placed teams faced off each other for the final Quarterfinals spot. 11th placed team faced off against LKL debutants in the preliminary round for the final Group stage spot.[1][2]
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Gargždai | 153–157 | Labas Gas | 76–67 | 77–90 |
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | NEP | WOL | JUV | PRI | |
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1 | Neptūnas | 6 | 5 | 1 | 575 | 507 | +68 | Advance to Quarterfinals | — | 99–86 | 92–90 | 110–89 | |
2 | Wolves | 6 | 4 | 2 | 530 | 477 | +53 | 84–90 | — | 100–85 | 95–70 | ||
3 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 555 | 541 | +14 | Advance to Eightfinal | 95–86 | 79–94 | — | 103–85 | |
4 | Labas Gas | 6 | 0 | 6 | 461 | 596 | −135 | 72–105 | 68–76 | 77–107 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | NEV | JSK | SIA | PZV | |
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1 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 6 | 4 | 2 | 568 | 554 | +14 | Advance to Quarterfinals | — | 85–80 | 90–87 | 122–118 | |
2 | Cbet | 6 | 4 | 2 | 484 | 460 | +24 | 82–80 | — | 82–66 | 81–70 | ||
3 | Šiauliai | 6 | 3 | 3 | 497 | 501 | −4 | Advance to Eightfinal | 101–106 | 83–79 | — | 79–73 | |
4 | Pieno žvaigždės | 6 | 1 | 5 | 494 | 528 | −34 | 86–85 | 76–80 | 71–81 | — |
Eightfinal
Third ranked teams from each group faced-off each other in a single-leg match, with the host being decided by LKL standings at the time. The winner earned the last quarterfinals spot.
8 December 2022 | Šiauliai | 91–112 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | Šiauliai |
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21:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 23–32, 24–38, 24–23 | |||
Pts: Urbutis 20 Rebs: Urbutis 8 Asts: Jackson 8 PIR: Urbutis 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Evans 25 Rebs: Hamilton 10 Asts: Hamilton 10 PIR: Hamilton 36 |
Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 972 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Juozas Barkauskas, Andžej Urbanovič |
Quarterfinals
Top three teams from 2021–22 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage. Those teams were:
All qualified teams will be drawn into pairs, where they will face-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners of each pair would then qualify for the Final four.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Rytas | 168–156 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 70–78 | 98–78 |
Cbet | 161–155 | Neptūnas | 85–80 | 76–75 |
7Bet–Lietkabelis | 194–154 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 85–81 | 109–73 |
Žalgiris | 186–151 | Wolves | 95–79 | 91–72 |
Final four
The final four was hosted by the Šiauliai Arena in Šiauliai on 18–19 February 2023.[3]
Semifinals 18 February | Final 19 February | ||||||
Rytas | 86 | ||||||
Cbet | 92 | ||||||
Cbet | 77 | ||||||
Žalgiris | 81 | ||||||
7Bet–Lietkabelis | 67 | ||||||
Žalgiris | 77 | Third place 19 February | |||||
Rytas | 88 | ||||||
7Bet–Lietkabelis | 91 |
Semifinals
18 February 2023 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 67–77 | Žalgiris | Šiauliai |
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20:15 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 12–21, 16–17, 22–22 | |||
Pts: Golomán, Morris 14 Rebs: Kullamäe 5 Asts: Kullamäe 4 PIR: Maldūnas 12 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lekavičius 16 Rebs: Ulanovas 8 Asts: Ulanovas 9 PIR: Ulanovas 21 |
Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 4,411 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gvidas Gedvilas |
18 February 2023 | Rytas | 86–92 | Cbet | Šiauliai |
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17:30 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 15―25, 30―15, 18―28, 23―24 | |||
Pts: Foster 20 Rebs: Masiulis 8 Asts: Friðriksson 8 PIR: Echodas 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Šeškus 24 Rebs: Huskić 7 Asts: Huskić 8 PIR: Šeškus 24 |
Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 4,301 Referees: Saulius Račys, Artūras Šukys, Juozas Barkauskas |
Third place
19 February 2023 | Rytas | 88–91 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | Šiauliai |
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15:45 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 21―18, 21―29, 14―23, 32―21 | |||
Pts: Foster 35 Rebs: Radzevičius 9 Asts: Friðriksson 6 PIR: Foster 37 |
Boxscore | Pts: Orelik 14 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Orelik 6 PIR: Lipkevičius 18 |
Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 5,027 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Mačiulis |
Final
19 February 2023 | Cbet | 77–81 | Žalgiris | Šiauliai |
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19:15 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 17―26, 16―14, 23―15, 21―26 | |||
Pts: Šeškus 17 Rebs: Garrett 7 Asts: Watson 5 PIR: Šeškus, Watson 14 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ulanovas 22 Rebs: Laurynas Birutis, Butkevičius 7 Asts: three players 2 PIR: Ulanovas 27 |
Arena: Šiauliai Arena Attendance: 5,359 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Saulius Račys, Gvidas Gedvilas |
2022–23 King Mindaugas Cup champions |
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Žalgiris (6th title) |
References
- ^ "Citadele KMT pirmojo etapo burtai – sekmadienį tiesiogiai per BTV". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Paskelbtas pirmojo Citadele KMT etapo tvarkaraštis". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 5 October 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Citadele KMT finalo ketvertas pirmą kartą istorijoje vyks Šiauliuose". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.