2022–23 King Mindaugas Cup

2022–23 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė
Tournament details
CountryLithuania
CityŠiauliai
Venue(s)Šiauliai Arena
Dates10 October 2022 – 19 February 2023
Teams12
Defending championsŽalgiris
Final positions
ChampionsŽalgiris (6th title)
Runner-upCbet
Third place7Bet–Lietkabelis
Tournament statistics
MVPLithuania 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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
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 —
Source: LKL.LT

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification NEV JSK SIA PZV
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 —
Source: LKL.LT

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
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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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

Šiauliai Arena in Šiauliai, Lithuania

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
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
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
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
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
Žalgiris
(6th title)

References

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  2. ^ "Paskelbtas pirmojo Citadele KMT etapo tvarkaraštis". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 5 October 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Citadele KMT finalo ketvertas pirmą kartą istorijoje vyks Šiauliuose". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.