2022–23 King Mindaugas Cup

2022–23 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė
Tournament details
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
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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	Advance to Quarterfinals	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	Advance to Quarterfinals	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

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

^ "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.

[A-1] "Citadele KMT pirmojo etapo burtai – sekmadienį tiesiogiai per BTV". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[B-2] "Paskelbtas pirmojo Citadele KMT etapo tvarkaraštis". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 5 October 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[C-3] "Citadele KMT finalo ketvertas pirmą kartą istorijoje vyks Šiauliuose". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

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