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2018–19 King Mindaugas Cup

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2018–2019 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė
Tournament details
CountryLithuania
CityVilnius
Venue(s)Rytas Arena
Siemens Arena
Dates9 October 2018 – 17 February 2019
Teams14
Defending championsŽalgiris
Final positions
ChampionsRytas (2nd title)
Runner-upŽalgiris
Third placeLietkabelis
Tournament statistics
MVPBelarus Artsiom Parakhouski
← 2018

The 2018–2019 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Kidy Tour Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the fourth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. Rytas won their second cup after defeating defending champions Žalgiris in the final 70–67.

Format

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All 10 teams from 2018–19 LKL season and top 4 teams from 2017–18 NKL season participated in this tournament. Top six teams from 2017–18 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage, while the rest of the LKL teams and NKL teams participated in two-stage qualifiers, where second round pair winners advanced to the Quarterfinals.[1][2]

Round 1

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7–10 ranked teams from 2017 to 2018 LKL season and top 4 2017–18 NKL season teams faced-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners advanced to the next round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Skycop Prienai 169–133 Vytis 78–54 91–79
Dzūkija 175–154 Žalgiris-2 89–84 86–70
Juventus 181–121 Neptūnas-Akvaservis 81–64 100–57
Nevėžis 169–155 Sūduva-Mantinga 82–75 87–80

Round 2

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First round winners faced-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners earned the remaining quarterfinals spots.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nevėžis 127–155 Juventus 56–77 71–78
Skycop Prienai 162–152 Dzūkija 83–84 79–68

Quarterfinals

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Top six teams from 2017–18 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage. Those teams are:

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
Šiauliai 136–204 Žalgiris 61–104 75–100
Pieno žvaigždės 147–182 Lietkabelis 68–78 79–104
Rytas 163–150 Juventus 87–85 76–65
Skycop Prienai 165–174 Neptūnas 85–85 80–89

Final four

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The final four was hosted by the Rytas Arena and Siemens Arena in Vilnius on 16–17 February 2019.[3]

Semifinals
16 February
Final
17 February
    
Žalgiris 89
Lietkabelis 58
Žalgiris 67
Rytas 70
Rytas 86
Neptūnas 72 Third place
17 February
Lietkabelis 94
Neptūnas 67

Semifinals

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16 February 2019 Žalgiris 89–58 Lietkabelis Vilnius
15:10 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 21–12, 21–13, 22–15
Pts: Grigonis 19
Rebs: Thompson 6
Asts: Westermann 5
PIR: Grigonis 27
Boxscore Pts: Kupšas 12
Rebs: Kupšas 8
Asts: Iroegbu, Wilson 3
PIR: Kupšas 21
Arena: Siemens Arena
Attendance: 2,910
Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Artūras Šukys, Vilius Mačiulaitis
16 February 2019 Rytas 86–72 Neptūnas Vilnius
17:30 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 33―23, 24―10, 20―16, 9―23
Pts: Kramer 20
Rebs: Echodas 10
Asts: Kramer 5
PIR: Kramer 20
Boxscore Pts: Williams 13
Rebs: Galdikas, Slavinskas 5
Asts: Weaver 4
PIR: Weaver 15
Arena: Rytas Arena
Attendance: 3,740
Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gytis Vilius

Third place

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17 February 2019 Lietkabelis 94–67 Neptūnas Vilnius
14:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 29―17, 19―19, 21―22 , 25―9
Pts: Kulvietis 24
Rebs: Kupšas 9
Asts: Sinovec, Valinskas 6
PIR: Kulvietis 32
Boxscore Pts: Masiulis 15
Rebs: Olisevičius 11
Asts: Four players 3
PIR: Olisevičius 15
Arena: Siemens Arena
Attendance: 5,247
Referees: Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys, Gvidas Gedvilas

Final

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17 February 2019 Žalgiris 67–70 Rytas Vilnius
17:40 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 11―13, 24―17, 16―13, 16―27
Pts: Grigonis 15
Rebs: White 6
Asts: Westermann 5
PIR: Grigonis 18
Boxscore Pts: Kramer 15
Rebs: Parakhouski 11
Asts: Kramer 4
PIR: Parakhouski 21
Arena: Siemens Arena
Attendance: 9,350
Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius


2018–19 King Mindaugas Cup champions
Rytas
(2nd title)

References

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  1. ^ "Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės turnyre – 14 komandų, pradžia – jau spalį". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Ištraukti pirmų dviejų Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės etapų burtai". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 September 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Karūna grįžta į sostinę: Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės turnyras – Vilniuje". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). 18 November 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2024.