2024–25 King Mindaugas Cup
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Lithuania |
| City | Vilnius |
| Venue(s) | Twinsbet Arena |
| Dates | 2 October 2024 – 16 February 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions | Žalgiris |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Žalgiris |
| Runners-up | Neptūnas |
| Third place | 7bet–Lietkabelis |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Ignas Brazdeikis |
The 2024–25 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the tenth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. Žalgiris successfully defended the title for the 5th time in a row after defeating Neptūnas in the final 91–89.
Format
All 10 teams from 2024–25 LKL season participated in this tournament. Four teams that participated in Euroleague Basketball and FIBA tournaments, have received bye's to quarterfinals stage, while the remaining teams will participate in round-robin stage, with the Top 4 teams advancing to the Quarterfinals.[1][2]
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | JON | SIA | NEP | NEV | MAZ | JUV | |
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| 1 | Cbet | 10 | 6 | 4 | 912 | 869 | +43 | Advance to Quarterfinals | — | 87–84 | 88–84 | 93–80 | 89–74 | 90–87 | |
| 2 | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | 10 | 6 | 4 | 967 | 965 | +2 | 90–104 | — | 102–82 | 88–109 | 99–100 | 87–83 | ||
| 3 | Neptūnas | 10 | 6 | 4 | 961 | 890 | +71 | 111–110 | 101–104 | — | 86–88 | 106–71 | 105–74 | ||
| 4 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 10 | 5 | 5 | 910 | 897 | +13 | 87–84 | 104–108 | 101–102 | — | 89–71 | 93–89 | ||
| 5 | M Basket-Delamode | 10 | 4 | 6 | 796 | 894 | −98 | 78–76 | 85–91 | 70–91 | 89–85 | — | 73–86 | ||
| 6 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 10 | 3 | 7 | 874 | 905 | −31 | 94–91 | 110–114 | 82–93 | 87–74 | 82–85 | — |
Source: LKL.LT
Quarterfinals
Four teams have received byes to the Quarterfinals stage due to participating in FIBA and Euroleague Basketball competitions. 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. The draw took place on 15 December.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Rytas | 155–159 | Neptūnas | 78–67 | 77–92 |
| Wolves Twinsbet | 180–149 | Cbet | 95–77 | 85–72 |
| Žalgiris | 199–173 | Šiauliai | 107–88 | 92–85 |
| 7bet–Lietkabelis | 155–146 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 78–79 | 77–67 |
Final four
The final four was hosted by the Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius on 15–16 February 2025.[4]
| Semifinals 15 February | Final 16 February | ||||||
| Neptūnas | 87 | ||||||
| Wolves Twinsbet | 83 | ||||||
| Neptūnas | 89 | ||||||
| Žalgiris | 91 | ||||||
| Žalgiris | 79 | ||||||
| 7bet–Lietkabelis | 56 | Third place 16 February | |||||
| Wolves Twinsbet | 91 | ||||||
| 7bet–Lietkabelis | 100 | ||||||
Semifinals
| 15 February 2025 | Neptūnas | 87–83 | Wolves Twinsbet | Vilnius |
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| 15:30 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 16–20, 22–14, 22–25 | |||
| Pts: Buie 22 Rebs: Pavelka 9 Asts: Buie 7 PIR: Buie 30 |
Boxscore | Pts: Cowan 21 Rebs: Thurman 9 Asts: Cowan 8 PIR: Thurman 26 |
Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 5295 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Saulius Račys, Dovydas Kairys |
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| 15 February 2025 | Žalgiris | 79–56 | 7bet–Lietkabelis | Vilnius |
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| 19:25 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 14–14, 20–18, 21–11 | |||
| Pts: Walker IV 19 Rebs: Birutis, Sirvydis 7 Asts: Francisco 5 PIR: Walker IV 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rubštavičius 14 Rebs: Gagić, Maldūnas 5 Asts: Bičkauskis 4 PIR: Gagić, Rubštavičius 11 |
Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 5,467 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Gvidas Gedvilas, Juozas Barkauskas |
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Third place
| 16 February 2025 | Wolves Twinsbet | 91–100 | 7bet–Lietkabelis | Vilnius |
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| 15:15 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 18–29, 18–22, 24–26 | |||
| Pts: Thurman 28 Rebs: Blaževič 7 Asts: Žemaitis 6 PIR: Blaževič 31 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kovliar 30 Rebs: Danusevičius 8 Asts: Kovliar 7 PIR: Kovliar 38 |
Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 7467 Referees: Artūras Šukys, Juozas Barkauskas, Gintaras Mačiulis |
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Final
| 16 February 2025 | Neptūnas | 89–91 | Žalgiris | Vilnius |
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| 18:10 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 20–22, 24–25, 20–23 | |||
| Pts: Buie 23 Rebs: Pavelka 7 Asts: Buie 6 PIR: Johnson 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Brazdeikis 20 Rebs: Francisco 7 Asts: Ulanovas 6 PIR: Brazdeikis 22 |
Arena: Twinsbet Arena Attendance: 8161 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Saulius Račys, Gvidas Gedvilas |
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| 2024–25 King Mindaugas Cup champions |
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| Žalgiris (8th title) |
Three-Point contest
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | First round | Semifinal | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/F | Nojus Mineikis | M Basket–Delamode | 2.01 | 95 | 15 | – | – |
| G | Chauncey Collins | M Basket–Delamode | 1.85 | 85 | 13 | – | – |
| G | Nedas Montvila | Nevėžis–Optibet | 1.94 | 91 | 9 | – | – |
| G | Desure Buie | Neptūnas | 1.80 | 73 | 16 | – | – |
| G | Eimantas Stankevičius | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | 1.92 | 90 | 23 | 15 | – |
| F/C | Erikas Venskus | Cbet | 2.05 | 100 | 14 | – | – |
| G | Laurynas Beliauskas | Uniclub Bet – Juventus | 1.92 | 84 | 17 | 19 | 26 |
| G | Dominykas Stenionis | 7bet–Lietkabelis | 1.79 | 75 | 7 | – | – |
| F | Arnoldas Kulboka | Wolves Twinsbet | 2.06 | 104 | 17 | 18 | 22 |
| G | Ignas Sargiūnas | Rytas | 1.96 | 86 | 15 | – | – |
| G/F | Mantas Juzėnas | Žalgiris | 2.00 | 91 | 10 | – | – |
| F | Šarūnas Knyšius | NKA I Hegelmann Litauen | 1.55 | 40 | 17 | 11 | – |
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