Zalgiris through to King Mindaugas Cup Final 0

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Zalgiris and Lietuvos Rytas are set to clash in the SIL-King Mindaugas Cup title duel after both teams overcame their Semi-Final hurdles on Saturday in Klaipeda.

The Sarunas Jasikevicius-coached current title-holders from Kaunas topped Lietkabelis 88-74 in a rematch of last year’s Final, with big man Brandon Davies doing most of the damage.

After starting the game strong, Zalgiris ran out to a 25-17 advantage in the first quarter and kept pulling away, with the gap rising to as many as 24 points in the third period.

Davies finished the game with 17 points and 7 rebounds, Paulius Valinskas collected 14 points, while Kevin Pangos added 13 points.

Darjus Lavrinovic and Donatas Tarolis were the only Lietkabelis players in double figures with 18 and 10 points, respectively.