Zalgiris defends King Mindaugas Cup 13
Zalgiris Kaunas successfully defended Lithuania’s King Mindaugas Cup with a 76-69 victory over Lietkabelis Panevezys at Cido Arena in Panevezys on Sunday evening.
Thomas Walkup shined with 18 points, 8 assists and 5 steals to pace the winners. Nigel Hayes added 14 points and Joffrey Lauvergne scored 11 for Zalgiris.
Kyle Vinales was Lietkabelis’ top scorer with 17 points and Gytis Masiulis contributed 11 points and 6 rebounds in defeat.
Walkup scored the first 4 points as Zalgiris raced to an 8-0 start and never looked back. The margin was 19-8 after 10 minutes and Lietkabelis never got closer than 7 the rest of the way.
The lead peaked at 68-46 after an Augustine Rubit jumper with 7 minutes remaining. Lietkabelis closed the gap late in the fourth quarter, but the outcome was no longer in doubt.
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