In Šiauliai, “Žalgiris” beat the team of Jonava in the final of the tournament called the King’s Mindaugas Cup with the result 81:77 (26:17, 14:16, 15:23, 26:21).
Schmidt was on the field for 25 minutes and 49 seconds in the winning team, during which he scored three two-point shots and four free throws, and scored ten points. He also had four rebounds, one assist, one interception and one fumble, three points, three penalties, a +4 +/- and a 13 efficiency.
In the Jonava team, Laksa played 32 minutes and 58 seconds and scored five points by making one of three two-point shots and one long-range shot. He also had three rebounds, one assist, five points, two caused penalties, accumulating a +/- of -5 and an efficiency of four.
Edgars Ulanovs was the most productive player of “Žalgiris” with 22 scored points, while Edvina Šeškus’ 17 points did not save “CBet” from failure.
Before the final match, a long-shot competition took place, in which Rihards Kuksiks remained unbeaten for the second year in a row.
Last season, “Žalgiris” beat Panevėžys “Lietkabelis” in the final with 91:66, whose team was played by Kaspars Bērziņš at that time. The Kaunas team has won the Lithuanian Cup four years in a row.
