By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Zalgiris won the Lithuanian Cup final by defeating Rytas 101-85.
Moses Wright scored 27 points with 6 rebounds, Sylvain Francisco had 23 points and 10 assists, while Azuolas Tubelis added 14. On the other side, Ignas Sargiunas scored 16 points, one more than Speedy Smith, with Jordan Caroline, Jerrick Harding, and Jordan Walker each at 11.
The EuroLeague team from Kaunas decided the winner in the second quarter, winning it 37-16 after a tied start to pull away decisively. Rytas managed an early third-quarter comeback to cut the lead, but lacked strength for a full turnaround.
This marks Zalgiris’ ninth Mindaugas Cup trophy and sixth in a row, while Rytas has two, the last in 2019.