| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Lithuania |
| City | Panevėžys |
| Venue | Cido Arena |
| Dates | 6 October 2020 – 14 February 2021 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Žalgiris |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Žalgiris (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Lietkabelis |
| Third place | Juventus |
| Awards | |
| MVP |  Joffrey Lauvergne |
The2020–21 King Mindaugas Cup, also known asCitadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the sixth edition of the LithuanianKing Mindaugas Cup basketball competition.Žalgiris successfully defended the title after defeatingLietkabelis in the final 76–69.
The top four placed teams from theLKL2019–20 season, gained an automaticbye to the 2021 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė quarterfinals. While the six lower placed teams from the 2019–20LKL season along with six otherNKL teams, playing in first round, competing for the other four quarterfinals places.
The first round draw of the 2021 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, was held on 23 September 2020. LKL teams were paired with the NKL teams. The drawing ceremony was held in half time ofBC Žalgiris againstBC Dzūkija in LKL TV studio. BrothersKšyštof Lavrinovič andDarjuš Lavrinovič were guests who helped to draw pairs.[1]
5–10 ranked teams from 2019 to 2020 LKL season and six 2020–21 NKL season teams faced-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 163–142 | Sūduva-Mantinga | 74–74 | 89–68 |
| Cbet Prienai | 195–146 | Žalgiris-2 | 87–84 | 108–62 |
| Pieno žvaigždės | 180–153 | Cbet Jonava | 89–77 | 91–76 |
| Nevėžis-Optibet | 151–137 | Vytis | 66–81 | 85–56 |
| Šiauliai | 161–152 | Neptūnas-Akvaservis | 82–87 | 79–65 |
| Dzūkija | 174–137 | Šilutė | 76–71 | 98–66 |
Two highest ranked pair winners from 2019 to 2020 LKL season received bye's into Quarterfinals, while the remaining teams faced-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners earned the remaining quarterfinals spots.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | Bye | N/A | — | — |
| Cbet Prienai | Bye | N/A | — | — |
| Pieno žvaigždės | 168–128 | Nevėžis-Optibet | 79–57 | 89–71 |
| Šiauliai | 172–170 | Dzūkija | 71–96 | 101–74 |
Top four teams from2019–20 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage. 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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris | 201–159 | Pieno žvaigždės | 98–82 | 103–77 |
| Neptūnas | 168–164 | Šiauliai | 91–76 | 77–88 |
| Rytas | 165–194 | Juventus | 87–89 | 78–105 |
| Lietkabelis | 183–158 | Cbet Prienai | 87–68 | 96–90 |
The final four was hosted by theCido Arena inPanevėžys on 13–14 February 2021.[21]
| Semifinals 13 February | Final 14 February | ||||||
| Žalgiris | 84 | ||||||
| Neptūnas | 72 | ||||||
| Žalgiris | 76 | ||||||
| Lietkabelis | 69 | ||||||
| Juventus | 73 | ||||||
| Lietkabelis | 84 | Third place 14 February | |||||
| Neptūnas | 69 | ||||||
| Juventus | 86 | ||||||
| 13 February 2021 | Žalgiris | 84–72 | Neptūnas | Panevėžys | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 15–21,23–14, 17–18,29–19 | ||||
| Pts:Lauvergne 28 Rebs: Lauvergne 10 Asts:Walkup 6 PIR: Lauvergne 32 | Boxscore | Pts:Giga 16 Rebs: Giga 7 Asts: Giga 5 PIR: Giga 24 | Arena:Cido Arena Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Juozas Barkauskas | ||
| 13 February 2021 | Juventus | 73–84 | Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 11―16, 23―30, 20―20,19―18 | ||||
| Pts:Kupšas 24 Rebs: Kupšas 6 Asts:Kariniauskas 9 PIR: Kupšas 27 | Boxscore | Pts:Gagić 18 Rebs:Lipkevičius 10 Asts:Vinales 6 PIR:Maldūnas 22 | Arena:Cido Arena Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gytis Vilius, Artūras Šukys | ||
| 14 February 2021 | Neptūnas | 69–86 | Juventus | Panevėžys | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:45 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 11―21,22―19, 18―25, 18―21 | ||||
| Pts:Slavinskas 17 Rebs: Griciūnas 11 Asts:Janavičius, Slavinskas 5 PIR: Slavinskas 23 | Boxscore | Pts:Kupšas 19 Rebs: Kupšas 8 Asts:Kariniauskas 6 PIR: Kupšas 22 | Arena:Cido Arena Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Gvidas Gedvilas | ||
| 14 February 2021 | Žalgiris | 76–69 | Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:50 (EET) | Scoring by quarter:19―8, 18―20,21―13, 18―28 | ||||
| Pts:Walkup 18 Rebs:Jankūnas 6 Asts: Walkup 8 PIR: Walkup 26 | Boxscore | Pts:Vinales 17 Rebs:Maldūnas 9 Asts: Maldūnas, Vinales 4 PIR: Maldūnas 20 | Arena:Cido Arena Referees: Gytis Vilius, Tomas Jasevičius, Artūras Šukys | ||
| 2020–21 King Mindaugas Cup champions |
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| Žalgiris (4th title) |
