# 2021–22 King Mindaugas Cup

The 2021–22 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the seventh edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. Žalgiris successfully defended the title for the 2th time in a row after defeating Lietkabelis in the final 91–67.

## Format

All 11 teams from 2021–22 LKL season participated in this tournament. Top three teams from 2020–21 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage, while 4-10 ranked teams were drawn into two groups, with the group winners and runners-up advancing straight to the Quarterfinals, while third-placed teams faced off each other for the final Quarterfinals spot.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | NEP | JSK | PRI | NEV |
| 1 | Neptūnas | 6 | 5 | 1 | 523 | 476 | +47 | Advance to Quarterfinals | — | 89–74 | 76–79 | 97–95 |
| 2 | Cbet Jonava | 6 | 3 | 3 | 471 | 487 | −16 | Advance to Quarterfinals | 86–92 | — | 78–74 | 83–70 |
| 3 | Labas Gas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 476 | 463 | +13 | Advance to Eightfinal | 70–84 | 81–85 | — | 89–59 |
| 4 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 6 | 1 | 5 | 458 | 502 | −44 | | 72–85 | 81–65 | 81–83 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | JUV | DZU | SIA | PZV |
| 1 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 6 | 6 | 0 | 527 | 496 | +31 | Advance to Quarterfinals | — | 75–68 | 98–91 | 90–88 |
| 2 | Dzūkija | 6 | 3 | 3 | 477 | 509 | −32 | Advance to Quarterfinals | 80–81 | — | 96–91 | 65–64 |
| 3 | Šiauliai | 6 | 2 | 4 | 549 | 563 | −14 | Advance to Eightfinal | 94–98 | 101–111 | — | 95–90 |
| 4 | Pieno žvaigždės | 6 | 1 | 5 | 484 | 469 | +15 | | 75–85 | 97–57 | 70–77 | — |

### Eightfinal

Third ranked teams from each group faced-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winner earned the last quarterfinals spot.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Labas Gas | 156–184 | Šiauliai–7bet | 100–94 | 56–90 |

## Quarterfinals

Top three teams from 2020–21 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage. Those teams are:
* Žalgiris
* Rytas
* Lietkabelis
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 | 154–134 | Cbet | 86–75 | 68–59 |
| Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 169–178 | Šiauliai–7bet | 83–86 | 86–92 |
| Rytas | 189–161 | Dzūkija | 95–81 | 94–80 |
| Lietkabelis | 153–149 | Neptūnas | 73–69 | 80–80 |

## Final four

The final four was hosted by the Avia Solutions Group Arena in Vilnius on 19–20 February 2022.
| Semifinals 19 February | Semifinals 19 February | Final 20 February | Final 20 February |
| Žalgiris | 80 | | |
| Šiauliai–7bet | 68 | | |
| Šiauliai–7bet | 68 | Žalgiris | 91 |
| | | Lietkabelis | 66 |
| Rytas | 80 | Lietkabelis | 66 |
| Lietkabelis | 82 | Third place 20 February | Third place 20 February |
| | | Šiauliai–7bet | 71 |
| | | Rytas | 76 |

### Final

* 2021–22 King Mindaugas Cup champions
* Žalgiris (5th title)