# 2020–21 King Mindaugas Cup

The 2020–21 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the sixth edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup basketball competition. Žalgiris successfully defended the title after defeating Lietkabelis in the final 76–69.

## Format

The top four placed teams from the LKL 2019–20 season, gained an automatic bye to the 2021 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė quarterfinals. While the six lower placed teams from the 2019–20 LKL season along with six other NKL teams, playing in first round, competing for the other four quarterfinals places.

## Draw

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 of BC Žalgiris against BC Dzūkija in LKL TV studio. Brothers Kšyštof Lavrinovič and Darjuš Lavrinovič were guests who helped to draw pairs.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Location | Tier |
| CBet Prienai | Prienai | LKL |
| Dzūkija | Alytus | LKL |
| Juventus | Utena | LKL |
| Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | LKL |
| Neptūnas | Klaipėda | LKL |
| Nevėžis-OPTIBET | Kėdainiai | LKL |
| Pieno žvaigždės | Pasvalys | LKL |
| Rytas | Vilnius | LKL |
| Šiauliai | Šiauliai | LKL |
| Žalgiris | Kaunas | LKL |
| Sūduva-Mantinga | Marijampolė | NKL |
| Vytis | Šakiai | NKL |
| Šilutė | Šilutė | NKL |
| Neptūnas-Akvaservis | Klaipėda | NKL |
| Žalgiris-2 | Kaunas | NKL |
| CBet Jonava | Jonava | NKL |

## Notable events

* On 12 October 2020, LKL announced that due to the confirmed coronavirus in the Neptūnas-Akvaservis the 13 October 2020 match between Neptūnas-Akvaservis and Šiauliai have been postponed.
* On 19 October 2020, the 20 October 2020 match between Neptūnas-Akvaservis and Šiauliai have been postponed one more time.
* On 20 October 2020, Juventus defeated their opponents Sūduva-Mantinga and entered King Mindaugas Cup quarter-finals.
* On 27 October 2020, due to confirmed coronavirus in NKL league team, against which Šilutė played, the match between Alytus Dzūkija and Šilutė is postponed to November 3, 2020.
* On 27 October 2020, Cbet Prienai after winning against their opponents Žalgiris-2 enters King Mindaugas Cup quarter-finals.
* On 27 October 2020 Nevėžis-OPTIBET, after winning against their opponents, enters second round of the King Mindaugas Cup.
* On 12 November 2020, after the draw ceremony of the second round of the King Mindaugas Cup, it became clear which teams would have to compete for their place in the quarterfinals.
* On 1 December 2020, Šiauliai enters the second stage of the King Mindaugas Cup after defeating their opponents Neptūnas-Akvaservis.
* On 3 December 2020, Pieno žvaigždės after defeating their opponents Nevėžis-OPTIBET, enters King Mindaugas Cup quarter–finals.
* On 6 December 2020, the draw ceremony of the King Mindaugas Cup quarter-finals took place.
* On 5 January 2021, after the victory over Alytaus Dzūkija, Šiauliai enters the King Mindaugas Cup quarter–finals.
* On 16 January 2021, Juventus Utena advance to the King Mindaugas Cup final four after a series of 2-0 against Rytas Vilnius.
* On 16 January 2021, Lietkabelis Panevėžys advance to the King Mindaugas Cup final four after a series of 2-0 against Cbet Prienai.
* On 17 January 2021, Neptūnas Klaipėda advance to the King Mindaugas Cup final four after a series of 1-1 (91–76, 77–88) against Šiauliai.
* On 18 January 2021, Žalgiris Kaunas advance to the King Mindaugas Cup final four after a series of 2–0 against Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys.
* On 13 February 2021, Lietkabelis Panevėžys enters to the King Mindaugas Cup finals after winning the semifinals against Juventus Utena with the result 84-73. Žalgiris Kaunas also enters to the King Mindaugas Cup finals after winning the semifinals against Neptūnas Klaipėda with the result 84–72
* On 14 February 2021, Juventus Utena finishes the King Mindaugas Cup by winning against Neptūnas Klaipėda 86-69 and winning third place.
* On 14 February 2021, a three-point contest was held and the contest won Rytas player Andrew Goudelock.
* On 14 February 2021, Žalgiris Kaunas defended its King Mindaugas Cup title and became the 2021 King Mindaugas Cup champions. This is the fourth King Mindaugas Cup title of Žalgiris Kaunas.

## Round 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 |

## Round 2

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 |

## Quarterfinals

Top four teams from 2019–20 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage. Those teams are:
* Žalgiris
* Rytas
* Lietkabelis
* Neptūnas
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 |

## Final four

The final four was hosted by the Cido Arena in Panevėžys on 13–14 February 2021.
| Semifinals 13 February | Semifinals 13 February | Final 14 February | Final 14 February |
| Žalgiris | 84 | | |
| Neptūnas | 72 | | |
| Neptūnas | 72 | Žalgiris | 76 |
| | | Lietkabelis | 69 |
| Juventus | 73 | Lietkabelis | 69 |
| Lietkabelis | 84 | Third place 14 February | Third place 14 February |
| | | Neptūnas | 69 |
| | | Juventus | 86 |

### Final

* 2020–21 King Mindaugas Cup champions
* Žalgiris (4th title)