The 2020–2021 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Lithuania |
| City | Panevėžys |
| Venue(s) | Cido Arena |
| Dates | 6 October 2020 – 14 February 2021 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Žalgiris |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Žalgiris (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Lietkabelis |
| Third place | Juventus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP |  Joffrey Lauvergne |
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.[1]
Qualified teams
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.[2]
- On 19 October 2020, the 20 October 2020 match between Neptūnas-Akvaservis and Šiauliai have been postponed one more time.[3]
- On 20 October 2020, Juventus defeated their opponents Sūduva-Mantinga and entered King Mindaugas Cup quarter-finals.[4]
- 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.[5]
- On 27 October 2020, Cbet Prienai after winning against their opponents Žalgiris-2 enters King Mindaugas Cup quarter-finals.[6]
- On 27 October 2020 Nevėžis-OPTIBET, after winning against their opponents, enters second round of the King Mindaugas Cup.[7]
- 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.[8]
- On 1 December 2020, Šiauliai enters the second stage of the King Mindaugas Cup after defeating their opponents Neptūnas-Akvaservis.[9]
- On 3 December 2020, Pieno žvaigždės after defeating their opponents Nevėžis-OPTIBET, enters King Mindaugas Cup quarter–finals.[10]
- On 6 December 2020, the draw ceremony of the King Mindaugas Cup quarter-finals took place.[11]
- On 5 January 2021, after the victory over Alytaus Dzūkija, Šiauliai enters the King Mindaugas Cup quarter–finals.[12]
- On 16 January 2021, Juventus Utena advance to the King Mindaugas Cup final four after a series of 2-0 against Rytas Vilnius.[13]
- On 16 January 2021, Lietkabelis Panevėžys advance to the King Mindaugas Cup final four after a series of 2-0 against Cbet Prienai.[14]
- 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.[15]
- On 18 January 2021, Žalgiris Kaunas advance to the King Mindaugas Cup final four after a series of 2–0 against Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys.[16]
- 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[17]
- On 14 February 2021, Juventus Utena finishes the King Mindaugas Cup by winning against Neptūnas Klaipėda 86-69 and winning third place.[18]
- On 14 February 2021, a three-point contest was held and the contest won Rytas player Andrew Goudelock.[19]
- 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.[20]
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. | 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. | 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:
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. | 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.[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 | ||||||
Semifinals
| 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 |
|
Third place
| 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 |
|
Final
| 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 |
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| 2020–21 King Mindaugas Cup champions |
|---|
| Žalgiris (4th title) |
References
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