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2017–18 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs

The 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs began on 6 March and end on 13 or 16 April 2018 with the second or third leg, if necessary, of the 2018 EuroCup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball. Eight teams compete in the playoffs.

Times up to 24 March 2018 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter (third leg semifinals and finals) times are CEST (UTC+2).

Format edit

The playoffs involves the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball Top 16.

Each tie in the playoffs, apart from the final, is played with a best-of-three-games format. The team that performed better in the Top 16 will play the games first and third, if necessary, at home.[1]

Qualified teams edit

Group Winners
(Seeded in quarterfinals) 		Runners-up
(Unseeded in quarterfinals)
E   Darüşşafaka   Herbalife Gran Canaria
F   Bayern Munich   Zenit Saint Petersburg
G   Lokomotiv Kuban   Budućnost VOLI
H   Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia   UNICS

Standings edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Seeding
1 G   Lokomotiv Kuban 6 6 0 470 392 +78 Seeded in quarterfinals
2 E   Darüşşafaka 6 5 1 480 412 +68
3 F   Bayern Munich 6 5 1 526 480 +46
4 H   Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 6 4 2 444 414 +30
5 G   Budućnost VOLI 6 4 2 451 420 +31 Unseeded in quarterfinals
6 E   Herbalife Gran Canaria 6 4 2 507 484 +23
7 F   Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 4 2 549 528 +21
8 H   UNICS 6 4 2 447 437 +10
Source: EuroCup Basketball

Bracket edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                
 
 
 
 
  Lokomotiv Kuban7980
 
 
 
  Herbalife Gran Canaria7458
 
  Lokomotiv Kuban8279
 
 
 
  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia6569
 
  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia7577105
 
 
 
  Zenit Saint Petersburg619199
 
  Lokomotiv Kuban7859
 
 
 
  Darüşşafaka8167
 
  Darüşşafaka5778
 
 
 
  Budućnost VOLI5471
 
  Darüşşafaka7687
 
 
 
  Bayern Munich 7483
 
  Bayern Munich837391
 
 
  UNICS758081
 

Quarterfinals edit

The first legs were played on 6 March, the second legs were played on 9 March and the third legs, if necessary, were played on 14 March 2018.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Darüşşafaka   2–0   Budućnost VOLI 57–54 78–71 0
Bayern Munich   2–1   UNICS 83–75 73–80 91–81
Lokomotiv Kuban   2–0   Herbalife Gran Canaria 79–74 80–58 0
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia   2–1   Zenit Saint Petersburg 75–61 77–91 105–99

First leg edit

6 March 2018 Lokomotiv Kuban   79–74
(Series: 1–0) 		  Herbalife Gran Canaria Krasnodar
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 15–20, 20–15, 20–12
Pts: Kulagin 20
Rebs: Elegar, Qvale 6
Asts: Khvostov 4
PIR: Kulagin 24 		Boxscore Pts: Rabaseda, Radičević 11
Rebs: Aguilar, Balvín 6
Asts: Mekel 4
PIR: Balvín 15 		Arena: Basket Hall
Attendance: 5,013
Referees: Elias Koromilas (GRE), Sašo Petek (SLO), Saulius Racys (SWE)
6 March 2018 Darüşşafaka   57–54
(Series: 1–0) 		  Budućnost VOLI Istanbul
18:15 Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 11–13, 19–9, 11–19
Pts: Johnson 17
Rebs: Johnson 9
Asts: Wilbekin 7
PIR: Wilbekin 28 		Boxscore Pts: Ivanović, D. Nikolić 12
Rebs: D. Nikolić 10
Asts: Ivanović 4
PIR: D. Nikolić 22 		Arena: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 3,665
Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), David Romano (ISR)
6 March 2018 Bayern Munich   83–75
(Series: 1–0) 		  UNICS Munich
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 14–17, 22–20, 28–23
Pts: Booker 16
Rebs: Booker 9
Asts: Jović 8
PIR: Booker 27 		Boxscore Pts: Colom 22
Rebs: Lasme 6
Asts: Ponkrashov 4
PIR: Colom 19 		Arena: Audi Dome
Attendance: 6,239
Referees: Miguel Pérez Pérez (ESP), Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Nick van den Broeck (BEL)
6 March 2018 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia   75–61
(Series: 1–0) 		  Zenit Saint Petersburg Reggio Emilia
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 22–12, 19–17, 21–15
Pts: Reynolds 19
Rebs: Reynolds 11
Asts: C. Wright 6
PIR: Reynolds 29 		Boxscore Pts: Karasev 19
Rebs: Gordon 6
Asts: Karasev 4
PIR: Karasev 23 		Arena: PalaBigi
Attendance: 4,280
Referees: Robert Vyklický (CZE), Uroš Obrknežević (SRB), Josip Radojković (CRO)

Second leg edit

9 March 2018 Zenit Saint Petersburg   91–77
(Series: 1–1) 		  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Saint Petersburg
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 15–21, 29–21, 27–17
Pts: Voronov 22
Rebs: Voronov 8
Asts: Griffin 7
PIR: Voronov 32 		Boxscore Pts: Markoishvili, J. Wright 13
Rebs: J. Wright 8
Asts: Markoishvili 5
PIR: Reynolds 20 		Arena: Yubileyny Sports Palace
Attendance: 4,859
Referees: Seffi Shemmesh (ISR), Sašo Petek (SLO), Igor Dragojević (MNE)
9 March 2018 UNICS   80–73
(Series: 1–1) 		  Bayern Munich Kazan
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 14–18, 24–12, 26–21
Pts: Colom 15
Rebs: Lasme 7
Asts: Colom, Lockett 3
PIR: Colom, Lasme 19 		Boxscore Pts: Booker 29
Rebs: Redding 8
Asts: Cunningham, Jović 4
PIR: Booker 37 		Arena: Basket Hall
Attendance: 5,644
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Amit Balak (ISR), Jurgis Laurinavičius (LTU)
9 March 2018 Budućnost VOLI   71–78
(Series: 0–2) 		  Darüşşafaka Podgorica
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 14–20, 20–20, 25–19
Pts: Gibson 19
Rebs: Z. Nikolić 8
Asts: Gordić, Ivanović 3
PIR: Ivanović 17 		Boxscore Pts: Wilbekin 22
Rebs: Özmızrak 6
Asts: Ulubay, Wilbekin 4
PIR: Wilbekin 29 		Arena: Morača
Attendance: 2,469
Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Aare Halliko (EST), Tomás Trawicki (POL)
9 March 2018 Herbalife Gran Canaria   59–80
(Series: 0–2) 		  Lokomotiv Kuban Las Palmas
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 20–22, 9–19, 15–24
Pts: Balvín 12
Rebs: Balvín 6
Asts: Mekel 5
PIR: Balvín 15 		Boxscore Pts: Kulagin 32
Rebs: Elegar 8
Asts: Collins 6
PIR: Kulagin 34 		Arena: Gran Canaria Arena
Attendance: 5,567
Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Anne Panther (GER), Mehdi Difallah (FRA)

Third leg edit

14 March 2018 Bayern Munich   91–81
(Series: 2–1) 		  UNICS Munich
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 19–15, 23–21, 22–18
Pts: Redding 23
Rebs: Redding 7
Asts: Jović 7
PIR: Redding 32 		Boxscore Pts: Lockett 16
Rebs: Ejim 7
Asts: Colom 7
PIR: Lockett 21 		Arena: Audi Dome
Attendance: 5,845
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Michele Rossi (ITA), Arturas Sukys (LTU)
14 March 2018 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia   105–99
(Series: 2–1) 		  Zenit Saint Petersburg Reggio Emilia
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 25–18, 25–31, 35–28
Pts: C. Wright 25
Rebs: Reynolds, C. Wright 6
Asts: C. Wright 5
PIR: C. Wright 34 		Boxscore Pts: Voronov 23
Rebs: Kuric 7
Asts: Kuric 2
PIR: Voronov 19 		Arena: PalaBigi
Attendance: 4,295
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Milan Nedović (SLO)

Semifinals edit

The first legs were played on 20 March, the second legs were played on 23 March, and the third legs were scheduled for 28 March 2018.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Darüşşafaka   2–0   Bayern Munich 76–74 87–83 0
Lokomotiv Kuban   2–0   Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 82–65 79–69 0

First leg edit

20 March 2018 Lokomotiv Kuban   82–65
(Series: 1–0) 		  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Krasnodar
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 24–13, 20–23, 19–14
Pts: Qvale 16
Rebs: Elegar 9
Asts: Collins 6
PIR: Elegar 20 		Boxscore Pts: C. Wright 14
Rebs: Reynolds 9
Asts: Markoishvili 6
PIR: Reynolds 20 		Arena: Basket Hall
Attendance: 6,367
Referees: Ioannis Foufis (GRE), Seffi Shemmesh (ISR), Marko Juras (SRB)
20 March 2018 Darüşşafaka   76–74
(Series: 1–0) 		  Bayern Munich Istanbul
18:45 Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 19–22, 28–16, 18–11
Pts: Wilbekin 24
Rebs: Eric 11
Asts: Wilbekin 7
PIR: Eric 30 		Boxscore Pts: Cunningham 20
Rebs: Redding 7
Asts: Cunningham 5
PIR: Cunningham 20 		Arena: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 4,750
Referees: Carlos Cortés (ESP), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Petros Papapetrou (GRE)

Second leg edit

23 March 2018 Bayern Munich   83–87
(Series: 0–2) 		  Darüşşafaka Munich
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 22–24, 20–25, 19–21
Pts: Redding 14
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Jović 6
PIR: Booker 20 		Boxscore Pts: Wilbekin 41
Rebs: Eric 7
Asts: Wilbekin 5
PIR: Wilbekin 44 		Arena: Audi Dome
Attendance: 6,043
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Sérgio Silva (POR), Josip Radojković (CRO)
23 March 2018 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia   69–79
(Series: 0–2) 		  Lokomotiv Kuban Reggio Emilia
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 11–22, 16–19, 27–21
Pts: White 14
Rebs: Reynolds 7
Asts: C. Wright 5
PIR: White 16 		Boxscore Pts: Collins 22
Rebs: Elegar 9
Asts: Collins, Ragland 3
PIR: Collins 31 		Arena: PalaBigi
Attendance: 4,465
Referees: Carlos Cortés (ESP), Tomislav Hordov (CRO), Marcin Kowalski (POL)

Finals edit

Main article: 2018 EuroCup Finals

The first leg will be played on 10 April, the second leg will be played on 13 April, and the third leg was scheduled to 16 April 2018, if necessary.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Lokomotiv Kuban   0–2   Darüşşafaka 78–81 59–67 0

First leg edit

10 April 2018 Lokomotiv Kuban   78–810(OT)
(Series: 0–1) 		  Darüşşafaka Krasnodar
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 21–16, 17–18, 20–23, Overtime: 6–9
Pts: Kulagin 18
Rebs: Lacey 7
Asts: Kulagin 7
PIR: Kulagin 24 		Boxscore Pts: Wilbekin 24
Rebs: Cummings 8
Asts: Sant-Roos, Wilbekin 5
PIR: Cummings 25 		Arena: Basket-Hall
Attendance: 7,124
Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Emilio Pérez Pizarro (ESP), Rain Peerandi (EST)

Second leg edit

13 April 2018 Darüşşafaka   67–59
(Series: 2–0) 		  Lokomotiv Kuban Istanbul
19:15 Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 18–16, 16–12, 12–14
Pts: Wilbekin 28
Rebs: Johnson 11
Asts: Ulubay 4
PIR: Wilbekin 28 		Boxscore Pts: Ragland 18
Rebs: Lacey 10
Asts: Collins 3
PIR: Qvale 11 		Arena: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 5,240[2]
Referees: Miguel Pérez Pérez (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Mehdi Difallah (FRA)

References edit

  1. ^ "Euroleague and Eurocup competition structures set for 2016-17". Euroleague Basketball. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Eurocup 2017-18". linguasport.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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