The 1997 Copa del Rey was the 61st edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was played in León in the Palacio de los Deportes between January 31 and February 3, 1997. Joventut Badalona won its seventh title after overcoming 17 points against Cáceres CB, which played its first final.[1]
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals January 31, February 1 | Semifinals February 2 | Final February 3 | |||||||||
| FC Barcelona (3 OT) | 115 | ||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 110 | FC Barcelona | 88 | ||||||||
| Adecco Estudiantes | 81 | Cáceres CB | 94 | ||||||||
| Cáceres CB | 88 | Cáceres CB | 71 | ||||||||
| León Caja España | 88 | Joventut Badalona | 79 | ||||||||
| TDK Manresa | 85 | León Caja España | 72 | ||||||||
| Caja San Fernando | 88 | Joventut Badalona | 80 | ||||||||
| Joventut Badalona | 97 | ||||||||||
Final edit
3 February 1997
20:30 GTM+1 |
| Cáceres CB | 71–79 | Joventut Badalona |
| Scoring by half: 47–34, 24–45 | ||
| Pts: Sellers 23 Rebs: Paraíso 7 Asts: Jackson 5 PIR: Sellers 24 |
Pts: Toolson 21 Rebs: Beard 11 Asts: Turner 8 PIR: Turner 26 | |
| Copa del Rey 1997 Champions |
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Joventut Badalona 7th title |
- MVP of the Tournament: Andre Turner
References edit
- ^ Diez años de una gesta inacabada; El Periódico de Extremadura, 31 January 2007]
External links edit
- Boxscores at ACB.com Archived 2018-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Linguasport