2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs

2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup play-offs will begin on 7 March and conclude on 25 April and 2 May 2018 with the 2018 FIBA Europe Cup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup. A total of 16 teams will compete in the play-offs.

Format

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The play-offs involves 16 teams which qualified as winners or second placed of each one of the four groups in the second round.

Each tie in the knockout phase, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home.

The draw will be made without any restriction or seeding, being decided all the bracket by the luck of the draw in the round of 16. If two teams from the same previous round are paired, the team with the best record in the last round would play the second leg at home. If a FIBA Europe Cup team is drawn against a Basketball Champions League team, the FIBA Europe Cup side would have the home-court advantage in the second leg. This rule apply for all the rounds of the play-offs.[1]

Qualified teams

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Teams from the second round

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The four group winners and second-placed teams from the second round advanced to the play-offs. In case of vacants due to opt-out options of teams transferred from the Basketball Champions League, these places would be filled with the best third-qualified teams.

Group Winners Runners-up Third
I   ESSM Le Portel   Nizhny Novgorod
J   Alba Fehérvár   Egis Körmend
K   Bakken Bears   Tsmoki-Minsk   Mornar
L   Donar   U-BT Cluj-Napoca   Keravnos

Standings

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Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD
1 I   ESSM Le Portel 6 6 0 496 403 +93
2 J   Alba Fehérvár 6 5 1 500 462 +38
3 L   Donar 6 4 2 511 444 +67
4 K   Bakken Bears 6 4 2 509 536 −27
5 K   Tsmoki-Minsk 6 3 3 472 429 +43
6 I   Nizhny Novgorod 6 3 3 491 478 +13
7 L   U-BT Cluj-Napoca 6 3 3 455 468 −13
8 J   Egis Körmend 6 3 3 461 483 −22
9 L   Keravnos 6 3 3 437 463 −26
10 K   Mornar 6 3 3 461 497 −36

Transfers from Champions League regular season

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Eight teams from the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League Regular season transfer to the FIBA Europe Cup. These include the fifth and sixth-placed teams. Movistar Estudiantes, Élan Chalon, AEK Athens and SIG Strasbourg, had opt-out clauses from playing in the FIBA Europe Cup and in the event of them claiming fifth or sixth place, their spot would be filled by the best-ranked third-placed teams from the second round.[2]

Group Fifth place Sixth place
A   Dinamo Sassari   Juventus
B   Ventspils   Élan Chalon
C   Movistar Estudiantes   Umana Reyer Venezia
D   Sidigas Scandone   Oostende

Standings

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Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD
1 C   Umana Reyer Venezia 14 8 6 1146 1140 +6
2 A   Dinamo Sassari 14 7 7 1158 1174 −16
3 D   Sidigas Scandone 14 6 8 1049 1028 +21
4 B   Ventspils 14 6 8 1034 1085 −51
5 D   Oostende 14 6 8 975 1050 −75
6 A   Juventus 14 4 10 1105 1193 −88

Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
 
                      
 
 
 
 
  Juventus 8776163
 
 
 
  Alba Fehérvár 7478 152
 
  Juventus 7768145
 
 
 
  Sidigas Scandone 7785 162
 
  Sidigas Scandone 7081151
 
 
 
  Tsmoki-Minsk 7072 142
 
  Sidigas Scandone 7582157
 
 
 
  Bakken Bears 7272 144
 
  Ventspils 7381154
 
 
 
  Bakken Bears 9375 168
 
  Bakken Bears 7680156
 
 
 
  ESSM Le Portel 6286 148
 
  Dinamo Sassari 7281153
 
 
 
  ESSM Le Portel55100 155
 
  Sidigas Scandone 6979148
 
 
 
  Reyer Venezia7781 158
 
  Reyer Venezia 8386169
 
 
 
  Egis Körmend 5188 139
 
  Reyer Venezia 8690176
 
 
 
  Nizhny Novgorod 7694 170
 
  Keravnos 6261123
 
 
 
  Nizhny Novgorod 7771 148
 
  Reyer Venezia 8280162
 
 
 
  Donar 7283 155
 
  Oostende 8463147
 
 
 
  Mornar 7190 161
 
  Mornar 7374147
 
 
 
  Donar 67101 168
 
  Donar 10376 179
 
 
  U-BT Cluj-Napoca 7669 145
 

Round of 16

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The first legs will be played on 6 and 7 March, and the second legs will be played on 13 and 14 March 2017. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Keravnos   123–148   Nizhny Novgorod 62–77 61–71
Sidigas Scandone   151–142   Tsmoki-Minsk 70–70 81–72
Dinamo Sassari   153–155   ESSM Le Portel 72–55 81–100
Oostende   147–161   Mornar 84–71 63–90
Donar   179–145[A]   U-BT Cluj-Napoca 103–76 76–69
Ventspils   154–168   Bakken Bears 73–93 81–75
Juventus   163–152   Alba Fehérvár 87–74 76–78
Umana Reyer Venezia   169–139   Egis Körmend 83–51 86–88
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    Order of legs reversed after original draw, requested by Donar due to the no availability of their home arena for the second leg.

First leg

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6 March 2018 Donar   103–76   U-BT Cluj-Napoca Groningen
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 27–14, 33–21, 24–21
Pts: Curry 26
Rebs: Koenis 9
Asts: Curry 9
Eff: Curry 33
Boxscore Pts: Kromah 20
Rebs: Šakić 6
Asts: Watson 4
Eff: Rašić 16
Arena: MartiniPlaza
Attendance: 4,350
Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Anastasios Manos (GRE), Hugues Thépénier (FRA)
7 March 2018 Juventus   87–74   Alba Fehérvár Utena
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–6, 25–28, 15–20, 13–20
Pts: Gaines 25
Rebs: Dendy 8
Asts: Šikšnius 6
Eff: Dendy 28
Boxscore Pts: Hill 18
Rebs: Lóránt 9
Asts: Mohammed, Simpson 4
Eff: Lóránt 20
Arena: Utena Arena
Attendance: 1,013
Referees: Sergey Krug (RUS), Ivor Matějek (CZE), Ville Selkee (FIN)
7 March 2018 Keravnos   62–77   Nizhny Novgorod Strovolos
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 13–17, 18–19, 15–19
Pts: Abukar 21
Rebs: Parks 6
Asts: Ross 5
Eff: Abukar, Parks 14
Boxscore Pts: Gubanov, Jelovac 18
Rebs: Veremeenko 11
Asts: Strebkov 9
Eff: Jelovac 24
Arena: Costas Papaellinas
Attendance: 500
Referees: Aliaksandr Syrytsa (BLR), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK)
7 March 2018 Ventspils   73–93   Bakken Bears Ventspils
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 16–28, 22–27, 13–24
Pts: Ubilla 19
Rebs: Gulbis, Ubilla 5
Asts: Ubilla 4
Eff: Ubilla 26
Boxscore Pts: Akoon-Purcell 23
Rebs: Crockett 12
Asts: Akoon-Purcell 6
Eff: Akoon-Purcell, Diouf 24
Arena: Olympic Center
Attendance: 950
Referees: Chris Dodds (GBR), Sigmundur Herbertsson (ISL), Martin Vulić (CRO)
7 March 2018 Sidigas Scandone   70–70   Tsmoki-Minsk Avellino
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 15–12, 13–25, 25–15
Pts: Fesenko 24
Rebs: Fesenko 15
Asts: Filloy 6
Eff: Fesenko 32
Boxscore Pts: Gray, Kravish 16
Rebs: Kravish 8
Asts: Gaulden-Saddler 5
Eff: Kravish 21
Arena: Giacomo Del Mauro
Attendance: 3,300
Referees: Petr Hrůša (CZE), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE)
7 March 2018 Dinamo Sassari   72–55   ESSM Le Portel Sassari
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 6–18, 21–14, 19–15, 26–8
Pts: Bostic 20
Rebs: Polonara 8
Asts: Bamforth 5
Eff: Bostic, Polonara 22
Boxscore Pts: Golden 11
Rebs: Hassell 8
Asts: Chathuant 4
Eff: Chathuant 10
Arena: Roberta Serradimigni
Attendance: 2,629
Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Marko Vučković (SLO)
7 March 2018 Oostende   84–71   Mornar Ostend
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 18–17, 25–18, 19–16
Pts: Myers 17
Rebs: Myers 8
Asts: Đorđević 6
Eff: Myers 19
Boxscore Pts: Needham 23
Rebs: Vujošević 9
Asts: Raley-Ross 5
Eff: Vujošević, Raley-Ross 17
Arena: Sleuyter Arena
Attendance: 1,896
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Francisco Araña (ESP), Gytis Vilius (LTU)
7 March 2018 Umana Reyer Venezia   83–51   Egis Körmend Venice
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 23–9, 21–13, 23–10
Pts: Perić 13
Rebs: Watt 6
Asts: three players 3
Eff: Watt, Tonut 15
Boxscore Pts: Hollins 11
Rebs: Wright 6
Asts: Wright 3
Eff: Horti 11
Arena: Giuseppe Taliercio
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Borys Shulga (UKR), Vladimir Tsekov (BUL), Blaž Zupančič (SLO)

Second leg

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13 March 2018 Alba Fehérvár   78–76
(152–163 agg.)
  Juventus Székesfehérvár
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 21–19, 17–18, 15–18
Pts: three players 14
Rebs: Keller 7
Asts: Kovács 6
Eff: Hill 14
Boxscore Pts: Buterlevičius 20
Rebs: Kupšas 9
Asts: Bičkauskis 7
Eff: Kupšas 21
Arena: Alba Regia Sportcsarnok
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Alexandru Olaru (ROU), Ognjen Jokić (MNE), Ilias Kounelles (CYP)
14 March 2018 Nizhny Novgorod   71–61
(148–123 agg.)
  Keravnos Nizhny Novgorod
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 19–14, 18–14, 17–16
Pts: Jelovac 17
Rebs: Veremeenko 9
Asts: Odum 7
Eff: Veremeenko 21
Boxscore Pts: Abukar 23
Rebs: Parks 12
Asts: Barker 5
Eff: Parks 21
Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace
Attendance: 1,154
Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Christoph Rohacky (AUT), Ville Selkee (FIN)
14 March 2018 Tsmoki-Minsk   72–81
(142–151 agg.)
  Sidigas Scandone Minsk
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 18–13, 16–20, 24–24
Pts: Kudrautsu 17
Rebs: Kravish 13
Asts: Adamović 5
Eff: Kravish 26
Boxscore Pts: Filloy 22
Rebs: Wells, Zerini 5
Asts: Leunen 6
Eff: Filloy 26
Arena: Minsk Arena
Attendance: 1,246
Referees: Anastasios Piloidis (GRE), Ilya Putenko (RUS), Ciprian Stoica (ROU)
14 March 2018 U-BT Cluj-Napoca   69–76
(145–179 agg.)
  Donar Cluj-Napoca
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 19–24, 11–22, 17–17
Pts: Šakić, Watson 13
Rebs: Šakić 13
Asts: three players 3
Eff: Šakić 20
Boxscore Pts: Pašalić 20
Rebs: Slagter 7
Asts: Curry 8
Eff: Slagter 22
Arena: Polyvalent Hall
Attendance: 1,530
Referees: Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Pavel Fuska (SVK), Rune Ressel Larsen (DEN)
14 March 2018 Bakken Bears   75–81
(168–154 agg.)
  Ventspils Aarhus
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 15–13, 20–23, 21–19
Pts: Crockett 23
Rebs: Crockett 9
Asts: Akoon-Purcell 5
Eff: Crockett 26
Boxscore Pts: Lomažs, Ubilla 15
Rebs: Ubilla 5
Asts: Ubilla 4
Eff: Ubilla 16
Arena: Vejlby-Risskov Hallen
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Sergiy Chebyshev (UKR), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE)
14 March 2018 Egis Körmend   88–86
(139–169 agg.)
  Umana Reyer Venezia Körmend
19:10 Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 23–23, 20–12, 23–22
Pts: Ferencz 18
Rebs: Horti 11
Asts: Wright 9
Eff: Ferencz 21
Boxscore Pts: Tonut 24
Rebs: Daye, Perić 4
Asts: Daye, De Nicolao 5
Eff: Tonut 28
Arena: Szentély Aréna
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Petar Denkovski (MKD), Uroš Nikolić (SRB), Arnis Ozols (LAT)
14 March 2018 ESSM Le Portel   100–810(OT)
(155–153 agg.)
  Dinamo Sassari Le Portel
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 25–18, 27–14, 14–19Overtime: 12–10
Pts: Hassell 33
Rebs: Hassell 12
Asts: Carter, Golden 7
Eff: Hassell 37
Boxscore Pts: Bamforth, Hatcher 16
Rebs: Jones 9
Asts: Bostic 6
Eff: three players 14
Arena: Le Chaudron
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Sébastien Clivaz (SUI), Paulo Marques (POR)
14 March 2018 Mornar   90–63
(161–147 agg.)
  Oostende Bar
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 19–19, 30–16, 17–14
Pts: Vranješ 29
Rebs: Pavić 12
Asts: Raley-Ross, Vranješ 4
Eff: Vranješ 28
Boxscore Pts: Kesteloot 14
Rebs: Fieler 7
Asts: Fieler 4
Eff: Fieler 17
Arena: Topolica
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Anastasios Manos (GRE), Ivan Miličević (BIH)

Quarterfinals

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The first legs will be played on 20 and 21 March, and the second legs will be played on 27 and 28 March 2018. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Umana Reyer Venezia   176–170   Nizhny Novgorod 86–76 90–94
Juventus   145–162   Sidigas Scandone 77–77 68–85
Bakken Bears   156–148   ESSM Le Portel 76–62 80–86
Mornar   147–168   Donar 73–67 74–101

First leg

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20 March 2018 Bakken Bears   76–62   ESSM Le Portel Aarhus
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 22–18, 20–15, 14–12
Pts: Crockett 21
Rebs: Crockett 9
Asts: Jukić, Wiggins 4
Eff: Crockett 23
Boxscore Pts: Golden 17
Rebs: Traoré 8
Asts: Golden 4
Eff: Hassell 17
Arena: Vejlby-Risskov Hallen
Attendance: 1,930
Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Luka Kardum (CRO), Oskars Lucis (LAT)
21 March 2018 Juventus   77–77   Sidigas Scandone Utena
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 15–24, 24–22, 17–17
Pts: Gaines 18
Rebs: Korniyenko 10
Asts: Šikšnius 5
Eff: Korniyenko 24
Boxscore Pts: Wells 17
Rebs: Fesenko, Scrubb 6
Asts: Leunen 8
Eff: Leunen 19
Arena: Utena Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Haris Bijedić (BIH), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE)
21 March 2018 Mornar   73–67   Donar Bar
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 19–30, 15–12, 21–15
Pts: Needham 20
Rebs: Vujošević 16
Asts: Raley-Ross 3
Eff: Vujošević 25
Boxscore Pts: Pašalić 15
Rebs: Curry 10
Asts: Curry 5
Eff: Pašalić 17
Arena: Topolica
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR)
21 March 2018 Umana Reyer Venezia   86–76   Nizhny Novgorod Venice
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 22–16, 25–23, 19–18
Pts: Perić 26
Rebs: Bramos 13
Asts: Haynes 9
Eff: Perić 27
Boxscore Pts: Jelovac 28
Rebs: Jelovac 12
Asts: Strebkov 6
Eff: Jelovac 28
Arena: Giuseppe Taliercio
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Boris Krejić (SLO), Özlem Yalman (TUR)

Second leg

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27 March 2018 ESSM Le Portel   86–800(OT)
(148–156 agg.)
  Bakken Bears Le Portel
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 19–16, 20–13, 14–18Overtime: 8–16
Pts: Golden 25
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Carter 6
Eff: Hachad, Traoré 24
Boxscore Pts: Akoon-Purcell 19
Rebs: Crockett 17
Asts: Akoon-Purcell 8
Eff: Crockett 25
Arena: Le Chaudron
Attendance: 3,533
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Jasmina Juras (SRB), Fernando Calatrava (ESP)
28 March 2018 Nizhny Novgorod   94–90
(170–176 agg.)
  Umana Reyer Venezia Nizhny Novgorod
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 29–25, 22–23, 23–20
Pts: Jelovac 38
Rebs: Jelovac 15
Asts: Odum 7
Eff: Jelovac 45
Boxscore Pts: Haynes 21
Rebs: Daye 5
Asts: De Nicolao 4
Eff: Biligha, De Nicolao 19
Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace
Attendance: 1,935
Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)
28 March 2018 Donar   101–74
(168–147 agg.)
  Mornar Groningen
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 27–14, 18–20, 31–20
Pts: Curry 19
Rebs: Burges, Koenis 7
Asts: Cunningham 9
Eff: Curry 26
Boxscore Pts: Needham 24
Rebs: Bakić, Mićović 4
Asts: Raley-Ross 2
Eff: Vranješ 22
Arena: MartiniPlaza
Attendance: 4,350
Referees: Marek Ćmikiewicz (POL), Nicolas Maestre (FRA), Tanel Suslov (EST)
28 March 2018 Sidigas Scandone   85–68
(162–145 agg.)
  Juventus Avellino
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 31–8, 15–23, 20–22
Pts: D'Ercole 17
Rebs: Leunen 8
Asts: Fitipaldo 8
Eff: three players 16
Boxscore Pts: Korniienko 18
Rebs: Korniienko 12
Asts: Bičkauskis 8
Eff: Korniienko 28
Arena: Giacomo del Mauro
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Markos Michaelides (SUI), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR)

Semifinals

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The first legs will be played on 11 April, and the second legs will be played on 18 and 19 April 2018. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Umana Reyer Venezia   162–155   Donar 82–72 80–83
Sidigas Scandone   157–144   Bakken Bears 75–72 82–72

First leg

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11 April 2018 Umana Reyer Venezia   82–72   Donar Venice
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 14–22, 24–14, 16–15
Pts: Ress 14
Rebs: Daye 9
Asts: Haynes 7
Eff: Haynes, Watt 16
Boxscore Pts: Pašalić 20
Rebs: Burgess 11
Asts: Curry 5
Eff: Burgess 20
Arena: Giuseppe Taliercio
Attendance: 3,300
Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Markos Michaelides (SUI), Andrei Sharapa (BLR)
11 April 2018 Sidigas Scandone   75–72   Bakken Bears Avellino
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 22–16, 28–21, 10–20
Pts: Rich 28
Rebs: Rich 8
Asts: Leunen 6
Eff: Rich 30
Boxscore Pts: Diouf 26
Rebs: Akoon-Purcell, Bishop 7
Asts: Darboe 7
Eff: Diouf 28
Arena: Giacomo del Mauro
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Marek Ćmikiewicz (POL), Uroš Nikolić (SRB)

Second leg

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18 April 2018 Bakken Bears   72–82
(144–157 agg.)
  Sidigas Scandone Aarhus
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 18–30, 22–12, 17–22
Pts: Jukić 17
Rebs: Diouf 10
Asts: Akoon-Purcell 6
Eff: Bishop 19
Boxscore Pts: Fesenko 19
Rebs: Rich 7
Asts: Rich 5
Eff: Fesenko 22
Arena: Vejlby-Risskov Hallen
Attendance: 2,250
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)
19 April 2018 Donar   83–80
(155–162 agg.)
  Umana Reyer Venezia Groningen
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 20–17, 17–17, 22–22
Pts: Curry 23
Rebs: Bruinsma 8
Asts: Curry 3
Eff: Bruinsma 23
Boxscore Pts: Bramos 16
Rebs: Watt 8
Asts: De Nicolao 4
Eff: Watt 19
Arena: MartiniPlaza
Attendance: 4,350
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Gentian Cici (ALB), Luka Kardum (CRO)

Finals

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The first legs will be played on 25 April, and the second legs will be played on 2 May 2018. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sidigas Scandone   148–158   Umana Reyer Venezia 69–77 79–81

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Europe Cup Round of 16 field confirmed, Draw on Thursday". FIBA. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Which Basketball Champions League clubs could be coming to FIBA Europe Cup?". FIBA. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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