2008 ULEB Cup Final Eight

ULEB Cup 2007–08 Final Eight was the final round of 2007–08 ULEB Cup, and there were eight teams, which won their matches in Sixteenth Finals and Eighth finals. The Final Eight was held in Turin, Italy, at the Torino Palavela arena. The matches were played from 10 to 13 April.

Main favourite for ULEB Cup trophy - Dynamo Moscow

Accommodation edit

 
Torino Palavela now

Arena edit

The arena, which hosted the Final Eight, is Torino Palavela in Turin. It is used also for figure skating and ice hockey. For basketball the seating capacity of the arena is 9,200.[1]

Competition edit

Bracket edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
11 April
 
 
  Dynamo Moscow78
 
12 April
 
  Turów Zgorzelec63
 
  Dynamo Moscow78
 
11 April
 
  Akasvayu Girona81
 
  Akasvayu Girona75
 
13 April
 
  UNICS66
 
  Akasvayu Girona54
 
10 April
 
  DKV Joventut79
 
  DKV Joventut77
 
12 April
 
  Pamesa Valencia67
 
  DKV Joventut90
 
10 April
 
  Galatasaray Café Crown83 Third place game
 
  Beşiktaş Cola Turka60
 
13 April
 
  Galatasaray Café Crown61
 
  Dynamo Moscow84
 
 
  Galatasaray Café Crown67
 

Results edit

Quarterfinals edit

10 April
18:30
Beşiktaş Cola Turka   60–61   Galatasaray Cafe Crown
Scoring by quarter: 11-19, 13-16, 18-14, 18-12
Pts: Predrag Drobnjak 17
Rebs: Kaya Peker 7
Asts: Sandro Nicević 3
Pts: Robert Hite 22
Rebs: Charles Gaines 10
Asts: Dee Brown 3
Palavela, Turin
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Garcia Ortiz (ESP), Jovcic (SRB), Jasevicius (LTU)
10 April
21:00
DKV Joventut   77–67   Pamesa Valencia
Scoring by quarter: 25-16, 19-10, 17-11, 16-30
Pts: Demond Mallet 16
Rebs: Ricky Rubio 7
Asts: Rudy Fernández 5
Pts: Shammond Williams 25
Rebs: Shammond Williams 6
Asts: Williams, Milojević 3
Palavela, Turin
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Cicoria (ITA), Belosevic (SRB), Viator (FRA)
11 April
18:30
Dynamo Moscow   78–63   Turów Zgorzelec
Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 18-24, 18-11, 17-14
Pts: Henry Domercant 22
Rebs: Antonis Fotsis 6
Asts: Samoilenko, Vujanić 3
Pts: David Logan 19
Rebs: David Logan 7
Asts: Andres Rodriguez 4
Palavela, Turin
Attendance: 4,790
Referees: Pukl (SLO), Christodoulou (GRE), Perez Pizarro (ESP)
11 April
21:00
Akasvayu Girona   75–66   UNICS Kazan
Scoring by quarter: 25-24, 11-12, 23-14, 16-16
Pts: McDonald, Gasol 19
Rebs: Víctor Sada 6
Asts: Víctor Sada 8
Pts: Chikalkin, Savanović 12
Rebs: Tariq Kirksay 7
Asts: Tariq Kirksay 4
Palavela, Turin
Attendance: 4,790
Referees: Facchini (ITA), Rocha (POR), Lefwerth (SWE)

Semifinals edit

12 April
18:30
DKV Joventut   90–83   Galatasaray Cafe Crown
Scoring by quarter: 27-17, 20-20, 21-23, 22-23
Pts: Rudy Fernández 27
Rebs: Jérôme Moïso 9
Asts: Ricky Rubio 5
Pts: Robert Hite 28
Rebs: Chris Owens 12
Asts: Owens, Brown 4
Palavela, Turin
Attendance: 5,060
Referees: Facchini (ITA), Pukl (SLO), Rocha (POR)
12 April
21:00
Dynamo Moscow   78–81   Akasvayu Girona
Scoring by quarter: 20-23, 15-15, 14-26, 29-17
Pts: Henry Domercant 20
Rebs: Robertas Javtokas 10
Asts: Miloš Vujanić 6
Pts: Ivan Radenović 20
Rebs: Daniels, Radenović 7
Asts: Víctor Sada 7
Palavela, Turin
Attendance: 5,060
Referees: Cicoria (ITA), Jovcic (SRB), Jasevicius (LTU)

Third Place edit

13 April
15:30
Dynamo Moscow   84–67   Galatasaray Cafe Crown
Scoring by quarter: 26-8, 18-23, 13-17, 27-19
Pts: Sergei Monia 17
Rebs: Robertas Javtokas 9
Asts: Sergei Bykov 4
Pts: Erdem Türetken 16
Rebs: Gaines 8
Asts: Kaya, Erden 4
Palavela, Turin
Attendance: 5,060
Referees: Garcia Ortiz (ESP), Christodoulou (GRE), Perez Pizarro (ESP)

Final edit

13 April
18:30
Akasvayu Girona   54–79   DKV Joventut
Scoring by quarter: 21-16, 6-18, 10-24, 17-21
Pts: Ivan Radenović 20
Rebs: Marc Gasol 10
Asts: Víctor Sada 5
Pts: Demond Mallet 26
Rebs: Luboš Bartoň 8
Asts: Pau Ribas 3
Palavela, Turin
Attendance: 5,060
Referees: Facchini (ITA), Belosevic (SRB), Viator (FRA)
 
 
 
 
Girona
 
 
 
 
Joventut

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