2023 Italian Basketball Cup

The 2023 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the Frecciarossa Final Eight 2023 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 47th edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition was managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 15 to 19 February 2023 in Turin, Piedmont, at the end of the first half of the 2022–23 LBA season.

2023 Italian Basketball Cup
Tournament details
CountryItaly
CityTurin
Venue(s)Pala Alpitour
Dates15–19 February 2023
Teams8
Defending championsEA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Final positions
ChampionsGermani Brescia
Runner-upVirtus Segafredo Bologna
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
MVPItaly Amedeo Della Valle
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Olimpia Milano were the defending champions. Germani Brescia won the cup, defeating Virtus Bologna in the final 84–76.

Qualification

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Qualified for the tournament are selected based on their position on the league table at the end of the first half of the 2022–23 LBA regular season.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 15 12 3 1259 1099 +160 Qualified as seeded teams
2 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 15 12 3 1273 1160 +113
3 Bertram Derthona Tortona 15 10 5 1214 1142 +72
4 Carlegna Prosciutto Pesaro 15 9 6 1322 1259 +63
5 Openjobmetis Varese 15 9 6 1406 1365 +41 Qualified as non-seeded teams
6 Dolomiti Energia Trentino 15 8 7 1106 1130 −24
7 Umana Reyer Venezia 15 8 7 1243 1187 +56
8 Germani Brescia 15 7 8 1270 1250 +20
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2021. Source: LBA

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 72
8 Germani Brescia 75
Germani Brescia 74
Carlegna Prosciutto Pesaro 57
4 Carlegna Prosciutto Pesaro 84
5 Openjobmetis Varese 80
Germani Brescia 84
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 76
2 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 82
7 Umana Reyer Venezia 68
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 90
Bertram Derthona Tortona 65
3 Bertram Derthona Tortona 74
6 Dolomiti Energia Trentino 70

Quarterfinals

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EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Germani Brescia

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15 February 2023 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 72–75 Germani Brescia Turin
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 10–25, 26–11, 17–19
Eleven, Eurosport, Nove Pts: Baron 18
Rebs: Melli 9
Asts: Luwawu-Cabarrot 4
PIR: Baron 23
Boxscore Pts: Massinburg 16
Rebs: Nikolić 8
Asts: Della Valle 7
PIR: Massinburg 18
Arena: Pala Alpitour
Referees: Lanzarini, Sahin, Perciavalle

Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro vs. Openjobmetis Varese

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15 February 2023 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 84–80 Openjobmetis Varese Turin
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 15–23, 23–29, 17–16
Eleven, Eurosport, Nove Pts: Charalampopoulos 20
Rebs: Kravić 6
Asts: Delfino 4
PIR: Charalampopoulos 23
Boxscore Pts: Johnson 18
Rebs: Owens 13
Asts: Ross 7
PIR: Owens 27
Arena: Pala Alpitour
Referees: Mazzoni, Borgioni, Gonella

Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs. Umana Reyer Venezia

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16 February 2023 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 82–68 Umana Reyer Venezia Turin
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 1414, 21–12, 27–20
Eleven, Eurosport, Nove Pts: Belinelli 21
Rebs: Shengelia 5
Asts: Teodosić 6
PIR: Belinelli 19
Boxscore Pts: Parks 18
Rebs: Parks 10
Asts: De Nicolao 5
PIR: Parks 21
Arena: Pala Alpitour
Referees: Paternicò, Attard, Giovannetti

Bertram Derthona Tortona vs. Dolomiti Energia Trentino

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16 February 2023 Bertram Derthona Tortona 74–70 Dolomiti Energia Trentino Turin
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 16–20, 21–12, 15–22
Eleven, Eurosport, Nove Pts: Christon 19
Rebs: Daum 7
Asts: Christon 4
PIR: Christon 19
Boxscore Pts: Flaccadori 15
Rebs: Udom 7
Asts: Flaccadori 5
PIR: Flaccadori 18
Arena: Pala Alpitour
Referees: Rossi, Martolini, Bettini

References

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  1. ^ "Frecciarossa Title sponsor della Final Eight 2021" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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