2018 Italian Basketball Cup
Tournament details | |
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Arena | Nelson Mandela Forum Florence, Italy |
Dates | 15–18 February 2018[1] |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fiat Torino (1st title) |
Runners-up | Germani Basket Brescia |
Awards and statistics | |
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The 2018 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the 50th edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 15 to 18 February 2018 in Florence, at the end of the first half of the 2017–18 LBA season.[3]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano were the defending champions.[4]
Fiat Torino went to win its first Cup ever by beating Germani Basket Brescia 69–67 in the Finals.[5] Vander Blue was named Finals MVP of the competition.[6]
Qualification
Qualified for the tournament were selected based on their position on the league table at the end of the first half of the 2017–18 LBA regular season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Sidigas Avellino | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1248 | 1148 | +100 | Qualified as seeded teams |
2 | Germani Basket Brescia | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1184 | 1087 | +97 | |
3 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1153 | 1072 | +81 | |
4 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1227 | 1185 | +42 | |
5 | Fiat Torino | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1219 | 1186 | +33 | Qualified as non-seeded teams |
6 | Red October Cantù | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1290 | 1285 | +5 | |
7 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1191 | 1154 | +37 | |
8 | Vanoli Cremona | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1226 | 1199 | +27 |
Bracket
Quarter-finals 15–16 February | Semifinals 17 February | Final 18 February | ||||||||||||
1 | Sidigas Avellino | 82 | ||||||||||||
8 | Vanoli Cremona | 89 | ||||||||||||
8 | Vanoli Cremona | 87 | ||||||||||||
5 | Fiat Torino | 92 | ||||||||||||
4 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 60 | ||||||||||||
5 | Fiat Torino | 72 | ||||||||||||
5 | Fiat Torino | 69 | ||||||||||||
2 | Germani Basket Brescia | 67 | ||||||||||||
3 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 87 | ||||||||||||
6 | Red October Cantù | 105 | ||||||||||||
6 | Red October Cantù | 82 | ||||||||||||
2 | Germani Basket Brescia | 87 | ||||||||||||
2 | Germani Basket Brescia | 97 | ||||||||||||
7 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 83 |
Quarterfinals
15 February 2018 Quarterfinal A | Sidigas Avellino | 82–89 | Vanoli Cremona | Florence | |
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18:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 18–14, 13–19, 21–23 | ||||
Eurosport RAI | Pts: Rich 30 Rebs: Fesenko 19 Asts: Leunen 5 PIR: Rich 34 | Boxscore | Pts: D. Diener 19 Rebs: Sims 9 Asts: T. Diener 8 PIR: Johnson-Odom 19 | Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum Referees: Tolga Sahin, Gabriele Bettini, Dario Morelli |
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Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Fiat Torino
15 February 2018 Quarterfinal B | Umana Reyer Venezia | 60–72 | Fiat Torino | Florence | |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 4–21, 25–23, 17–16, 14–12 | ||||
Eurosport RAI | Pts: Watt 19 Rebs: Watt 11 Asts: four players 2 PIR: Watt 17 | Boxscore | Pts: Garrett 17 Rebs: Boungou Colo 8 Asts: five players 2 PIR: Boungou Colo 15 | Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum Referees: Maurizio Biggi, Gianluca Sardella, Evangelista Caiazza |
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16 February 2018 Quarterfinal C | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 87–105 | Red October Cantù | Florence | |
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18:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 20–29, 25–23, 24–25 | ||||
Eurosport RAI | Pts: Goudelock 23 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Theodore 6 PIR: Theodore 23 | Boxscore | Pts: Smith 23 Rebs: Christian Burns 12 Asts: Smith 8 PIR: Smith 34 | Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Luca Weidmann, Alessandro Vicino |
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16 February 2018 Quarterfinal D | Germani Basket Brescia | 97–83 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | Florence | |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 20–20, 22–19, 29–27 | ||||
Eurosport RAI | Pts: Moore 22 Rebs: Vitali 7 Asts: Vitali 6 PIR: Moore 25 | Boxscore | Pts: Lawson 17 Rebs: Slaughter 7 Asts: Umeh 5 PIR: Lawson 18 | Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum Referees: Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Lorenzo Baldini, Mark Bartoli |
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Semifinals
Vanoli Cremona vs. Fiat Torino
17 February 2018 Semifinal A | Vanoli Cremona | 87–920(OT) | Fiat Torino | Florence | |
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18:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 18–28, 21–15, 19–25, Overtime: 7–12 | ||||
Eurosport RAI | Pts: Fontecchio 16 Rebs: Sims 7 Asts: Johnson-Odom, Ruzzier 3 PIR: Diener 12 | Boxscore | Pts: Garrett 18 Rebs: Washington 13 Asts: Poeta 3 PIR: Washington 24 | Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum Referees: Carmelo Paternico', Alessandro Martolini, Beniamino Manuel Attard |
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17 February 2018 Semifinal B | Red October Cantù | 82–870(OT) | Germani Basket Brescia | Florence | |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 21–23, 17–20, 20–13, Overtime: 6–11 | ||||
Eurosport RAI | Pts: Thomas 20 Rebs: Burns 14 Asts: Smith, Chappell 4 PIR: Chappell 20 | Boxscore | Pts: Vitali 19 Rebs: Hunt 11 Asts: Vitali 4 PIR: Vitali 30 | Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum Referees: Enrico Sabetta, Michele Rossi, Emanuele Aronne |
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Final
In the final game Sasha Vujačić’s layup in the dying seconds lifted Fiat Torino to a 69-67 victory over Germani Basket Brescia for the club’s first Italian Cup. After a series of threes in the closing seconds left the game tied, Brescia had the ball for what appeared to be the final possession, however Marcus Landry and Luca Vitali each missed from downtown, Deron Washington picked up the loose ball and started a fast break that Vujacic finished with the winning layup. Diante Garrett paced Fiat with 16 points, Nobel Boungou Colo and Vander Blue added 11 points apiece and Washington scored 10 for the winners. Landry paced Brescia with 22 points and 9 rebounds and Michele Vitali added 14 points in defeat.[7]
Fiat Torino vs. Germani Basket Brescia
18 February 2018 Final | Fiat Torino | 69–67 | Germani Basket Brescia | Florence | |
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18:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 17–17, 25–25, 16–11 | ||||
Eurosport RAI | Pts: Garrett 16 Rebs: Mazzola 11 Asts: Poeta 4 PIR: Mazzola 17 | Boxscore | Pts: Landry 22 Rebs: Landry 9 Asts: Vitali 10 PIR: Landry 20 | Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Lorenzo Baldini |
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References
- ^ "PosteMobile Final Eight 2018 - Programma". Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "Presentato l'accordo di sponsorizzazione tra LBA e PosteMobile" [The sponsorship agreement between LBA and PosteMobile has been presented]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Final Eight 2018: ufficializzata Firenze come sede dell'evento 15-18 febbraio" [2018 Final Eight: Florence will host the tournament 15–18 February]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "National cups roundup: February 19, 2017". euroleague.net. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Basket, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Storica prima dell'Auxilium" [Basketball, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Historical first time for Auxilium]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Vander Blue è l'MVP delle Final Eight di Firenze" [Vander Blue named MVP of the Final Eight in Florence]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 18 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "National cups roundup: February 18, 2018". euroleague.net. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "La Fiorentina partner della PosteMobile Final Eight" [ACF Fiorentina official partner of PosteMobile Final Eight]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 5 February 2018.
- ^ PosteMobile Final Eight, Partners
External links
- LBA Final Eight official website Archived 2019-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
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