2018–19 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs
The 2018–19 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs began on 5 March and will end on 12 or 15 April 2019 with the second or third leg, if necessary, of the 2019 EuroCup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2018–19 EuroCup Basketball.[1] Eight teams compete in the playoffs.
Times up to 27 March 2019 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter (finals) times are CEST (UTC+2).
Format
The playoffs involves the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the 2018–19 EuroCup Basketball Top 16.
Each tie in the playoffs, apart from the final, is played with a best-of-three-games format. The team that performed better in the Top 16 will play the games first and third, if necessary, at home.[2]
Qualified teams
| Group | Winners (Seeded in quarterfinals) |
Runners-up (Unseeded in quarterfinals) |
|---|---|---|
| E |  Alba Berlin
|
 Rytas
|
| F |  LDLC ASVEL
|
 Lokomotiv Kuban
|
| G |  Valencia Basket
|
Unicaja
|
| H | UNICS
|
MoraBanc Andorra
|
Standings
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Valencia Basket
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 501 | 458 | +43 |
| 2 | H | UNICS
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 507 | 426 | +81 |
| 3 | E | Alba Berlin
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 487 | 451 | +36 |
| 4 | F | LDLC ASVEL
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 445 | 411 | +34 |
| 5 | H | MoraBanc Andorra
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 479 | 459 | +20 |
| 6 | F | Lokomotiv Kuban
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 474 | 423 | +51 |
| 7 | E | Rytas
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 482 | 460 | +22 |
| 8 | G | Unicaja
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 468 | 485 | −17 |
Source: EuroCup Basketball
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Valencia Basket | 75 | 71 | ||||||||||||||
| Rytas | 64 | 56 | ||||||||||||||
| Valencia Basket | 69 | 79 | ||||||||||||||
| UNICS | 64 | 73 | ||||||||||||||
| UNICS | 86 | 59 | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Kuban | 66 | 68 | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Valencia Basket | 89 | 92 | 89 | |||||||||||||
| Alba Berlin | 75 | 95 | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Alba Berlin | 90 | 101 | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Unicaja | 91 | 81 | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Alba Berlin | 102 | 87 | ||||||||||||||
| MoraBanc Andorra | 97 | 81 | ||||||||||||||
| LDLC ASVEL | 79 | 79 | 80 | |||||||||||||
| MoraBanc Andorra | 75 | 98 | 82 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 5 March, the second legs on 8 March and the third legs, if necessary, on 13 March 2019.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alba Berlin
|
2–1 | Unicaja
|
90–91 | 101–81 | 79–75 |
| LDLC ASVEL
|
1–2 | MoraBanc Andorra
|
79–75 | 79–98 | 80–82 |
| Valencia Basket
|
2–0 | Rytas
|
75–64 | 71–56 | |
| UNICS
|
2–1 | Lokomotiv Kuban
|
86–66 | 59–68 | 69–65 |
First leg
| 5 March 2019 | UNICS
|
86–66 (Series: 1–0) |
Lokomotiv Kuban
|
Kazan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 23–24, 25–12, 20–16 | |||
| Pts: McCollum 32 Rebs: Ejim, Kaimakoglou 7 Asts: Henry 9 PIR: McCollum 37 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kulagin 17 Rebs: McLean 6 Asts: Lacey, McLean 4 PIR: Johnson 15 |
Arena: Basket Hall Attendance: 4,096 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Milan Nedović (SLO), Hugues Thépénier (FRA) |
|
| 5 March 2019 | Alba Berlin
|
90–91 (Series: 0–1) |
Unicaja
|
Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 29–22, 12–27, 20–25 | |||
| Pts: Siva 14 Rebs: Nnoko 6 Asts: Hermannsson 10 PIR: Hermannsson 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lessort 18 Rebs: Lessort 7 Asts: Roberts 7 PIR: Lessort 32 |
Arena: Max Schmeling Halle Attendance: 6,322 Referees: Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Sérgio Silva (POR), Saulius Racys (SWE) |
|
| 5 March 2019 | LDLC ASVEL
|
79–75 (Series: 1–0) |
MoraBanc Andorra
|
Villeurbanne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 17–22, 30–18, 15–15 | |||
| Pts: Lombahe-Kahudi 21 Rebs: Kalnietis 7 Asts: Kalnietis 5 PIR: Lombahe-Kahudi 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Diagne 16 Rebs: Diagne 8 Asts: Ennis, Jelínek 4 PIR: Diagne 29 |
Arena: Astroballe Attendance: 5,560 Referees: Spiros Gkontas (GRE), Gytis Vilius (LTU), Michele Rossi (ITA) |
|
| 5 March 2019 | Valencia Basket
|
75–64 (Series: 1–0) |
Rytas
|
Valencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 14–10, 22–13, 27–21 | |||
| Pts: M. Thomas 15 Rebs: Tobey 9 Asts: Van Rossom, Vives 3 PIR: M. Thomas 16 |
Boxscore | Pts: Seeley, Sirvydis 11 Rebs: Echodas 8 Asts: Stipčević 4 PIR: Sirvydis 11 |
Arena: Fuente de San Luis Attendance: 7,438 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Erşan Kartal (TUR), Marko Juras (SRB) |
|
Second leg
| 8 March 2019 | Rytas
|
56–71 (Series: 0–2) |
Valencia Basket
|
Vilnius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 25–13, 9–24, 8–14 | |||
| Pts: Echodas 11 Rebs: Butkevičius 6 Asts: Butkevičius, Stipčević 6 PIR: Butkevičius 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tobey 18 Rebs: Tobey 7 Asts: Van Rossom 5 PIR: Tobey 22 |
Arena: Siemens Arena Attendance: 6,539 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Amit Balak (ISR) |
|
| 8 March 2019 | Lokomotiv Kuban
|
68–59 (Series: 1–1) |
UNICS
|
Krasnodar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 15–7, 11–19, 29–20 | |||
| Pts: Kulagin 26 Rebs: Wright 7 Asts: Khvostov, Lacey 4 PIR: Kulagin 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: McCollum 19 Rebs: Henry 7 Asts: Henry 6 PIR: McCollum 16 |
Arena: Basket Hall Attendance: 3,543 Referees: Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Mehdi Difallah (FRA), Eduard Udyanskyy (GBR) |
|
| 8 March 2019 | Unicaja
|
81–101 (Series: 1–1) |
Alba Berlin
|
Málaga |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 17–28, 23–21, 15–29 | |||
| Pts: Shermadini 15 Rebs: Lessort, Wiltjer 5 Asts: Roberts 9 PIR: Roberts 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Giedraitis 23 Rebs: Sikma, Siva 6 Asts: Hermannsson 9 PIR: Giedraitis 23 |
Arena: Martín Carpena Attendance: 9,650 Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Uroš Nikolić (SRB) |
|
| 8 March 2019 | MoraBanc Andorra
|
98–79 (Series: 1–1) |
LDLC ASVEL
|
Andorra la Vella |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 28–19, 27–14, 24–24 | |||
| Pts: Luz 17 Rebs: Ennis, Vitali 6 Asts: Albicy 7 PIR: Ennis 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Maledon 16 Rebs: Bilan 8 Asts: Maledon 5 PIR: Bilan 16 |
Arena: Poliesportiu d'Andorra Attendance: 4,080 Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Robert Vyklický (CZE), Josip Radojković (CRO) |
|
Third leg
| 13 March 2019 | UNICS
|
69–65 (Series: 2–1) |
Lokomotiv Kuban
|
Kazan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 10–16, 27–13, 10–17, 22–19 | |||
| Pts: Kaimakoglou 14 Rebs: McCollum 5 Asts: Henry 5 PIR: Kaimakoglou, Smith 14 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kulagin 16 Rebs: Johnson 12 Asts: Khvostov 4 PIR: Johnson 27 |
Arena: Basket Hall Attendance: 3,543 (tentative) Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Amit Balak (ISR), Sinan İşgüder (TUR) |
|
| 13 March 2019 | Alba Berlin
|
79–75 (Series: 2–1) |
Unicaja
|
Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 13–18, 26–25, 17–11 | |||
| Pts: Siva 15 Rebs: Sikma 7 Asts: Siva 10 PIR: Siva 16 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lessort 18 Rebs: Suárez 7 Asts: Boatright 5 PIR: Lessort 29 |
Arena: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 7,039 (tentative) Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Sašo Petek (SLO), Josip Radojković (CRO) |
|
| 13 March 2019 | LDLC ASVEL
|
80–82 (Series: 1–2) |
MoraBanc Andorra
|
Villeurbanne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 17–29, 22–19, 19–15 | |||
| Pts: Bilan 19 Rebs: Bilan 8 Asts: Kalnietis 7 PIR: Bilan 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ennis, Jordan 14 Rebs: Diagne 5 Asts: Ennis 7 PIR: Jelínek 15 |
Arena: Astroballe Attendance: 4,732 (tentative) Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Aare Halliko (EST), Renaud Geller (BEL) |
|
Semifinals
The first legs were played on 19 March, the second legs on 22 March.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alba Berlin
|
2–0 | MoraBanc Andorra
|
102–97 | 87–81 | |
| Valencia Basket
|
2–0 | UNICS
|
69–64 | 79–73 |
First leg
| 19 March 2019 | Valencia Basket
|
69–64 (Series: 1–0) |
UNICS
|
Valencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 11–10, 17–20, 16–18, 25–16 | |||
| Pts: Tobey, San Emeterio 14 Rebs: Dubljević 8 Asts: Vives 4 PIR: Tobey 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: McCollum 16 Rebs: Ndour 9 Asts: Henry 5 PIR: three players 12 |
Arena: Fuente de San Luis Attendance: 7,170 (tentative) Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Sašo Petek (SLO), Michele Rossi (ITA) |
|
| 19 March 2019 | Alba Berlin
|
102–97 (Series: 1–0) |
MoraBanc Andorra
|
Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 30–22, 26–30, 17–24 | |||
| Pts: Sikma 20 Rebs: Sikma 7 Asts: Siva 9 PIR: Siva 32 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jelínek 16 Rebs: Upshaw 10 Asts: Albicy 12 PIR: Albicy, Jordan 18 |
Arena: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 9,111 (tentative) Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Miloš Koljenšić (MNE), Nick Van Den Broeck (BEL) |
|
Second leg
| 22 March 2019 | UNICS
|
73–79 (Series: 0–2) |
Valencia Basket
|
Kazan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 20–16, 16–17, 21–23 | |||
| Pts: McCollum 13 Rebs: Morgan 7 Asts: McCollum 5 PIR: Ndour 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Van Rossom, M. Thomas 15 Rebs: W. Thomas 7 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Van Rossom 19 |
Arena: Basket Hall Attendance: 6,193 (tentative) Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Seffi Shemmes (ISR), Uroš Nikolić (SRB) |
|
| 22 March 2019 | MoraBanc Andorra
|
81–87 (Series: 0–2) |
Alba Berlin
|
Andorra la Vella |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:15 | Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–26, 20–22, 19–14 | |||
| Pts: Albicy 20 Rebs: Jordan 7 Asts: Albicy 6 PIR: Jordan 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Siva 21 Rebs: Giffey, Thiemann 6 Asts: Sikma, Siva 3 PIR: Giedraitis 16 |
Arena: Poliesportiu d'Andorra Attendance: 3,690 (tentative) Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Elias Koromilas (GRE), Marcin Kowalski (POL) |
|
Finals
The first leg will be played on 9 April, the second leg on 12 April, and the third leg on 15 April 2019, if necessary.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia Basket
|
2–1 | Alba Berlin
|
89–75 | 92–95 | 89–63 |
First leg
| 9 April 2019 | Valencia Basket
|
89–75 (Series: 1–0) |
Alba Berlin
|
Valencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 21–25, 30–15, 18–22 | |||
| Pts: Thomas 22 Rebs: Dubljević 8 Asts: Van Rossom 7 PIR: Thomas 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Siva 17 Rebs: Sikma, Thiemann 5 Asts: Siva 7 PIR: Siva 20 |
Arena: Fuente de San Luis Attendance: 7,911 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Emin Moğulkoç (TUR), Robert Vyklický (CZE) |
|
Second leg
| 12 April 2019 | Alba Berlin
|
95–92(OT) (Series: 1–1) |
Valencia Basket
|
Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 19–18, 20–20, 21–24, Overtime: 12–9 | |||
| Pts: Giedraitis 17 Rebs: Sikma 6 Asts: Hermannsson, Siva 6 PIR: Sikma 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Van Rossom 22 Rebs: Labeyrie 5 Asts: Thomas 5 PIR: San Emeterio, Van Rossom 21 |
Arena: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 12,945 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Elias Koromilas (GRE), Gytis Vilius (LTU) |
|
Third leg
| 15 April 2019 | Valencia Basket
|
89–63 (Series: 2–1) |
Alba Berlin
|
Valencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 29–15, 17–11, 26–19 | |||
| Pts: M. Thomas 19 Rebs: Dubljević 8 Asts: Antoine Diot 7te PIR: Dubljević 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Giedraitis 19 Rebs: Sikma 8 Asts: Sikma, Siva 4 PIR: Giedraitis 15 |
Arena: Fuente de San Luis Attendance: 8,014 Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Petri Mantyla (FIN), Milan Nedović (SLO) |
|
References
- ^ "Euroleague Basketball and ULEB agree on 2018-19 EuroCup calendar". Euroleague Basketball. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "7DAYS EuroCup draw set to take place on July 5". EuroCup Basketball. 3 June 2018. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
External links
- EuroCup Basketball (official website)