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

UNICS v Lokomotiv Kuban

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)

Alba Berlin v Unicaja

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)

LDLC ASVEL v MoraBanc Andorra

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)

Valencia Basket v Rytas

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

Rytas v Valencia Basket

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)

Lokomotiv Kuban v UNICS

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)

Unicaja v Alba Berlin

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)

MoraBanc Andorra v LDLC ASVEL

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

UNICS v Lokomotiv Kuban

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)

Alba Berlin v Unicaja

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)

LDLC ASVEL v MoraBanc Andorra

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

Valencia Basket v UNICS

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)

Alba Berlin v MoraBanc Andorra

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

UNICS v Valencia Basket

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)

MoraBanc Andorra v Alba Berlin

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

Main article: 2019 EuroCup 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

Valencia Basket v Alba Berlin

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

Alba Berlin v Valencia Basket

12 April 2019	Alba Berlin	95–920(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

Valencia Basket v Alba Berlin

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

1. "Euroleague Basketball and ULEB agree on 2018-19 EuroCup calendar". Euroleague Basketball. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
2. "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)