2015 Euroleague Final Four

The 2015 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2014–15 Euroleague season. The Final Four was held on 15 and 17 May 2015. All of the games were played at the Barclaycard Center, in Madrid, Spain. It was the third time the city of Madrid hosted the Final Four, and the 6th time the Final of the EuroLeague was played there.[2]

2015 Euroleague Final Four
Official logo, published in November 2014[1]
Season2014–15 Euroleague
Tournament details
ArenaBarclaycard Center
Madrid, Spain
Dates15 – 17 May 2015
Final positions
Champions Real Madrid (9th title)
Runners-up Olympiacos
Third place CSKA Moscow
Fourth place Fenerbahçe Ülker
Awards and statistics
MVP Andrés Nocioni
Top scorer(s) Andrew Goudelock (50)
Attendance47,492 (total)

Real Madrid won its 9th EuroLeague title, after they beat Olympiacos, by a score of 78–59. CSKA Moscow took the third place, while Fenerbahçe Ülker finished in fourth.

Road to the Final Four
Team Regular season Top 16 Quarterfinals
Group W L Group W L Opponent Score
Real Madrid
A (1st)
8
2
E (1st)
11
3
 Anadolu Efes
3–1
CSKA Moscow
B (1st)
10
0
F (1st)
12
2
 Panathinaikos
3–1
Olympiacos
D (1st)
8
2
F (3rd)
10
4
 FC Barcelona
3–1
Fenerbahçe Ülker
C (2nd)
8
2
F (2nd)
11
3
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
3–0

Bracket
 
SemifinalsChampionship game
 
      
 
15 May
 
 
 Real Madrid96
 
17 May
 
 Fenerbahçe Ülker87
 
 Real Madrid78
 
15 May
 
 Olympiacos59
 
 CSKA Moscow68
 
 
 Olympiacos70
 
Third place game
 
 
17 May
 
 
 Fenerbahçe Ülker80
 
 
 CSKA Moscow86

Semifinals
All times are CEST (UTC+2).

CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos

CSKA Moscow came into the semifinals, widely considered to be the favourite.[3] It was a rematch of the 2012 Final and 2013 Semifinal. Both of those previous games were won by Olympiacos.

Olympiacos rallied late in the fourth quarter, after it had been down by 9 with four minutes to go. Vassilis Spanoulis came up clutch, as he scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, to pull Olympiacos away from CSKA.[4] Aaron Jackson set a Final Four record during the game, with 7 steals.[5]

15 May 2015 CSKA Moscow 68–70 Olympiacos Barclaycard Center, Madrid
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–18, 15–12, 17–23
Pts: De Colo 18
Rebs: Kirilenko, Vorontsevich 5
Asts: Jackson 7
PIR: Kaun 17		 Boxscore Pts: Printezis 14
Rebs: Printezis 8
Asts: Mantzaris, Printezis 4
PIR: Printezis 22		 Attendance: 12,022
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP)

Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahçe Ülker

The hosts, Real Madrid, were considered the favourites to win the game against Fenerbahçe, which made its Final Four debut.[6]

Real Madrid dominated in the first half, and they led 55–35 at halftime.[7] A fourth quarter rally by Fenerbahçe came up too little, too late. Gustavo Ayón was top scorer for Real, with 18 points. Andrew Goudelock scored 26 for Fenerbahçe.

15 May 2015 Real Madrid 96–87 Fenerbahçe Ülker Barclaycard Center, Madrid
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 35–14, 21–24, 20–28
Pts: Ayón 18
Rebs: Ayón 7
Asts: Llull 9
PIR: Ayón 30		 Boxscore Pts: Goudelock 26
Rebs: Goudelock, Veselý 6
Asts: Bogdanović, Goudelock 4
PIR: Veselý 31		 Attendance: 12,634
Referees: Christos Christodolou (GRE), Saša Pukl (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

Third place game
17 May 2015 Fenerbahçe Ülker 80–86 CSKA Moscow Barclaycard Center, Madrid
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 11–21, 31–18, 25–20
Pts: Goudelock 24
Rebs: Bjelica 10
Asts: Zisis 6
PIR: Bjelica 26		 Boxscore Pts: De Colo 17
Rebs: Kirilenko, Kaun 6
Asts: Jackson 6
PIR: Jackson 18		 Attendance: 9,849
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

Championship game

The game was a re-match of the 2013 Euroleague Final and the 1995 FIBA European League Final.

Real Madrid
Olympiacos
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 23 Sergio Llull 12 0 4
SG 20 Jaycee Carroll 16 3 0
SF 5 Rudy Fernández 7 4 2
PF 9 Felipe Reyes 2 1 1
C 14 Gustavo Ayón 2 5 1
Reserves:
SG 4 K.C. Rivers 5 4 0
SF 6 Andrés Nocioni 12 7 2
PG 7 Facundo Campazzo DNP
SF 8 Jonas Mačiulis 9 4 0
PG 13 Sergio Rodríguez 11 3 4
PF 30 Ioannis Bourousis 0 1 0
C 44 Marcus Slaughter 2 4 2
Head coach:
Pablo Laso
Game rules
Game was played under FIBA rules.


Barclaycard Center

2014–15 Euroleague
Champions

Real Madrid
9th title
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 17 Vangelis Mantzaris 1 3 1
SG 7 Vassilis Spanoulis 3 0 3
SF 21 Tremmell Darden 0 1 0
PF 15 Giorgos Printezis 11 2 3
C 6 Bryant Dunston 4 1 2
Reserves:
PF 4 Brent Petway 2 2 1
C 5 Othello Hunter 10 7 0
SF 9 Ioannis Papapetrou 0 0 0
SG 10 Kostas Sloukas 10 2 2
PF 19 Dimitrios Agravanis 0 1 0
PG 20 Oliver Lafayette 1 1 2
SF 24 Matt Lojeski 17 2 1
Head coach:
Ioannis Sfairopoulos

See also

References
  1. 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four Madrid logo unveiled!
  2. Madrid to host 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four
  3. "The glass for Olympiacos vs CSKA game". Eurohoops. 2015-05-13. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  4. "CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos Piraeus - Game". Euroleague.net. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  5. "Aaron Jackson sets Final Four record with 7 steals". Euroleague.net. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  6. "The glass on Fenerbahce/ Ulker - Real Madrid". Eurohoops. 2015-05-13. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. "Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul - Game". Euroleague.net. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
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