2018 EuroCup Finals

The 2018 EuroCup Finals were the concluding games of the 2017–18 EuroCup season, the 16th season of Europe's secondary club basketball tournament organised by Euroleague Basketball, the tenth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the second season under the title sponsorship name of 7DAYS. The first leg was played at the Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, Russia, on 10 April 2018, the second leg wil be played at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on 13 April 2018 and the third leg, if necessary, would played at the Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, Russia, on 16 April 2018, between Russian side Lokomotiv Kuban and Turkish side Darüşşafaka.

2018 EuroCup Finals
Event2017–18 EuroCup Basketball
Lokomotiv Kuban Darüşşafaka
0 2
First leg
Lokomotiv Kuban Darüşşafaka
78 81
Date10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)
VenueBasket-Hall, Krasnodar
MVPScottie Wilbekin
Attendance7,124
Second leg
Darüşşafaka Lokomotiv Kuban
67 59
Date13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)
VenueVolkswagen Arena, Istanbul
Attendance5,240

It was the first ever Finals appearance ever in any European competition of Darüşşafaka[1] and it the second ever final appearance in EuroCup for Lokomotiv Kuban, who ended third two seasons ago in the Euroleague and arrived to the finals with a perfect balance of 20 wins in 20 matches.[2] However, the firsts beat the Russian by 2–0 in the best-of-three series achieving also the qualification to the 2018–19 EuroLeague.

Venues
Krasnodar
2018 EuroCup Finals (Europe)
 Istanbul
Basket-Hall Volkswagen Arena
Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 5,240

Road to the Finals
Further information: 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball

Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).

Lokomotiv Kuban Round Darüşşafaka
1st place (10–0) (Group C) Regular season 1st place (8–2) (Group A)
1st place (6–0) (Group G) Top 16 2nd place (5–1) (Group E)
Opponent Series 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg Playoffs Opponent Series 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Herbalife Gran Canaria2–079–74 (H)80–58 (A) Quarterfinals Budućnost VOLI2–057–54 (H)78–71 (A)
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia2–082–65 (H)79–69 (A) Semifinals Bayern Munich2–076–74 (H)87–83 (H)

First leg

10 April 2018 Lokomotiv Kuban 78–810(OT)
(Series: 0–1)		 Darüşşafaka Krasnodar
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 21–16, 17–18, 20–23, Overtime: 6–9
Pts: Kulagin 18
Rebs: Lacey 7
Asts: Kulagin 7
PIR: Kulagin 24		 Boxscore Pts: Wilbekin 24
Rebs: Cummings 8
Asts: Sant-Roos, Wilbekin 5
PIR: Cummings 25		 Arena: Basket-Hall
Attendance: 7,124
Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Emilio Pérez Pizarro (ESP), Rain Peerandi (EST)


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 13 Dmitry Khvostov 0 0 0
SG 7 Trevor Lacey 5 7 0
SF 1 Mardy Collins 14 7 4
PF 10 Vladimir Ivlev 0 0 0
C 41 Brian Qvale 6 3 0
Reserves:
PF 2 Pavel Antipov 3 1 0
PG 3 Joe Ragland 10 5 2
SG 4 Evgeny Baburin DNP
PF 12 Stanislav Ilnitskiy 0 0 0
C 15 Frank Elegar 9 6 0
SG 19 Chris Babb 13 2 1
SG 24 Dmitry Kulagin 18 6 7
Head coach:
Saša Obradović
Lokomotiv Kuban
Darüşşafaka
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LokomotivStatistics[3]Darüşşafaka
19/48 (39.6%)2-pt field goals23/38 (60.5%)
10/25 (40%)3-pt field goals6/21 (28.6%)
10/13 (76.9%)Free throws17/27 (63%)
21Offensive rebounds11
24Defensive rebounds25
45Total rebounds36
14Assists18
9Turnovers7
4Steals6
2Blocks7
24Fouls18
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 1 Scottie Wilbekin 24 3 5
SG 23 Howard Sant-Roos 7 2 5
SF 13 Okben Ulubay 5 1 0
PF 25 JaJuan Johnson 7 7 1
C 50 Michael Eric 0 2 2
Reserves:
PF 0 Stanton Kidd 9 3 1
SG 3 Kartal Özmızrak 0 0 0
SG 5 Muhammed Baygul 2 3 0
C 9 Emircan Koşut DNP
PG 12 Will Cummings 19 8 3
PG 18 Doğuş Özdemiroğlu 0 0 0
C 19 Furkan Aldemir 8 5 1
Head coach:
David Blatt

Second leg

13 April 2018 Darüşşafaka 67–59
(Series: 2–0)		 Lokomotiv Kuban Istanbul
19:15 Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 18–16, 16–12, 12–14
Pts: Wilbekin 28
Rebs: Johnson 11
Asts: Ulubay 4
PIR: Wilbekin 28		 Boxscore Pts: Ragland 18
Rebs: Lacey 10
Asts: Collins 3
PIR: Qvale 11		 Arena: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 5,240
Referees: Miguel Pérez Pérez (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Mehdi Difallah (FRA)


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 1 Scottie Wilbekin 28 0 1
SG 23 Howard Sant-Roos 8 6 2
SF 13 Okben Ulubay 0 1 4
PF 25 JaJuan Johnson 8 11 1
C 50 Michael Eric 2 3 0
Reserves:
PF 0 Stanton Kidd 2 3 0
SG 3 Kartal Özmızrak 3 0 0
SG 5 Muhammed Baygul 3 1 0
C 9 Emircan Koşut DNP
PG 12 Will Cummings 10 3 1
PG 18 Doğuş Özdemiroğlu 0 0 0
C 19 Furkan Aldemir 3 2 1
Head coach:
David Blatt
Darüşşafaka
Lokomotiv

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DarüşşafakaStatistics[4]Lokomotiv
11/28 (39.3%)2-pt field goals19/41 (46.3%)
10/25 (40%)3-pt field goals4/19 (21.1%)
15/19 (78.9%)Free throws9/12 (75%)
8Offensive rebounds14
25Defensive rebounds26
33Total rebounds40
10Assists8
11Turnovers12
5Steals5
3Blocks3
20Fouls23


2017–18 EuroCup champions

Darüşşafaka
(1st title)
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 3 Joe Ragland 18 2 0
SG 24 Dmitry Kulagin 8 7 2
SF 1 Mardy Collins 8 5 3
PF 2 Pavel Antipov 2 3 1
C 15 Frank Elegar 2 3 0
Reserves:
SG 4 Evgeny Baburin 0 2 1
SG 7 Trevor Lacey 6 10 0
PF 10 Vladimir Ivlev 0 0 0
PF 12 Stanislav Ilnitskiy 0 0 0
PG 13 Dmitry Khvostov 0 0 0
SG 19 Chris Babb 3 1 0
C 41 Brian Qvale 12 4 1
Head coach:
Saša Obradović

Finals MVP
Pos Player Team Ref
G
 Scottie Wilbekin Darüşşafaka
[5]

See also

References
  1. "Wilbekin's historic night sends Darussafaka to finals!". EuroCup Basketball. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. "Lokomotiv makes history en route to Finals". EuroCup Basketball. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. Boxscore
  4. Boxscore Game 2
  5. "2018 7DAYS EuroCup Finals MVP: Scottie Wilbekin, Darussafaka Istanbul". Eurocupbasketball.com. 14 April 2018.
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