2019 EuroCup Finals
The 2019 EuroCup Finals will be the concluding games of the 2018–19 EuroCup season, the 17th season of Europe's secondary club basketball tournament organised by Euroleague Basketball, the 11th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the third season under the title sponsorship name of 7DAYS. The first leg played at the Fuente de San Luis arena in Valencia, Spain, on 9 April 2019, the second leg played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, on 12 April 2019 and the third leg, if necessary, was be played again at the Fuente de San Luis arena in Valencia, Spain, on 15 April 2019, between Spanish side Valencia Basket[1] and German side Alba Berlin.[2]
| Event | 2018–19 EuroCup Basketball | ||||||
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| Date | 9 April 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Fuente de San Luis, Valencia | ||||||
| MVP | Will Thomas | ||||||
| Attendance | 7,911 | ||||||
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| Date | 12 April 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin | ||||||
| Attendance | 12,945 | ||||||
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| Date | 15 April 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Fuente de San Luis, Valencia | ||||||
| Attendance | 8,014 | ||||||
It will be the sixth Finals appearance in the competition for Valencia Basket and the second ever final appearance in EuroCup for Alba Berlin. Both teams met previously in the 2010 Finals played in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, and Valencia beat the Germans by 67–44.
Valencia Basket has won the series 2-1 and also achieved qualification to the 2019–20 EuroLeague.
Venues
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| Fuente de San Luis | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |
| Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 14,500 | |
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Road to the Finals
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).
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| 1st place (8–2) (Group C) | Regular season | 2nd place (7–3) (Group B) | ||||||||
| 1st place (6–0) (Group G) | Top 16 | 1st place (5–1) (Group E) | ||||||||
| Opponent | Series | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | Playoffs | Opponent | Series | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
 Rytas | 2–0 | 75–64 (H) | 71–56 (A) | Quarterfinals | Unicaja | 2–1 | 90–91 (H) | 101–81 (A) | 79–75 (H) | |
 UNICS | 2–0 | 69–64 (H) | 79–73 (A) | Semifinals | MoraBanc Andorra | 2–0 | 102–97 (H) | 87–81 (A) | ||
First leg
| 9 April 2019 | Valencia Basket |
89–75 (Series: 1–0) |
Alba Berlin |
Valencia |
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| 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) |
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Second leg
| 12 April 2019 | Alba Berlin |
95–92(OT) (Series: 1–1) |
Valencia Basket |
Berlin |
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| 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) |
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Third leg
| 15 April 2019 | Valencia Basket |
89–63 (Series: 2–1) |
Alba Berlin |
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| 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) |
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Finals MVP
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 Will Thomas | Valencia Basket |
See also
References
- "Valencia downs UNICS to reach sixth EuroCup Finals!". Eurocup Basketball. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "ALBA wins in Andorra, reaches Finals". Eurocup Basketball. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- Boxscore
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- "Will Thomas is MVP of Finals". Eurocupbasketball.com. 16 April 2019.
External links
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