2017–18 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs

The 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs began on 6 March and end on 13 or 16 April 2018 with the second or third leg, if necessary, of the 2018 EuroCup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball. Eight teams compete in the playoffs.

Times up to 24 March 2018 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter (third leg semifinals and finals) times are CEST (UTC+2).

## Format[edit]

The playoffs involves the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the 2017–18 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.[1]

## Qualified teams[edit]

Group  | Winners
(Seeded in quarterfinals)  | Runners-up
(Unseeded in quarterfinals)

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E |  Darüşşafaka |  Herbalife Gran Canaria
F |  Bayern Munich |  Zenit Saint Petersburg
G |  Lokomotiv Kuban |  Budućnost VOLI
H |  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |  UNICS

### Standings[edit]

Pos | Grp | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Seeding

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1  | G |  Lokomotiv Kuban | 6  | 6  | 0  | 470  | 392  | +78  | Seeded in quarterfinals
2  | E |  Darüşşafaka | 6  | 5  | 1  | 480  | 412  | +68
3  | F |  Bayern Munich | 6  | 5  | 1  | 526  | 480  | +46
4  | H |  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 6  | 4  | 2  | 444  | 414  | +30
5  | G |  Budućnost VOLI | 6  | 4  | 2  | 451  | 420  | +31  | Unseeded in quarterfinals
6  | E |  Herbalife Gran Canaria | 6  | 4  | 2  | 507  | 484  | +23
7  | F |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6  | 4  | 2  | 549  | 528  | +21
8  | H |  UNICS | 6  | 4  | 2  | 447  | 437  | +10

Source: EuroCup Basketball

## Bracket[edit]

| Quarterfinals| | Semifinals| | Finals

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|  Lokomotiv Kuban| 79| 80

|  Herbalife Gran Canaria| 74| 58|

|  Lokomotiv Kuban| 82| 79

| |  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia| 65| 69|

|  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia| 75| 77| 105

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|  Zenit Saint Petersburg| 61| 91| 99 |

|  Lokomotiv Kuban| 78| 59

| |  Darüşşafaka| 81| 67

|  Darüşşafaka| 57| 78

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|  Budućnost VOLI| 54| 71|

|  Darüşşafaka| 76| 87

| |  Bayern Munich | 74| 83|

|  Bayern Munich| 83| 73| 91

|  UNICS| 75| 80| 81 |

## Quarterfinals[edit]

The first legs were played on 6 March, the second legs were played on 9 March and the third legs, if necessary, were played on 14 March 2018.

Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3

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Darüşşafaka | 2–0  |  Budućnost VOLI | 57–54 | 78–71 | 0
Bayern Munich | 2–1  |  UNICS | 83–75 | 73–80 | 91–81
Lokomotiv Kuban | 2–0  |  Herbalife Gran Canaria | 79–74 | 80–58 | 0
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 2–1  |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | 75–61 | 77–91 | 105–99

### First leg[edit]

Lokomotiv Kuban v  Herbalife Gran Canaria 6 March 2018 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 79-74
(Series: 1–0) |  Herbalife Gran Canaria | Krasnodar

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18:00  | Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 15–20, 20–15, 20–12
| Pts: Kulagin 20
Rebs: Elegar, Qvale 6
Asts: Khvostov 4
PIR: Kulagin 24  | Boxscore | Pts: Rabaseda, Radičević 11
Rebs: Aguilar, Balvín 6
Asts: Mekel 4
PIR: Balvín 15  | Arena: Basket Hall
Attendance: 5,013
Referees: Elias Koromilas (GRE), Sašo Petek (SLO), Saulius Racys (SWE)

Darüşşafaka v  Budućnost VOLI 6 March 2018 | Darüşşafaka | 57-54
(Series: 1–0) |  Budućnost VOLI | Istanbul

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18:15  | Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 11–13, 19–9, 11–19
| Pts: Johnson 17
Rebs: Johnson 9
Asts: Wilbekin 7
PIR: Wilbekin 28  | Boxscore | Pts: Ivanović, D. Nikolić 12
Rebs: D. Nikolić 10
Asts: Ivanović 4
PIR: D. Nikolić 22  | Arena: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 3,665
Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), David Romano (ISR)

Bayern Munich v  UNICS 6 March 2018 | Bayern Munich | 83-75
(Series: 1–0) |  UNICS | Munich

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20:30  | Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 14–17, 22–20, 28–23
| Pts: Booker 16
Rebs: Booker 9
Asts: Jović 8
PIR: Booker 27  | Boxscore | Pts: Colom 22
Rebs: Lasme 6
Asts: Ponkrashov 4
PIR: Colom 19  | Arena: Audi Dome
Attendance: 6,239
Referees: Miguel Pérez Pérez (ESP), Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Nick van den Broeck (BEL)

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia v  Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 March 2018 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 75-61
(Series: 1–0) |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | Reggio Emilia

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20:30  | Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 22–12, 19–17, 21–15
| Pts: Reynolds 19
Rebs: Reynolds 11
Asts: C. Wright 6
PIR: Reynolds 29  | Boxscore | Pts: Karasev 19
Rebs: Gordon 6
Asts: Karasev 4
PIR: Karasev 23  | Arena: PalaBigi
Attendance: 4,280
Referees: Robert Vyklický (CZE), Uroš Obrknežević (SRB), Josip Radojković (CRO)

### Second leg[edit]

Zenit Saint Petersburg v  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 9 March 2018 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 91-77
(Series: 1–1) |  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | Saint Petersburg

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16:00  | Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 15–21, 29–21, 27–17
| Pts: Voronov 22
Rebs: Voronov 8
Asts: Griffin 7
PIR: Voronov 32  | Boxscore | Pts: Markoishvili, J. Wright 13
Rebs: J. Wright 8
Asts: Markoishvili 5
PIR: Reynolds 20  | Arena: Yubileyny Sports Palace
Attendance: 4,859
Referees: Seffi Shemmesh (ISR), Sašo Petek (SLO), Igor Dragojević (MNE)

UNICS v  Bayern Munich 9 March 2018 | UNICS | 80-73
(Series: 1–1) |  Bayern Munich | Kazan

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18:00  | Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 14–18, 24–12, 26–21
| Pts: Colom 15
Rebs: Lasme 7
Asts: Colom, Lockett 3
PIR: Colom, Lasme 19  | Boxscore | Pts: Booker 29
Rebs: Redding 8
Asts: Cunningham, Jović 4
PIR: Booker 37  | Arena: Basket Hall
Attendance: 5,644
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Amit Balak (ISR), Jurgis Laurinavičius (LTU)

Budućnost VOLI v  Darüşşafaka 9 March 2018 | Budućnost VOLI | 71-78
(Series: 0–2) |  Darüşşafaka | Podgorica

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19:00  | Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 14–20, 20–20, 25–19
| Pts: Gibson 19
Rebs: Z. Nikolić 8
Asts: Gordić, Ivanović 3
PIR: Ivanović 17  | Boxscore | Pts: Wilbekin 22
Rebs: Özmızrak 6
Asts: Ulubay, Wilbekin 4
PIR: Wilbekin 29  | Arena: Morača
Attendance: 2,469
Referees: Juan Carlos García González (ESP), Aare Halliko (EST), Tomás Trawicki (POL)

Herbalife Gran Canaria v  Lokomotiv Kuban 9 March 2018 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 59-80
(Series: 0–2) |  Lokomotiv Kuban | Las Palmas

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21:00  | Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 20–22, 9–19, 15–24
| Pts: Balvín 12
Rebs: Balvín 6
Asts: Mekel 5
PIR: Balvín 15  | Boxscore | Pts: Kulagin 32
Rebs: Elegar 8
Asts: Collins 6
PIR: Kulagin 34  | Arena: Gran Canaria Arena
Attendance: 5,567
Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Anne Panther (GER), Mehdi Difallah (FRA)

### Third leg[edit]

Bayern Munich v  UNICS 14 March 2018 | Bayern Munich | 91-81
(Series: 2–1) |  UNICS | Munich

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20:30  | Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 19–15, 23–21, 22–18
| Pts: Redding 23
Rebs: Redding 7
Asts: Jović 7
PIR: Redding 32  | Boxscore | Pts: Lockett 16
Rebs: Ejim 7
Asts: Colom 7
PIR: Lockett 21  | Arena: Audi Dome
Attendance: 5,845
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Michele Rossi (ITA), Arturas Sukys (LTU)

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia v  Zenit Saint Petersburg 14 March 2018 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 105-99
(Series: 2–1) |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | Reggio Emilia

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20:30  | Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 25–18, 25–31, 35–28
| Pts: C. Wright 25
Rebs: Reynolds, C. Wright 6
Asts: C. Wright 5
PIR: C. Wright 34  | Boxscore | Pts: Voronov 23
Rebs: Kuric 7
Asts: Kuric 2
PIR: Voronov 19  | Arena: PalaBigi
Attendance: 4,295
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Milan Nedović (SLO)

## Semifinals[edit]

The first legs were played on 20 March, the second legs were played on 23 March, and the third legs were scheduled for 28 March 2018.

Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3

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Darüşşafaka | 2–0  |  Bayern Munich | 76–74 | 87–83 | 0
Lokomotiv Kuban | 2–0  |  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 82–65 | 79–69 | 0

### First leg[edit]

Lokomotiv Kuban v  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 20 March 2018 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 82-65
(Series: 1–0) |  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | Krasnodar

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17:30  | Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 24–13, 20–23, 19–14
| Pts: Qvale 16
Rebs: Elegar 9
Asts: Collins 6
PIR: Elegar 20  | Boxscore | Pts: C. Wright 14
Rebs: Reynolds 9
Asts: Markoishvili 6
PIR: Reynolds 20  | Arena: Basket Hall
Attendance: 6,367
Referees: Ioannis Foufis (GRE), Seffi Shemmesh (ISR), Marko Juras (SRB)

Darüşşafaka v  Bayern Munich 20 March 2018 | Darüşşafaka | 76-74
(Series: 1–0) |  Bayern Munich | Istanbul

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18:45  | Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 19–22, 28–16, 18–11
| Pts: Wilbekin 24
Rebs: Eric 11
Asts: Wilbekin 7
PIR: Eric 30  | Boxscore | Pts: Cunningham 20
Rebs: Redding 7
Asts: Cunningham 5
PIR: Cunningham 20  | Arena: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 4,750
Referees: Carlos Cortés (ESP), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Petros Papapetrou (GRE)

### Second leg[edit]

Bayern Munich v  Darüşşafaka 23 March 2018 | Bayern Munich | 83-87
(Series: 0–2) |  Darüşşafaka | Munich

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20:00  | Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 22–24, 20–25, 19–21
| Pts: Redding 14
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Jović 6
PIR: Booker 20  | Boxscore | Pts: Wilbekin 41
Rebs: Eric 7
Asts: Wilbekin 5
PIR: Wilbekin 44  | Arena: Audi Dome
Attendance: 6,043
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Sérgio Silva (POR), Josip Radojković (CRO)

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia v  Lokomotiv Kuban 23 March 2018 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 69-79
(Series: 0–2) |  Lokomotiv Kuban | Reggio Emilia

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20:45  | Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 11–22, 16–19, 27–21
| Pts: White 14
Rebs: Reynolds 7
Asts: C. Wright 5
PIR: White 16  | Boxscore | Pts: Collins 22
Rebs: Elegar 9
Asts: Collins, Ragland 3
PIR: Collins 31  | Arena: PalaBigi
Attendance: 4,465
Referees: Carlos Cortés (ESP), Tomislav Hordov (CRO), Marcin Kowalski (POL)

## Finals[edit]

Main article: 2018 EuroCup Finals

The first leg will be played on 10 April, the second leg will be played on 13 April, and the third leg was scheduled to 16 April 2018, if necessary.

Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3

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Lokomotiv Kuban | 0–2  |  Darüşşafaka | 78–81 | 59–67 | 0

### First leg[edit]

Lokomotiv Kuban v  Darüşşafaka 10 April 2018 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 78-810(OT)
(Series: 0–1) |  Darüşşafaka | Krasnodar

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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)

### Second leg[edit]

Darüşşafaka v  Lokomotiv Kuban 13 April 2018 | Darüşşafaka | 67-59
(Series: 2–0) |  Lokomotiv Kuban | Istanbul

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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[2]
Referees: Miguel Pérez Pérez (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Mehdi Difallah (FRA)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Euroleague and Eurocup competition structures set for 2016-17". Euroleague Basketball. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
2. ^ "Eurocup 2017-18". linguasport.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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