2019 EuroCup Finals explained
The 2019 EuroCup finals were 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, would 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]
It was 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
Road to the Finals
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).
Valencia Basket | Round | Alba Berlin |
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1st place (8–2) (Group C) | bgcolor=c1e0ff | Regular season | 2nd place (7–3) (Group B) |
1st place (6–0) (Group G) | bgcolor=c1e0ff | Top 16 | 1st place (5–1) (Group E) |
Opponent | Series | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | Playoffs | Opponent | width=30 | Series | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
align=left | | 2–0 | bgcolor=#cfc | 75–64 (H) | bgcolor=#cfc | 71–56 (A) | | bgcolor=c1e0ff | Quarterfinals | align=left | | 2–1 | bgcolor=#fcc | 90–91 (H) | bgcolor=#cfc | 101–81 (A) | bgcolor=#cfc | 79–75 (H) |
align=left | | 2–0 | bgcolor=#cfc | 69–64 (H) | bgcolor=#cfc | 79–73 (A) | | bgcolor=c1e0ff | Semifinals | align=left | | 2–0 | bgcolor=#cfc | 102–97 (H) | bgcolor=#cfc | 87–81 (A) | |
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First leg
valign=top align=right width=33% | | Valencia | Statistics[3] | Alba Berlin |
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| | 23/36 (63.9%) | 2-pt field goals | 16/37 (43.2%) | 9/26 (34.6%) | 3-pt field goals | 12/24 (50%) | 16/20 (80%) | Free throws | 7/12 (58.3%) | 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 | 26 | Defensive rebounds | 15 | 42 | Total rebounds | 24 | 20 | Assists | 16 | 12 | Turnovers | 10 | 4 | Steals | 5 | 1 | Blocks | 1 | 16 | Fouls | 21 | |
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Second leg
valign=top align=right width=33% | | Alba Berlin | Statistics[4] | Valencia |
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| | 22/42 (52.4%) | 2-pt field goals | 12/23 (52.2%) | 8/27 (29.6%) | 3-pt field goals | 14/30 (46.7%) | 27/32 (84.4%) | Free throws | 26/31 (83.9%) | 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 | 18 | Defensive rebounds | 25 | 33 | Total rebounds | 35 | 20 | Assists | 16 | 8 | Turnovers | 19 | 7 | Steals | 2 | 1 | Blocks | 0 | 30 | Fouls | 30 | |
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Third leg
valign=top align=right width=33% | | Valencia | Statistics[5] | Alba Berlin |
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| | 19/35 (54.3%) | 2-pt field goals | 14/31 (45.2%) | 13/25 (52%) | 3-pt field goals | 9/29 (31%) | 12/19 (63.2%) | Free throws | 8/9 (88.9%) | 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 | 28 | Defensive rebounds | 25 | 35 | Total rebounds | 34 | 25 | Assists | 15 | 10 | Turnovers | 16 | 9 | Steals | 5 | 5 | Blocks | 5 | 19 | Fouls | 22 | |
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Valencia downs UNICS to reach sixth EuroCup Finals!. Eurocup Basketball. 22 March 2019. 23 March 2019.
- Web site: ALBA wins in Andorra, reaches Finals. Eurocup Basketball. 22 March 2019. 23 March 2019.
- https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?seasoncode=U2018&gamecode=184 Boxscore
- https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?seasoncode=U2018&gamecode=185 Boxscore
- https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?seasoncode=U2018&gamecode=186 Boxscore