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 will be played at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on 13 April 2018 and the third leg, if necessary, would be played at the Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, Russia, on 16 April 2018, between Russian side Lokomotiv Kuban and Turkish side Darüşşafaka.
It was the first ever Finals appearance ever in any European competition of Darüşşafaka 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. 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 Istanbul Basket-Hall Volkswagen Arena Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 5,240
Road to the Finals
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away). Lokomotiv KubanRound 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)OpponentSeries1st leg2nd leg3rd legPlayoffsOpponentSeries1st leg2nd leg3rd leg Herbalife Gran Canaria 2–0 79–74 (H) 80–58 (A) Quarterfinals Budućnost VOLI 2–0 57–54 (H) 78–71 (A) Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 2–0 82–65 (H) 79–69 (A) Semifinals Bayern Munich 2–0 76–74 (H) 87–83 (H)
First leg
Lokomotiv StatisticsBoxscore Darüşşafaka 19/48 (39.6%) 2-pt field goals 23/38 (60.5%) 10/25 (40%) 3-pt field goals 6/21 (28.6%) 10/13 (76.9%) Free throws 17/27 (63%) 21 Offensive rebounds 11 24 Defensive rebounds 25 45 Total rebounds 36 14 Assists 18 9 Turnovers 7 4 Steals 6 2 Blocks 7 24 Fouls 18
Second leg
Darüşşafaka StatisticsBoxscore Game 2 Lokomotiv 11/28 (39.3%) 2-pt field goals 19/41 (46.3%) 10/25 (40%) 3-pt field goals 4/19 (21.1%) 15/19 (78.9%) Free throws 9/12 (75%) 8 Offensive rebounds 14 25 Defensive rebounds 26 33 Total rebounds 40 10 Assists 8 11 Turnovers 12 5 Steals 5 3 Blocks 3 20 Fouls 23
2017–18 EuroCup champions Darüşşafaka(1st title)
Finals MVP Player Team Scottie Wilbekin Darüşşafaka
See also 2018 EuroLeague Final Four 2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four 2018 FIBA Europe Cup Final
References
External links Official website