The 2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals were the concluding games of the 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Finals were played in a two-legged format, with the first leg being played on April 20 and the second one on 27 April 2022.[1][2] The finals were played between Bahçeşehir Koleji and UnaHotels Reggio Emilia.[3][4] Both teams were appear in their first FIBA Europe Cup final, as well as their first European final.
Event | 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup | ||||||||||
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First leg | |||||||||||
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Date | 20 April 2022 | ||||||||||
Venue | Unipol Arena, Casalecchio di Reno | ||||||||||
MVP | Jamar Smith | ||||||||||
Attendance | 3,513 | ||||||||||
Second leg | |||||||||||
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Date | 27 April 2022 | ||||||||||
Venue | Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul | ||||||||||
Attendance | 13,485 | ||||||||||
Bahçeşehir won its first European championship after defeating Reggiana in both legs. The second leg was attended by 13,485 spectators, setting a new FIBA Europe Cup record.[5] Jamar Smith won the league's Finals MVP award.[6]
Venues
editCasalecchio di Reno | 2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals (Europe) |
Istanbul |
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Unipol Arena | Ülker Sports Arena | |
Capacity: 11,000 | Capacity: 13,800 | |
Road to the Finals
editNote: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).
Bahçeşehir Koleji | Round | UnaHotels Reggio Emilia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Group E
Source: Groups Standings |
Regular season | Group D
Source: Groups Standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group L
Source: Second Round Standings |
Second round | Group J
Source: Second Round Standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-offs | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sporting CP | 139–124 | 73–70 (A) | 66–54 (H) | Quarterfinals | Legia Warsaw | 151–143 | 71–68 (A) | 80–75 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ZZ Leiden | 167–153 | 77–71 (A) | 90–82 (H) | Semifinals | Bakken Bears | 164–146 | 72–74 (A) | 92–72 (H) |
First leg
edit20 April 2022 | UnaHotels Reggio Emilia | 69–72 | Bahçeşehir Koleji | Casalecchio di Reno |
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20:30 (UTC +2) | Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 16–21, 13–23, 22–9 | |||
Pts: Cinciarini 20 Rebs: Hopkins, Strautiņš 8 Asts: Cinciarini 9 Eff: Cinciarini 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jones 12 Rebs: Dekker 6 Asts: Hall 6 Eff: Dekker 14 |
Arena: Unipol Arena Attendance: 3,513[8] Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Nicolas Maestre, Carsten Straube |
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Second leg
edit27 April 2022 | Bahçeşehir Koleji | 90–74 | UnaHotels Reggio Emilia | Istanbul |
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20:00 (UTC +3) | Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 13–21, 21–19, 26–18 | |||
Pts: Smith 17 Rebs: Dekker, Savaş 5 Asts: Özmızrak, Smith 4 Eff: three players 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: Strautiņš, Thompson 19 Rebs: Strautiņš 11 Asts: Cinciarini 9 Eff: Strautiņš 22 |
Arena: Ülker Sports Arena Attendance: 13,485 Referees: Luis Castillo, Oskars Lucis, Wojciech Liszka |
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References
edit- ^ "Competition System - FIBA Europa Cup 2021/22" (PDF). FIBA Basketball. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Brackets of the FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Bahcesehir and Reggio Emilia to contend for FIBA Europe Cup crown". FIBA Basketball. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Bahcesehir, Reggio Emilia set up title showdown after Semi-Final victories". FIBA Basketball. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Bahcesehir lift FIBA Europe Cup trophy in front of record crowd of 13,485". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Jamar Smith earns FIBA Europe Cup Final MVP award in title triumph". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "FIBA Europe bans Russian teams and officials from club competitions". basketnews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Reggio Emilia basket Bahcesehir 69-72, sconfitta con onore". ilrestodelcarlino.it.