The 2018

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, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was the 50th edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the

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for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 15 to 18 February 2018 in

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, at the end of the first half of the 2017–18 LBA season. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano were the defending champions. Fiat Torino went to win its first Cup ever by beating

Germani Basket Brescia The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Brescia, Lombardy. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2016–17 seaso ...

69–67 in the Finals.

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was named Finals MVP of the competition.

Qualification

Qualified for the tournament were selected based on their position on the league table at the end of the first half of the 2017–18 LBA regular season.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Sidigas Avellino vs.
Vanoli Cremona Guerino Vanoli Basket, also known as Vanoli Cremona, is a professional basketball team of the city of Cremona. The team played in the Lega Basket Serie A, LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the soci ...

Umana Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the Italian basketball league sys ...
vs. Fiat Torino

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Red October Cantù

Germani Basket Brescia The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Brescia, Lombardy. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2016–17 seaso ...
vs.
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Semifinals

Vanoli Cremona Guerino Vanoli Basket, also known as Vanoli Cremona, is a professional basketball team of the city of Cremona. The team played in the Lega Basket Serie A, LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the soci ...
vs. Fiat Torino

Red October Cantù vs.
Germani Basket Brescia The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Brescia, Lombardy. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2016–17 seaso ...

Final

In the final game Sasha Vujačić’s layup in the dying seconds lifted Fiat Torino to a 69-67 victory over

for the club’s first Italian Cup. After a series of threes in the closing seconds left the game tied, Brescia had the ball for what appeared to be the final possession, however

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and Luca Vitali each missed from downtown, Deron Washington picked up the loose ball and started a fast break that Vujacic finished with the winning layup.

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paced Fiat with 16 points,

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and

added 11 points apiece and Washington scored 10 for the winners. Landry paced Brescia with 22 points and 9 rebounds and

Michele Vitali Michele Vitali (born 31 October 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Reggiana, Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) as a shooting guard. Personal life His brother is fellow pro basketball player ...

added 14 points in defeat.

Fiat Torino vs.
Germani Basket Brescia The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Brescia, Lombardy. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2016–17 seaso ...

References

External links

LBA Final Eight official website
{{European Basketball Season 2017–18 2017–18 in Italian basketball 21st century in Florence February 2018 sports events in Italy Italian Basketball Cup

Qualification

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Sidigas Avellino vs. Vanoli Cremona Guerino Vanoli Basket, also known as Vanoli Cremona, is a professional basketball team of the city of Cremona. The team played in the Lega Basket Serie A, LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the soci ...

Umana Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the Italian basketball league sys ... vs. Fiat Torino