The first-ever final four in the history of EuroCup Basketball, officially called the EuroCup Finals, was held at Fernando Buesa Arena, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Euroleague Basketball Company did not initially commit to a third-place game, but ultimately decided to schedule that match up.
Semifinals | Final | |||||
17 April | ||||||
ALBA Berlin | 77 | |||||
18 April | ||||||
Bilbao | 70 | |||||
ALBA Berlin | 44 | |||||
17 April | ||||||
Power Electronics Valencia | 67 | |||||
Power Electronics Valencia | 92 | |||||
Panellinios | 80 | |||||
Third-place playoff | ||||||
18 April | ||||||
Bilbao | 76 | |||||
Panellinios | 67 |
17 April 2010 18:00 CEST |
Power Elec Valencia | 92–80 | Panellinios |
Scoring by quarter:28-22, 25-17, 18-19, 21-22 | ||
Pts: de Colo 20 Rebs: Perović 7 Asts: Nielsen 6 | Pts: Smith 29 Rebs: Smith 5 Asts: Blakney 7 |
Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz Attendance: 7,000 Referees: F. Rocha (POR), M. Boltauzer (SLO), E. Viator (FRA), T. Zancanella (ITA) |
17 April 2010 20:45 CEST |
ALBA Berlin | 77–70 | Bilbao Basket |
Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 17-12, 21-19, 21-21 | ||
Pts: Chubb 27 Rebs: Chubb 7 Asts: Hamann 5 | Pts: Warren 14 Rebs: Warren 8 Asts: Blūms 3 |
Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz Attendance: 7,000 Referees: L. Lamonica (ITA), S. Dozai (CRO), M. Cmikiewicz (POL), C. Vauthier (FRA) |
18 April 2010 18:00 CEST |
Bilbao Basket | 76–67 | Panellinios |
Scoring by quarter:17-15, 18-24, 23-15, 18-13 | ||
Pts: Mumbrú 16 Rebs: Hervelle 10 Asts: Hervelle 4 | Pts: Vougioukas 17 Rebs: Owens, Ostojić 5 Asts: Kalaitzis 3 |
Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz Attendance: 5,200 Referees: S. Dozai (CRO), E. Viator (FRA), R. Lottermoser (GER), M. Cmikiewicz (POL) |
18 April 2010 20:45 CEST |
ALBA Berlin | 44–67 | Power Elec Valencia |
Scoring by quarter: 10-11, 12-25, 11-12, 11-19 | ||
Pts: Byars, Hamann 9 Rebs: Golemac, Sekulić, McElroy 5 Asts: Wright 4 | Pts: Perović 17 Rebs: Nielsen 6 Asts: Kelati 3 |
Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz Attendance: 6,500 Referees: L. Lamonica (ITA), F. Rocha (POR), M. Boltauzer (SLO), M. Cmikiewicz (POL) |
Alba Berlin | Valencia |
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