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2018 VTB United League Final Four
The 2018 VTB United League Final Four was the 4th final four tournament of the VTB United League, a regional European club basketball competition. The tournament is held in the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia.[1] The four winners of the play-offs during the 2017–18 VTB United League qualified for the Final Four. The tournament will be hosted between 8 June and 10 June 2018.[2]
The VTB Ice Palace in Moscow hosted the Final Four | |
| Season | 2017–18 VTB United League |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Arena | VTB Ice Palace Moscow, Russia |
| Dates | 8–10 June 2018 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | CSKA Moscow |
| Runners-up | Khimki |
| Third place | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Fourth place | UNICS |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP | Sergio Rodríguez |
2019 → | |
The last final four was held in 2012, as the league was decided through playoff series in the previous years. Khimki, the runners-up of the Final Four, qualified for the 2018–19 EuroLeague (as CSKA Moscow was already qualified).
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| CSKA Moscow | 84 | |||||
| 10 June | ||||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 67 | |||||
| CSKA Moscow | 95 | |||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| Khimki | 84 | |||||
| UNICS | 71 | |||||
| Khimki | 76 | |||||
| Third place game | ||||||
| 10 June | ||||||
| UNICS | 79 | |||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 93 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 8 June 2018 | CSKA Moscow | 84–67 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Moscow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 30–20, 19–11, 21–26 | |||
| Pts: Rodríguez 21 Rebs: Clyburn 5 Asts: Rodríguez 5 Eff: Rodríguez 29 | Boxscore | Pts: Harper 16 Rebs: Harper 7 Asts: Harper 4 Eff: Harper 18 | Arena: VTB Ice Palace Attendance: 5,700 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Alexey Davydov (RUS) | |
| 8 June 2018 | UNICS | 71–76 | Khimki | Moscow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 14–15, 15–14, 24–24 | |||
| Pts: Smith 23 Rebs: Lasme 12 Asts: Smith 4 Eff: Lasme, Smith 22 | Boxscore | Pts: Shved 36 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: Shved 5 Eff: Shved 24 | Arena: VTB Ice Palace Attendance: 5,350 Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Petri Mäntylä (FIN) | |
Third place game edit
| 10 June 2018 | UNICS | 79–93 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Moscow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 26–26, 20–18, 18–23 | |||
| Pts: Smith 16 Rebs: Ponkrashov 9 Asts: Ponkrashov 4 Eff: three players 18 | Boxscore | Pts: Kuric 29 Rebs: Whittington 7 Asts: Karasev 3 Eff: Kuric 28 | Arena: VTB Ice Palace Attendance: 6,230 Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Robert Vyklický (CZE), Semen Ovinov (RUS) | |
Final edit
| 10 June 2018 | CSKA Moscow | 95–84 | Khimki | Moscow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 27–23, 25–28, 16–15 | |||
| Pts: Higgins 20 Rebs: Hines 8 Asts: Rodríguez 8 Eff: Hines 22 | Boxscore | Pts: Shved 21 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Shved 9 Eff: Thomas 19 | Arena: VTB Ice Palace Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Fernando Rocha (POR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT) | |