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

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. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano were the defending champions. Fiat Torino went to win its first Cup ever by beating

Germani Basket Brescia Pallacanestro Brescia S.p.A., 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 season ...

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 LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the society had the name of ...

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 highest tier of basketball in ...
vs. Fiat Torino

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Red October Cantù

Germani Basket Brescia Pallacanestro Brescia S.p.A., 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 season ...
vs.
Segafredo Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

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 LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the society had the name of ...
vs. Fiat Torino

Red October Cantù vs.
Germani Basket Brescia Pallacanestro Brescia S.p.A., 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 season ...

Final

In the final game

Sasha Vujačić Aleksander "Sasha" Vujačić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Вујачић; sl, Aleksander Saša Vujačič; often rendered in English as without diacritics; born March 8, 1984) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He ...

’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

Marcus Landry Marcus Landry (born November 1, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Goyang Orions of the Korean Basketball League. Landry attended Vincent High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and played his college basketball ...

and

Luca Vitali Luca Vitali (born May 9, 1986) is an Italian professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian Serie A2. He's a versatile player who can play as a point guard, shooting guard or small forward, defending on nearly any opp ...

each missed from downtown,

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picked up the loose ball and started a fast break that Vujacic finished with the winning layup.

Diante Garrett Diante Maurice Garrett (born November 3, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Iowa State University. High school career Garrett attend ...

paced Fiat with 16 points,

Nobel Boungou Colo Dy Nobel Ritchy Boungou Colo (born April 26, 1988) is a Congolese-French professional basketball player for Antibes Sharks of LNB Pro B. He also represented the France national basketball team internationally. Professional career On February 18, ...

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

added 14 points in defeat.

Fiat Torino vs.
Germani Basket Brescia Pallacanestro Brescia S.p.A., 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 season ...

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 LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the society had the name of ...

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 highest tier of basketball in ... vs. Fiat Torino