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2018 VTB United League Final Four

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2018 VTB United League Final Four
The VTB Ice Palace in Moscow hosted the Final Four
Season2017–18 VTB United League
Tournament details
ArenaVTB Ice Palace
Moscow, Russia
Dates8–10 June 2018
Final positions
ChampionsRussia CSKA Moscow
Runners-upRussia Khimki
Third placeRussia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Fourth placeRussia UNICS
Awards and statistics
MVPSpain Sergio Rodríguez
2019

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 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

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
8 June
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 84
 
10 June
 
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 67
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 95
 
8 June
 
Russia Khimki 84
 
Russia UNICS 71
 
 
Russia Khimki 76
 
Third place game
 
 
10 June
 
 
Russia UNICS 79
 
 
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg93

Semifinals

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8 June 2018 CSKA Moscow Russia 84–67 Russia 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 Russia 71–76 Russia 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

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10 June 2018 UNICS Russia 79–93 Russia 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

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10 June 2018 CSKA Moscow Russia 95–84 Russia 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)

References

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  1. ^ "Moscow to host the VTB League Final Four". Eurohoops.net. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ "VTB Final 4 Website". VTB-League.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.