Europe Cup 2021-22

FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22

(From 28-09-2021 to 27-04-2022)

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· 33 teams from countries affiliated to FIBA Europe, together with a maximum of 20 losers of the Qualifying Stage in Champions League (in red), are eligible to participate in the competition (the latter, however, may opt out).

· 19 teams enter a Qualifying Stage, divided into three rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals and finals) played as a single game in four venues.

· The 4 winners after the Qualifying Stage and the two best runners-up join another 26 teams in a Regular Season, divided into eight groups of four teams each playing a round-robin.

· The group winners and runners-up after the Regular Season advance to the Second Round, divided into four groups of four teams each playing a round-robin.

· The group winners and runners-up after the Second Round advance to the knock-out stages (1/4 Finals and 1/2 Finals), played on a home-and-away basis.

· The two winners after the 1/2 Finals qualify for the Final, also played on a home-and-away basis.

PARTICIPANTS

BK Avtodor [Saratov] (RUS)

BK Enisej [Krasnojarsk] (RUS)

Ironi Ness Ziona BC (ISR)

Hapoel Haifa BC (ISR)

Hapoel Gilboa/Galil BC [Gan Ner] (ISR)

Ionikós BC [Níkaia] (GRE)

Iraklís BC [Thessaloníkê] (GRE)

Hakro Merlins [Crailsheim] (GER)

BBC Medi Bayreuth (GER)

Heroes Den Bosch (NED)

SB Donar [Groningen] (NED)

Legia Warszawa (POL)

KK Trefl Sopot (POL)

FC Porto (POR)

SL Benfica [Lisboa] (POR)

CSM Oradea (ROM)

CSO Voluntari (ROM)

Szolnoki Olajbányász KK (HUN)

SZTE-Szedeák [Szeged] (HUN)

Kyïv-Basket (UKR)

BK Dnipro [Dnipropetrovs’k] (UKR)

Basket Swans Gmunden (AUT)

BC GGMT Vienna (AUT)

BK Rilski Sportist [Samokov] (BUL)

BK Akademik Plovdiv (BUL)

KK Kumanovo (MAC)

KK TFT [Skopje] (MAC)

Casademont Zaragoza (SPA)

Bahçeşehir Koleji SK [İstanbul] (TUR)

Pallacanestro Reggiana [Reggio Emilia] (ITA)

Telenet Giants Antwerp (BEL)

GSS Keravnós [Levkosía] (CYP)

KK Paulus Pärnu (EST)

GS Peristéri [Athína] (GRE)

London Lions (ENG)

Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut (BEL)

Bakken Bears [Århus] (DEN)

ZZ Leiden Basketball (NED)

BK Tsmoki Minsk (BLR)

Bulls Basketball [Kapfenberg] (AUT)

Sporting CP [Lisboa] (POR)

KK Mornar [Bar] (MON)

Hapoel Eilat BC (ISR)

BK Opava (CZR)

BK Parma [Perm'] (RUS)

QUALIFYING STAGE

GROUP A (Groningen, Netherlands)
1/4 FINALS (28-09-2021)
KK Kumanovo - Basket Swans Gmunden	60-83 (24-39)
1/2 FINALS (29-09-2021)
Basket Swans Gmunden - SB Donar	53-80 (29-36)
SL Benfica - CSO Voluntari	83-77 (37-35)
FINAL (1-10-2021)
SB Donar - SL Benfica	73-81 (32-37)

GROUP B (Sofija, Bulgaria)
1/2 FINALS (29-09-2021)
BK Dnipro - KK Trefl Sopot	82-88 (38-44)
Iraklís BC - BK Akademik Plovdiv	95-75 (51-36)
FINAL (1-10-2021)
KK Trefl Sopot - Iraklís BC	72-74 (40-42)

GROUP C (Krasnojarsk, Russia)
1/4 FINALS (28-09-2021)
KK TFT - SZTE-Szedeák	76-92 (43-50)
1/2 FINALS (29-09-2021)
BBC Medi Bayreuth - SZTE-Szedeák	84-77 (41-30)
BK Enisej - Hapoel Haifa BC	80-85 (37-35)
FINAL (1-10-2021)
BBC Medi Bayreuth - Hapoel Haifa BC	80-75 (43-35)

GROUP D (Pärnu, Estonia)
1/4 FINALS (28-09-2021)
BC GGMT Vienna - KK Paulus Pärnu	67-72 (32-30)
1/2 FINALS (29-09-2021)
Ironi Ness Ziona BC - KK Paulus Pärnu	86-82 (45-29)
GSS Keravnós - FC Porto	58-70 (28-31)
FINAL (1-10-2021)
Ironi Ness Ziona BC - FC Porto	70-79 (30-30)

REGULAR SEASON

GROUP A
Competition Day 1 (13-10-2021) / Competition Day 4 (3-11-2021)
SB Donar - London Lions	60-79 (22-39)	85-67 (32-37)
Bulls Basketball - BBC Medi Bayreuth	70-100 (37-49)	83-79 (46-38)
Competition Day 2 (20-10-2021) / Competition Day 5 (10-11-2021)
SB Donar - BBC Medi Bayreuth	64-71 (31-39) (*)	84-61 (44-36)
London Lions - Bulls Basketball	68-58 (38-33)	81-100 (43-48)
Competition Day 3 (27-10-2021) / Competition Day 6 (17-11-2021)
Bulls Basketball - SB Donar	85-89 (35-35) (a)	85-59 (44-37)
London Lions - BBC Medi Bayreuth	91-81 (52-36)	97-78 (58-42)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (76-76).

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. BBC Medi Bayreuth	6	5	1	516	443	11
2. London Lions	6	5	1	501	444	11
3. SB Donar	6	2	4	426	463	8
4. Bulls Basketball	6	0	6	432	525	6

GROUP B
Competition Day 1 (13-10-2021) / Competition Day 4 (3-11-2021)
BK Rilski Sportist - Hapoel Eilat BC	86-94 (46-44)	83-86 (54-35)
Kyïv-Basket - KK Trefl Sopot	69-68 (40-35)	65-66 (34-26)
Competition Day 2 (20-10-2021) / Competition Day 5 (10-11-2021)
KK Trefl Sopot - BK Rilski Sportist	90-81 (43-39)	64-84 (25-47)
Hapoel Eilat BC - Kyïv-Basket	78-86 (35-34)	62-71 (25-28)
Competition Day 3 (27-10-2021) / Competition Day 6 (17-11-2021)
BK Rilski Sportist - Kyïv-Basket	96-80 (51-46)	84-62 (41-21)
KK Trefl Sopot - Hapoel Eilat BC	85-88 (41-48)	83-89 (43-43)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. Kyïv-Basket	6	4	2	447	440	10
2. KK Trefl Sopot	6	3	3	481	451	9
3. Hapoel Eilat BC	6	3	3	497	494	9
4. BK Rilski Sportist	6	2	4	475	515	8

GROUP C
Competition Day 1 (13-10-2021) / Competition Day 4 (3-11-2021)
SL Benfica - Heroes Den Bosch	73-78 (37-39) (*)	76-78 (38-47)
BK Parma - BK Opava	106-84 (56-47)	63-82 (30-43) (b)
Competition Day 2 (20-10-2021) / Competition Day 5 (10-11-2021)
Heroes Den Bosch - BK Opava	87-82 (49-43) (*)	88-72 (48-44)
SL Benfica - BK Parma	83-69 (43-33)	89-92 (42-37) (c)
Competition Day 3 (27-10-2021) / Competition Day 6 (17-11-2021)
BK Parma - Heroes Den Bosch	67-52 (37-25)	75-92 (47-45)
BK Opava - SL Benfica	89-99 (54-45) (a)	86-84 (35-38)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (81-81). (b) Game played on 4-11-2021. (c) Game played on 11-11-2021. Overtime at the end of regulation (78-78).

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. SL Benfica	6	5	1	511	485	11
2. BK Parma	6	4	2	505	449	10
3. Heroes Den Bosch	6	2	4	440	480	8
4. BK Opava	6	1	5	490	532	7

GROUP D
Competition Day 1 (13-10-2021) / Competition Day 4 (3-11-2021)
Pallacanestro Reggiana - Hapoel Gilboa/Galil BC	93-70 (42-37)	70-87 (36-45)
BK Avtodor - Casademont Zaragoza	100-80 (40-47)	86-92 (34-48) (b)
Competition Day 2 (20-10-2021) / Competition Day 5 (10-11-2021)
BK Avtodor - Pallacanestro Reggiana	91-84 (39-39)	80-77 (36-39)
Hapoel Gilboa/Galil BC - Casademont Zaragoza	90-91 (40-31) (a)	78-80 (46-40)
Competition Day 3 (27-10-2021) / Competition Day 6 (17-11-2021)
BK Avtodor - Hapoel Gilboa/Galil BC	102-62 (54-27)	71-100 (31-57)
Pallacanestro Reggiana - Casademont Zaragoza	76-67 (41-36)	82-77 (30-36)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (78-78). (b) Overtime at the end of regulation (79-79).

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. BK Avtodor	6	5	1	562	463	11
2. Pallacanestro Reggiana	6	4	2	497	457	10
3. Casademont Zaragoza	6	2	4	484	515	8
4. Hapoel Gilboa/Galil BC	6	1	5	443	551	7

GROUP E
Competition Day 1 (13-10-2021) / Competition Day 4 (3-11-2021)
Bahçeşehir Koleji SK - KK Mornar	75-68 (37-24) (*)	86-95 (48-52)
ZZ Leiden Basketball - Iraklís BC	71-63 (37-38)	83-92 (28-42)
Competition Day 2 (20-10-2021) / Competition Day 5 (10-11-2021)
Iraklís BC - Bahçeşehir Koleji SK	63-64 (35-29)	86-66 (45-34)
KK Mornar - ZZ Leiden Basketball	87-74 (45-41)	78-73 (38-39)
Competition Day 3 (27-10-2021) / Competition Day 6 (17-11-2021)
KK Mornar - Iraklís BC	88-65 (47-37)	83-82 (43-40)
ZZ Leiden Basketball - Bahçeşehir Koleji SK	69-79 (33-37)	84-61 (40-36)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. Bahçeşehir Koleji SK	6	6	0	483	413	12
2. ZZ Leiden Basketball	6	3	3	445	469	9
3. KK Mornar	6	2	4	484	470	8
4. Iraklís BC	6	1	5	423	483	7

GROUP F
Competition Day 1 (13-10-2021) / Competition Day 4 (3-11-2021)
Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut - Ionikós BC	75-78 (35-36) (*)	74-77 (42-39) (*)
Telenet Giants Antwerp - Sporting CP	80-75 (42-37)	77-53 (38-24)
Competition Day 2 (20-10-2021) / Competition Day 5 (10-11-2021)
Ionikós BC - Telenet Giants Antwerp	81-92 (45-45)	87-90 (45-45) (*)
Sporting CP - Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut	75-65 (32-39)	68-75 (32-38)
Competition Day 3 (27-10-2021) / Competition Day 6 (17-11-2021)
Telenet Giants Antwerp - Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut	77-63 (37-32)	86-82 (43-37)
Sporting CP - Ionikós BC	87-54 (38-30) (*)	93-79 (52-36)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. Sporting CP	6	4	2	468	413	10
2. Telenet Giants Antwerp	6	3	3	471	472	9
3. Ionikós BC	6	3	3	470	497	9
4. Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut	6	2	4	434	461	8

GROUP G
Competition Day 1 (13-10-2021) / Competition Day 4 (3-11-2021)
BK Tsmoki Minsk - GS Peristéri	87-85 (49-40) (a)	80-70 (36-25)
Bakken Bears - Hakro Merlins	78-91 (43-45)	77-86 (40-51)
Competition Day 2 (20-10-2021) / Competition Day 5 (10-11-2021)
GS Peristéri - Bakken Bears	85-83 (40-35)	83-75 (54-38)
Hakro Merlins - BK Tsmoki Minsk	77-81 (30-44)	72-95 (39-60)
Competition Day 3 (27-10-2021) / Competition Day 6 (17-11-2021)
GS Peristéri - Hakro Merlins	66-76 (29-36)	78-55 (44-25)
Bakken Bears - BK Tsmoki Minsk	101-93 (56-50)	80-93 (42-53)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (77-77).

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. Hakro Merlins	6	4	2	494	438	10
2. Bakken Bears	6	4	2	524	501	10
3. GS Peristéri	6	2	4	446	477	8
4. BK Tsmoki Minsk	6	2	4	483	531	8

GROUP H
Competition Day 1 (13-10-2021) / Competition Day 4 (3-11-2021)
Szolnoki Olajbányász KK - FC Porto	81-64 (36-39)	76-68 (40-40) (a)
CSM Oradea - Legia Warszawa	66-76 (28-37)	75-68 (33-41)
Competition Day 2 (20-10-2021) / Competition Day 5 (10-11-2021)
FC Porto - CSM Oradea	75-63 (33-38)	67-58 (39-34) (*)
Legia Warszawa - Szolnoki Olajbányász KK	83-66 (56-36)	68-75 (34-30)
Competition Day 3 (27-10-2021) / Competition Day 6 (17-11-2021)
Szolnoki Olajbányász KK - CSM Oradea	58-75 (24-46)	78-70 (33-40) (b)
Legia Warszawa - FC Porto	71-61 (29-33)	81-82 (37-40) (c)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Game played on 4-11-2021.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. Legia Warszawa	6	6	0	462	410	12
2. CSM Oradea	6	3	3	417	412	9
3. FC Porto	6	2	4	415	432	8
4. Szolnoki Olajbányász KK	6	1	5	411	451	7

SECOND ROUND

GROUP I
Competition Day 1 (8-12-2021) / Competition Day 4 (26-01-2022)
BBC Medi Bayreuth - ZZ Leiden Basketball	84-89 (45-37)	98-93 (49-41)
Legia Warszawa - BK Parma	70-72 (29-52)	67-78 (32-40) (c)
Competition Day 2 (15-12-2021) / Competition Day 5 (2-02-2022)
BK Parma - BBC Medi Bayreuth	92-78 (58-44)	85-91 (46-49) (*)
ZZ Leiden Basketball - Legia Warszawa	78-90 (46-41)	59-77 (35-37)
Competition Day 3 (12-01-2022) / Competition Day 6 (9-02-2022)
BBC Medi Bayreuth - Legia Warszawa	88-95 (44-47) (a)	80-55 (38-25)
BK Parma - ZZ Leiden Basketball	88-91 (45-45) (b)	79-75 (44-36)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Game played on 23-01-2022. (b) Game played on 13-01-2022. (c) Game played on 15-02-2022.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. ZZ Leiden Basketball	6	5	1	512	489	11
2. Legia Warszawa	6	4	2	472	437	10
3. BK Parma	6	3	3	485	481	9
4. BBC Medi Bayreuth	6	0	6	483	545	6

GROUP J
Competition Day 1 (8-12-2021) / Competition Day 4 (26-01-2022)
Kyïv-Basket - Telenet Giants Antwerp	90-82 (49-32)	83-70 (37-39) (b)
Hakro Merlins - Pallacanestro Reggiana	80-84 (37-38)	79-70 (42-43) (c)
Competition Day 2 (15-12-2021) / Competition Day 5 (2-02-2022)
Kyïv-Basket - Pallacanestro Reggiana	79-80 (26-33) (a)	20-0 (d)
Hakro Merlins - Telenet Giants Antwerp	91-86 (44-45)	69-79 (36-48)
Competition Day 3 (12-01-2022) / Competition Day 6 (9-02-2022)
Kyïv-Basket - Hakro Merlins	73-71 (36-39)	82-62 (39-23) (*)
Pallacanestro Reggiana - Telenet Giants Antwerp	86-72 (45-37)	101-59 (44-25) (*)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Overtime at the end of regulation (70-70). (b) Game played on 5-02-2022. (c) The game Pallacanestro Reggiana - Kyïv-Basket, which was postponed to 15-02-2022 in Casalecchio di Reno, was cancelled as the Ukrainian team couldn’t travel to Italy due to the Russian blocking of Ukraine’s airspace. Consequently, FIBA awarded the game by forfeit (20-0) to the Italian team. (d) Game played on 15-02-2022.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. Pallacanestro Reggiana	6	5	1	408	402	11
2. Hakro Merlins	6	3	3	473	453	9
3. Telenet Giants Antwerp	6	2	4	493	475	8
4. Kyïv-Basket	6	2	4	374	418	7

GROUP K
Competition Day 1 (8-12-2021) / Competition Day 4 (26-01-2022)
KK Trefl Sopot - Sporting CP	72-83 (40-54)	76-63 (35-34)
CSM Oradea - SL Benfica	68-56 (49-30)	94-57 (50-28)
Competition Day 2 (15-12-2021) / Competition Day 5 (2-02-2022)
SL Benfica - KK Trefl Sopot	67-79 (32-37)	67-76 (25-42)
Sporting CP - CSM Oradea	77-83 (39-49)	72-55 (25-21) (c)
Competition Day 3 (12-01-2022) / Competition Day 6 (9-02-2022)
KK Trefl Sopot - CSM Oradea	73-83 (35-35) (a)	80-65 (38-27)
SL Benfica - Sporting CP	64-72 (30-35) (b)	89-72 (43-38)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. (a) Game played on 5-02-2022. (b) Game played on 19-01-2022. (c) Game played on 18-02-2022.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. CSM Oradea	6	5	1	443	420	11
2. Sporting CP	6	4	2	452	426	10
3. SL Benfica	6	2	4	429	432	8
4. KK Trefl Sopot	6	1	5	419	465	7

GROUP L
Competition Day 1 (8-12-2021) / Competition Day 4 (26-01-2022)
Bahçeşehir Koleji SK - London Lions	107-82 (50-49)	61-76 (24-38)
Bakken Bears - BK Avtodor (**)	95-96 (52-52)	102-79 (53-37) (b)
Competition Day 2 (15-12-2021) / Competition Day 5 (2-02-2022)
BK Avtodor - London Lions	84-81 (44-43) (a)	77-104 (36-57) (*)
Bahçeşehir Koleji SK - Bakken Bears	90-76 (47-36)	85-86 (40-46)
Competition Day 3 (12-01-2022) / Competition Day 6 (9-02-2022)
Bakken Bears - London Lions	95-80 (44-37)	82-75 (27-41)
BK Avtodor - Bahçeşehir Koleji SK	75-70 (31-29)	97-95 (31-40) (c)
* Games played a day before the reference date for each competition day. ** After the exclusion of all Russian teams and officials in FIBA Europe club competitions following the invasion of Ukraine, BK Avtodor was disqualified from the 1/4 Finals knock-out round and replaced as group winner by Bahçeşehir Koleji SK, while Bakken Bears also advanced as new group runner-up. (a) Game postponed to 8-01-2022 due to several cases of COVID-19 in London Lions. (b) Game played on 14-02-2022. (c) Overtime at the end of regulation (84-84).

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. BK Avtodor ()**	6	5	1	556	499	11
2. Bahçeşehir Koleji SK ()**	6	5	1	526	474	11
3. Bakken Bears ()**	6	1	5	505	536	7
4. London Lions	6	1	5	463	541	7

1/4 FINAL (9-03-2022 / 16-03-2022)
J2-I1 (A): Hakro Merlins - ZZ Leiden Basketball	71-68 (34-37)	85-77 (53-49)
I2-J1 (B): Legia Warszawa - Pallacanestro Reggiana	68-71 (33-35)	80-75 (37-33) (b)
L2-K1 (C): Bakken Bears - CSM Oradea	84-82 (37-44)	61-70 (34-38)
K2-L1 (D): Sporting CP - Bahçeşehir Koleji SK	70-73 (34-39) (a)	66-54 (28-39)
(a) Game played on 10-03-2022. (b) Overtime at the end of regulation (68-71).

1/2 FINAL

(30-03-2022 / 6-04-2022)

A-D: ZZ Leiden Basketball - Bahçeşehir Koleji SK

71-77 (38-33)

90-82 (46-38)

C-B: Bakken Bears - Pallacanestro Reggiana

74-72 (48-41)

92-72 (55-37)

FINAL (FIRST LEG)

VENUE: Unipol Arena (Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna)

DATE: 20-04-2022 (20:30 h)

ATTENDANCE: 3.513

REFEREES: Fernando Calatrava (SPA), Nicolas Maestre (FRA), Carsten Straube (GER)

FOULED OUT: -

SCORING BY QUARTER: 18-19 / 16-21 / 13-23 / 22-9

TOP SCORER: Andrea Cinciarini (20)

[Incidents: The game was played in Bologna’s Unipol Arena instead of Pallacanestro Reggiana’s home court in Reggio Emilia (PalaBigi), which is undergoing improvement works.]

Pallacanestro Reggiana - Bahçeşehir Koleji SK

69-72 (34-40)

Pallacanestro Reggiana (coach: Attilio Caja)
	2P		3P		FT		Rbds		Blck	Balls		As	PF	Min	Pts.
	A	M	A	M	A	M	Def	Of	Blck	ST	TO	As	PF	Min	Pts.
# Andrea Cinciarini	7	3	5	2	9	8	1	-	-	1	2	9	2	40	20
# Tyler Larson	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	2	1	16	-
# Artūrs Strautiņš	4	-	6	2	2	2	6	2	-	-	-	-	1	35	8
# Mikael Hopkins	5	1	4	1	1	1	5	3	-	-	-	2	2	22	6
# Justin Johnson	9	6	4	1	2	1	4	3	-	-	-	-	3	34	16
Stevie Thompson	1	-	5	2	4	3	1	1	-	4	2	2	2	19	9
Filippo Baldi Rossi	1	1	3	1	-	-	3	1	-	1	-	1	2	24	5
Bryant Crawford	1	1	-	-	4	3	1	-	-	-	3	-	3	10	5
TOTAL	28	12	28	9	22	18	22	11	0	6	8	16	16	200	69

Bahçeşehir Koleji SK (coach: Erhan Ernak)
	2P		3P		FT		Rbds		Blck	Balls		As	PF	Min	Pts.
	A	M	A	M	A	M	Def	Of	Blck	ST	TO	As	PF	Min	Pts.
# Langston Hall	4	3	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	6	3	30	6
# Muhammed Baygül	2	-	6	1	2	1	2	-	-	-	-	2	2	21	4
# Jamar Smith	1	1	6	3	-	-	2	-	-	1	3	3	2	33	11
# Berkay Candan	2	2	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	22	7
# Oğuz Savaş	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-
Jamal Jones	5	4	4	1	1	1	2	-	2	1	-	-	3	19	12
Kartal Özmızrak	1	-	3	2	6	5	-	-	-	-	3	1	3	14	11
Tarik Black	1	1	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	1	1	2	14	2
Sam Dekker	4	3	2	1	2	1	5	1	1	1	1	-	1	18	10
Richard Solomon	3	3	2	1	2	-	4	1	1	-	-	1	2	21	9
Erkan Yılmaz	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
TOTAL	24	17	28	10	15	8	18	3	4	3	8	15	21	200	72

RESUMEN (SUMMARY)

En el partido de ida de la final de la Copa de Europa, el equipo de baloncesto del Bahçeşehir College logró una valiosa victoria en Bolonia tras dominar durante todo el encuentro al Pallacanestro Reggiana, aunque una furibunda reacción final de los italianos les permitió reducir un déficit de 19 puntos al comienzo del último cuarto (47-66) y dejar abierta la final de cara al partido de vuelta en Estambul. Los de Reggio Emilia se presentaban con las importantes bajas por lesión del alero lituano Osvaldas Olisevičius (revelación de la temporada en la Lega) y el capitán Leonardo Candi.

El primer cuarto fue de gran equilibrio, con alternativas constantes de ambos equipos que se movían en márgenes estrechos. Un triple de Jamal Jones supuso la máxima ventaja del cuadro turco (15-19, min. 9), aunque Andrea Cinciarini y Bryant Crawford volvieron a apretar el marcador al final de los primeros diez minutos (18-19). El Pallacanestro Reggiana comenzó el segundo cuarto con mayor energía y logró a su vez su máxima ventaja tras una canasta de Bryant Crawford (23-19, min. 11), aunque Langston Hall se encargó de recuperar la iniciativa para Bahçeşehir (27-31, min. 15) y Sam Dekker amplió la ventaja turca a +6 al descanso (34-40).

Dos triples de Andrea Cinciarini y otro de un recuperado Stevie Thompson permitieron a los locales igualar de nuevo el encuentro al comienzo del tercer cuarto (43-43, min. 23), pero el conjunto del Bósforo no sólo supo aguantar las acometidas reggianas, sino que incluso logró su máxima renta tras una nueva canasta de Jamal Jones (43-54, min. 28), ventaja que consolidó y amplió al final del cuarto con un triple de Kartal Özmızrak (47-63). Tras alcanzar el conjunto de Estambul su máxima ventaja (47-66, min. 32), una canasta de Andrea Cinciarini fue el catalítico de una encomiable reacción del Pallacanestro Reggiana, que llegó a situarse a un solo punto de sus rivales (68-69 a falta de 1:47) e incluso pudo haber empatado en el último segundo en un intento triple de Artūrs Strautiņš.

FINAL (SECOND LEG)

VENUE: Ülker Sports Arena (İstanbul)

DATE: 27-04-2022 (20:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 13.485

REFEREES: Luis Miguel Castillo (SPA), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

FOULED OUT: Baldi Rossi (36’), Hopkins (37’)

SCORING BY QUARTER: 30-16 / 13-21 / 21-19 / 26-18

TOP SCORER: Stevie Thompson (19), Artūrs Strautiņš (19)

FINALS MVP: Jamar Smith

Bahçeşehir Koleji SK - Pallacanestro Reggiana

90-74 (43-37)

Bahçeşehir Koleji SK (coach: Erhan Ernak)
	2P		3P		FT		Rbds		Blck	Balls		As	PF	Min	Pts.
	A	M	A	M	A	M	Def	Of	Blck	ST	TO	As	PF	Min	Pts.
# Langston Hall	1	1	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	1	3	3	16	2
# Jamar Smith	4	1	7	5	-	-	1	-	-	1	3	4	1	33	17
# Jamal Jones	3	1	4	3	3	3	2	-	1	1	1	1	2	26	14
# Berkay Candan	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	1	1	18	7
# Oğuz Savaş	1	1	-	-	4	3	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	12	5
Kartal Özmızrak	-	-	4	1	5	4	4	-	-	4	1	4	3	21	7
Muhammed Baygül	1	1	2	-	6	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	12	6
Hadi Özdemir	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-
Tarik Black	5	4	-	-	6	4	1	2	-	-	-	3	2	19	12
Sam Dekker	4	3	5	2	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	1	-	22	12
Richard Solomon	3	1	1	-	4	2	2	-	1	-	1	-	1	7	4
Erkan Yılmaz	3	2	1	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	1	2	2	12	4
TOTAL	26	16	27	12	31	22	21	6	2	6	8	20	18	200	90

Pallacanestro Reggiana (coach: Attilio Caja)
	2P		3P		FT		Rbds		Blck	Balls		As	PF	Min	Pts.
	A	M	A	M	A	M	Def	Of	Blck	ST	TO	As	PF	Min	Pts.
# Andrea Cinciarini	2	1	5	2	2	-	1	-	-	-	7	9	4	40	8
# Tyler Larson	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	13	-
# Artūrs Strautiņš	5	1	10	5	2	2	10	1	-	-	1	2	4	36	19
# Mikael Hopkins	7	1	5	1	4	4	2	2	-	-	-	2	5	27	9
# Justin Johnson	5	3	4	1	-	-	2	2	1	-	2	-	4	30	9
Stevie Thompson	6	3	6	3	5	4	-	1	-	3	1	3	2	29	19
Filippo Baldi Rossi	1	1	2	2	-	-	2	3	-	-	1	1	5	20	8
Bryant Crawford	1	1	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	1	2	-	5	2
TOTAL	27	11	35	14	13	10	19	10	1	5	14	19	24	200	74

RESUMEN (SUMMARY)

Bahçeşehir College confirmó las buenas sensaciones ofrecidas en el encuentro de ida y conquistó el primer título europeo en sus apenas cinco años de historia tras derrotar de nuevo al Pallacanestro Reggiana, en esta ocasión con mayor claridad (90-74), en un abarrotado Ülker Sports Arena (con nuevo récord de asistencia en la pista propiedad de Fenerbahçe SK: 13.485 espectadores). Pieza destacada en el conjunto turco fue el escolta norteamericano Jamar Smith, autor de 17 puntos (con 5 de 7 en triples) y 4 asistencias.

El cuadro italiano tuvo un inicio prometedor, y con un triple del alero letón Artūrs Strautiņš y un mate del ala-pívot norteamericano Mikael Hopkins se situó 0-5 tras apenas un minuto de juego. Sin embargo, los locales tomaron rápidamente la iniciativa, apoyados en los triples de Jamal Jones y Jamar Smith (14-8, min. 5; 23-11, min. 7), y aumentaron su ventaja hasta los 19 puntos antes de la conclusión del primer cuarto (30-11, min. 10), aunque un triple de Stevie Thompson a falta de dos segundos y dos tiros libres de Mikael Hopkins con el cronómetro a cero cortaron la sangría en el bando italiano al final de los primeros diez minutos (30-16).

Un enorme esfuerzo defensivo del Pallacanestro Reggiana al comienzo del segundo cuarto impidió a los locales anotar un solo punto en los primeros seis minutos, y un alley oop a una mano de Justin Johnson culminó la remontada italiana tras un parcial de 0-15 (30-31, min. 17), aunque la jugada del ala-pívot norteamericano vino acompañada por una patada voladora sobre Kartal Özmızrak (seguramente involuntaria) que los árbitros castigaron con falta antideportiva sobre Johnson, a la que se sumó una técnica al banquillo visitante tras las airadas protestas de Attilio Caja. Este incidente enfrió la reacción italiana, y el Bahçeşehir College volvió a tomar la iniciativa al descanso (43-37).

Una bandeja de Langston Hall dentro del primer minuto del tercer cuarto volvió a estirar la ventaja local a los dobles dígitos (47-37). Desde ese momento, el partido se estabilizó en torno a esa diferencia y el Bahçeşehir College entró en el periodo decisivo con todo a su favor para conquistar su primer título europeo (64-56). En el último cuarto, el cuadro local fue llevado en volandas por los más de trece mil aficionados que abarrotaban las gradas del Ülker Sports Arena. Una bandeja de Tarik Black pareció sellar la victoria del Bahçeşehir College (79-64, min. 36), que un triple en retroceso de Sam Dekker certificó (87-71 a falta de 1’53’’).