EuroCup 2010 Final: Valencia Basket destroys ALBA Berlin
In 2010 the final four of the EuroCup was held in Vitoria, where Valencia Basket was proclaimed seven years later, champion of the EuroCup, beating ALBA Berlin, by (67-44). Matt Nielsen, MVP of the tournament
Quarterfinals Aris Thessaloniki - Valencia Basket Hapoel Jerusalem - ALBA Berlin Panellinios - Gran Canaria Nymburk - Bilbao Basket
Semi-finals Valencia Basket 92 - Panellinios 80 ALBA Berlin 77 - Bilbao Basket 70
Valencia overcame ALBA on a defensive basis, an incredible defense that left the Germans in nothing. After a first quarter with very few points, a partial of (25-12) put the Valencians fourteen up (36-22) at halftime. The Germans tried to put the game in a kind of anti-basketball, but finally they lowered their arms and the distances went over twenty points.
Valencia Basket 67 *De Colo - 7p, 5r *Martínez - 0p, 1r *Claver - 4p, 4r *Nielsen - 7p, 6r *Perovic - 17p, 4r Lishchuk - 4p, 2r Marinovic - 12p, 1a García - 0p, 1r Pietrus - 3p, 2r Kelati - 13p, 5r
ALBA Berlín 44 *Wright - 2p, 4a *McElroy - 2p, 5r *Byars - 9p, 3r *Dojcin - 3p, 1r *Sekulic - 4p, 5r Hamann - 9p, 2a Golemac - 4p, 5r Jenkins - 6p, 1r Chubb - 4p, 3r Nalga - 1p, 1r
