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EuroCup 2022 Final: Virtus Bologna returns to taste the sweetness of victory

In the 2022 EuroCup, this time, Virtus Bologna lived up to its status as favorite after beating Bursaspor in the final (80-67). Milos Teodosic, who led his team in both attack and direction, won the MVP

Unlike other years, the EuroCup changed its usual format for a do-or-die, single-game playoff system. An all-or-nothing game that brought many surprises.

Round of sixteen
Joventut 73 – Ulm 79
Virtus Bolonia 75 – Lietkabelis 67
Levallois 87 – Venezia 66
Valencia 98 – Hamburgo 80
Gran Canaria 87 – Slask 60
Andorra 74 – Buducnost 64
Cedevita 93 – Turk Telekom 80
Partizan 95 – Bursaspor 103

Quarterfinals
Ulm 77 – Virtus Bolonia 83
Levallois 85 – Valencia 98
Gran Canaria 77 – Andorra 79
Cedevita 83 – Bursaspor 85

Semifinals
Virtus Bolonia 83 – Valencia 73
Andorra 68 – Bursaspor 85

The Italians, playing at home, came out more in tune and clearly dominated the first minutes of the final (25-12). A +13 that they were able to ration during a large part of the final.

Bursaspor, surprising finalists – it should be remembered that they eliminated the other favorite of the competition, Obradovic’s Partizan, in the round of 16 – never had much chance of jeopardizing the Virtus title, being unable to reduce the gap to less than seven points.

Virtus Bolonia 80
*Hackett – 1p, 4r.
*Teodosic – 21p, 3a.
*Weems – 13p, 4r.
*Shengelia – 5p, 7r.
*Jaiteh – 13p, 10r.
Pajola – 0p, 6a.
Belinelli – 12p, 3a.
Hervey – 4p, 3r.
Sampson – 11p, 5r.
Cordinier – 0p, 2r.
Tessitori – 0p, 1r.
Mannion – 0p

Bursaspor 67
*Needham – 11p, 2r.
*Bitim – 12p, 5r.
*Andrews – 6p, 4r.
*Hayes – 11p, 6r.
*Dudzinski – 14p, 7r.
Holland – 10p, 2a.
Turen – 0p, 2r.
Al – 3p.

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