1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona, Spain |
| Dates | April 1998 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Italy Kinder Bologna (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Greece AEK |
| Third place | Italy Benetton Treviso |
| Fourth place | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Zepter |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić |
← 1997 1999 → | |
The 1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1997–98 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.
Kinder Bologna won its first title, after defeating AEK in the EuroLeague Finals, in the lowest scoring final ever.
Bracket
[edit ]Semifinals
[edit ]Partizan Zepter – Kinder Bologna
[edit ]April 21
18:15
18:15
Scoring by half: 25–45, 36–38
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Armand De Keyser (BEL)
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Armand De Keyser (BEL)
Benetton Treviso – AEK
[edit ]April 21
20:30
20:30
Scoring by half: 36–37, 30–32
Pts: Williams 19
Rebs: Rebrača, Rusconi 5
Asts: Bonora 5 Pts: Anderson 21
Rebs: Andersen 7
Asts: three players 2
Rebs: Rebrača, Rusconi 5
Asts: Bonora 5 Pts: Anderson 21
Rebs: Andersen 7
Asts: three players 2
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 10,500
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
Attendance: 10,500
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
Third Place Game
[edit ]April 23
18:15
18:15
Scoring by half: 46–54, 43–42
Pts: Drobnjak 22
Rebs: Tomašević 12
Asts: Lukovski 3 Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Sciarra 7
Asts: four players 2
Rebs: Tomašević 12
Asts: Lukovski 3 Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Sciarra 7
Asts: four players 2
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 11,900
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Armand De Keyser (BEL)
Attendance: 11,900
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Armand De Keyser (BEL)
Final
[edit ]April 23
20:30
20:30
Scoring by half: 28–20, 30–24
Pts: Rigaudeau 14
Rebs: Nesterović 9
Asts: Abbio, Sconochini 2 Pts: Lasa 7
Rebs: Tsakalidis 6
Asts: Lasa, Prelević 3
Rebs: Nesterović 9
Asts: Abbio, Sconochini 2 Pts: Lasa 7
Rebs: Tsakalidis 6
Asts: Lasa, Prelević 3
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 11,900
Referees: Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Iztok Rems (SLO)
Attendance: 11,900
Referees: Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Iztok Rems (SLO)
Kinder Bologna
AEK
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Awards
[edit ]| FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team | |||
| Player | Team | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France Antoine Rigaudeau | Kinder Bologna | [1] | |
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Danilović | Kinder Bologna | ||
| United States Henry Williams | Benetton Treviso | ||
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Tomašević | Partizan Zepter | ||
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić (MVP ) | Kinder Bologna | ||