2015 Euroleague Final Four

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2015 Euroleague Final Four

Official logo, published in November 2014[1]
Tournament details
Host Madrid, Spain
Arena Barclaycard Center
Dates 15 – 17 May 2015
Final positions
Champions Spain Real Madrid
Runners-up Greece Olympiacos
Third place Russia CSKA Moscow
Fourth place Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker
Awards and statistics
MVP Argentina Andrés Nocioni
Top scorer(s) United States Andrew Goudelock (50)
Attendance 47,492 (total)

The 2015 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2014–15 Euroleague season. The Final Four was held on 15 and 17 May 2015. All of the games were played at the Barclaycard Center, in Madrid, Spain. It was the third time the city of Madrid hosted the Final Four, and the 6th time the Final of the Euroleague was played here.[2]

Real Madrid won its 9th Euroleague title, after they beat Olympiacos 78–59. CSKA Moscow took the third place, while Fenerbahçe Ülker finished fourth.

Road to the Final Four

Team Regular season Top 16 Quarterfinals
Group W L Group W L Opponent Score
Real Madrid
A (1st)
8
2
E (1st)
11
3
Turkey Anadolu Efes
3–1
CSKA Moscow
B (1st)
10
0
F (1st)
12
2
 Greece Panathinaikos
3–1
Olympiacos
D (1st)
8
2
F (3rd)
10
4
 Spain FC Barcelona
3–1
Fenerbahçe Ülker
C (2nd)
8
2
F (2nd)
11
3
 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
3–0

Bracket

Semifinals
15 May		 Final
17 May
 Spain Real Madrid  96  
 Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker  87  
 
     Spain Real Madrid  78
   Greece Olympiacos  59
Third place
 Russia CSKA Moscow  68  Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker  80
 Greece Olympiacos  70    Russia CSKA Moscow  86

Semifinals

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos

CSKA Moscow came into the semifinals, widely considered the favourite.[3] It was a rematch of the 2012 Final and 2013 Semifinal, both games were won by Olympiacos.

Olympiacos rallied late in the fourth quarter, after it had been down by 9 with four minutes to go. Vassilis Spanoulis came up clutch, as he scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to pull Olympiacos away from CSKA.[4] Aaron Jackson set a Final Four record with 7 steals.[5]

15 May 2015
18:00
CSKA Moscow Russia 68–70 Greece Olympiacos
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–18, 15–12, 17–23
Pts: De Colo 18
Rebs: Kirilenko, Vorontsevich 5
Asts: Jackson 7
PIR: Kaun 17		 Pts: Printezis 14
Rebs: Printezis 8
Asts: Mantzaris, Printezis 4
PIR: Printezis 22
Barclaycard Center, Madrid
Attendance: 12,022
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Borys Rhyzhyk (UKR), Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP)

Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahçe Ülker

The hosts Real Madrid were considered the favourites to win the game against Fenerbahçe, which made its Final Four debut.[6]

Real Madrid dominated in the first half, they led 55–35 at halftime.[7] A fourth quarter rally of Fenerbahçe came too late. Gustavo Ayón was top scorer for Real, with 18 points. Andrew Goudelock scored 26 for Fenerbahçe.

15 May 2015
21:00
Real Madrid Spain 96–87 Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 35–14, 21–24, 20–28
Pts: Ayón 18
Rebs: Ayón 7
Asts: Llull 9
PIR: Ayón 30		 Pts: Goudelock 26
Rebs: Goudelock, Veselý 6
Asts: Bogdanović, Goudelock 4
PIR: Veselý 31
Barclaycard Center, Madrid
Attendance: 12,634
Referees: Christos Christodolou (GRE), Saša Pukl (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

Third-place playoff

17 May 2015
17:00
Fenerbahçe Ülker Turkey 80–86 Russia CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 11–21, 31–18, 25–20
Pts: Goudelock 24
Rebs: Bjelica 10
Asts: Zisis 6
PIR: Bjelica 26		 Pts: De Colo 17
Rebs: Kirilenko, Kaun 6
Asts: Jackson 6
PIR: Jackson 18
Barclaycard Center, Madrid
Attendance: 9,849
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

Final

The game was a re-match of the 2013 Euroleague Final and the 1995 FIBA European League Final.

17 May 2015
20:00
Real Madrid Spain 78–59 Greece Olympiacos
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 20–9, 18–18, 25–13
Pts: Carroll 16
Rebs: Nocioni 7
Asts: Llull, Rodríguez 4
PIR: Carroll, Nocioni 18		 Pts: Lojeski 17
Rebs: Hunter 7
Asts: Printezis, Spanoulis 3
PIR: Lojeski 19
Barclaycard Center, Madrid
Attendance: 12,987
Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Ilija Belošević (SRB)
Real Madrid
Olympiacos
Starters Pts Reb Ast
PG 23 Spain Sergio Llull 12 0 4
SG 20 Azerbaijan Jaycee Carroll 16 3 0
SF 5 Spain Rudy Fernández 7 4 2
PF 9 Spain Felipe Reyes 2 1 1
C 14 Mexico Gustavo Ayón 2 5 1
Reserves:
SG 4 United States K.C. Rivers 5 4 0
SF 6 Argentina Andrés Nocioni 12 7 2
PG 7 Argentina Facundo Campazzo DNP
SF 8 Lithuania Jonas Mačiulis 9 4 0
PG 13 Spain Sergio Rodríguez 11 3 4
PF 30 Greece Ioannis Bourousis 0 1 0
C 44 United States Marcus Slaughter 2 4 2
Head coach:
Spain Pablo Laso
Game rules
Game was played under FIBA rules.


Barclaycard Center

2014–15 Euroleague champions
Spain
Real Madrid
9th title
Starters Pts Reb Ast
PG 17 Greece Vangelis Mantzaris 1 3 1
SG 7 Greece Vassilis Spanoulis 3 0 3
SF 21 United States Tremmell Darden 0 1 0
PF 15 Greece Giorgos Printezis 11 2 3
C 6 United States Bryant Dunston 4 1 2
Reserves:
PF 4 United States Brent Petway 2 2 1
C 5 United States Othello Hunter 10 7 0
SF 9 Greece Ioannis Papapetrou 0 0 0
SG 10 Greece Kostas Sloukas 10 2 2
PF 19 Greece Dimitrios Agravanis 0 1 0
PG 20 Croatia Oliver Lafayette 1 1 2
SF 24 Belgium Matt Lojeski 17 2 1
Head coach:
Greece Giannis Sfairopoulos

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four Madrid logo unveiled!
  2. ↑ Madrid to host 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four
  3. ↑ "Τhe glass for Olympiacos vs CSKA game". Eurohoops. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  4. ↑ "CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos Piraeus - Game". Euroleague.net. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  5. ↑ "Aaron Jackson sets Final Four record with 7 steals". Euroleague.net. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  6. ↑ "The glass on Fenerbahce/ Ulker - Real Madrid". Eurohoops. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul - Game". Euroleague.net. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

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