2017 Italian Basketball Cup

Qualified for the tournament were selected based on their position on the LBA table at the end of the first half of the season.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan rallied to beat Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 84-87 and reach Italian Cup finals. Rakim Sanders led the way with 22 points and 5 steals, while Davide Pascolo scored 9 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter for Milan. Pietro Aradori was Reggio Emilia’s top scorer with 14 points. Reggio Emilia had 8 different scorers in the first quarter, and finished it with a 14-4 run, capped with an Aradori triple that made it 26-18. Reggio Emilia extended it to 38-28 in the second, but Sanders scored 11 points in the second stanza to help Milan get back and tie the game at 45-45 at halftime. Teams traded leads in the third, and Aradori’s basket got Reggio Emilia in front at the end of the third quarter, 64-59. Davide Pascolo kept Milan in touch in the fourth, before Zoran Dragic, Andrea Cinciarini and Milan Macvan hit back-to-back threes to make it 81-87, and Milan held on for victory. In Sunday’s final, Milan will play Banco di Sardegna Sassari which downed Germani Basket Brescia 77-70. Trevor Lacey had 15 points plus 8 rebounds, and Rok Stipcevic scored 13 points in victory.[7]

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

18 February 2017 Semifinal A	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	87–84	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	Rimini
17:30 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 27–19, 14–19, 28–20
RAI	Pts: Sanders 22 Rebs: McLean 7 Asts: three players 5 PIR: Sanders 27	Boxscore	Pts: Aradori 14 Rebs: Polonara 6 Asts: Della Valle, Kaukėnas 4 PIR: three players 15	Arena: Padiglioni Fiera Rimini Referees: Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Manuel Mazzoni, Michele Rossi

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 7 Ricky Hickman 6 3 1 SG 12 Zoran Dragić 9 1 0 SF 21 Rakim Sanders 22 4 5 PF 13 Milan Mačvan 7 5 1 C 11 Miroslav Raduljica 9 1 3 Reserves: C 1 Jamel McLean 7 7 3 SF 2 Simone Fontecchio DNP PG 9 Mantas Kalnietis 8 0 5 PF 14 Davide Pascolo 14 4 0 PG 20 Andrea Cinciarini 5 4 5 SF 23 Awudu Abass 0 0 0 SG 30 Bruno Cerella DNP Head coach: Jasmin Repeša

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 0 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 5 Derek Needham 11 4 2 SG 8 Amedeo Della Valle 12 2 4 SF 4 Pietro Aradori 14 2 2 PF 6 Achille Polonara 4 6 1 C 14 Riccardo Cervi 3 2 0 Reserves: C 7 Jalen Reynolds 12 4 0 PG 9 Andrea De Nicolao 13 1 1 SF 12 Artūrs Strautiņš 0 0 0 SG 13 Rimantas Kaukėnas 6 3 4 PF 19 Jawad Williams 9 1 0 Head coach: Massimiliano Menetti

Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. Germani Basket Brescia

Banco di Sardegna Sassari v Germani Basket Brescia

18 February 2017 Semifinal B	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	77–70	Germani Basket Brescia	Rimini
20:45 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 11–24, 27–16, 17–15
RAI	Pts: Lacey 15 Rebs: Lacey 8 Asts: Lacey 5 PIR: Lacey 26	Boxscore	Pts: Landry 20 Rebs: Lee Moore 8 Asts: Vitali 8 PIR: Landry 18	Arena: Padiglioni Fiera Rimini Referees: Tolga Sahin, Saverio Lanzarini, Gianluca Sardella

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 5 David Bell 10 4 2 SG 7 Trevor Lacey 15 8 5 SF 8 Giacomo Devecchi 8 2 0 PF 14 Brian Sacchetti 3 3 0 C 16 Tautvydas Lydeka 6 4 1 Reserves: PG 10 Lorenzo D'Ercole 0 0 0 PF 20 Duško Savanović 12 6 1 SF 23 Josh Carter 0 1 0 SG 24 Rok Stipčević 13 2 0 C 31 Gani Lawal 10 7 0 PG 32 Diego Monaldi DNP PF 99 Michele Ebeling DNP Head coach: Federico Pasquini

Banco di Sardegna Sassari Germani Basket Brescia

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 7 Luca Vitali 7 4 8 SG 34 David Moss 8 3 0 SF 8 Marcus Landry 20 3 0 PF 2 Lee Moore 16 8 1 C 4 Jared Berggren 4 4 0 Reserves: PG 10 Alessio Bolis DNP SG 12 Berthol Nyonse DNP PF 23 Christian Burns 2 6 0 SG 31 Michele Vitali 8 5 1 SG 70 Franko Bushati 5 1 0 Head coach: Andrea Diana

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano successfully defended the Italian Cup with an 84-74 come-from-behind win over Banco di Sardegna Sassari in the final on Sunday. Ricky Hickman made 5 of 7 shots from downtown en route to 25 points, Rakim Sanders scored 15 points and Milan Macvan added 11 for the winners. Sassari took charge from the start with a 2-13 run and led 11-19 after 10 minutes. A Josh Carter triple made it 15-25 midway through the second quarter, but Sanders heated up as Milan fought back and Hickman’s triple to end the half drew Milan within 34-36. A three by Sanders to open the second half gave Milan its first lead. Hickman netted another three and Davide Pascolo converted a three-point play to boost the margin to 46-40. Andrea Cinciarini further extended the margin to 9 before strong play by Gani Lawal sparked a Sassari comeback. A David Bell jumper made it 56-54 through three quarters. It was still a 2-point game four minutes into the fourth quarter when Hickman and Macvan combined for all Milan’s points in an 11-2 march to take a 75-64 advantage with 3:38 remaining. Sassari raced back with 8 straight points, but was held to a single basket over the final two minutes as Milan closed out the game from the line. Trevor Lacey paced Sassari with 15 points, Lawal scored 13 and Rok Stipcevic 11.[8]

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Banco di Sardegna Sassari

19 February 2017 Final	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	84–74	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	Rimini
18:00 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 23–17, 22–18, 28–20
RAI	Pts: Hickman 25 Rebs: Mačvan 7 Asts: Cinciarini 4 PIR: Hickman 26	Boxscore	Pts: Lacey 15 Rebs: Lydeka 9 Asts: Sacchetti 4 PIR: Lawal 17	Arena: Padiglioni Fiera Rimini Referees: Roberto Begnis, Dino Seghetti, Massimiliano Filippini

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 7 Ricky Hickman 25 3 2 SG 9 Mantas Kalnietis 9 3 2 SF 21 Rakim Sanders 15 6 3 PF 14 Davide Pascolo 5 1 1 C 11 Miroslav Raduljica 0 2 0 Reserves: C 1 Jamel McLean 6 4 2 SF 2 Simone Fontecchio DNP SG 12 Zoran Dragić 7 4 0 PF 13 Milan Mačvan 11 7 1 PG 20 Andrea Cinciarini 6 6 4 SF 23 Awudu Abass DNP SG 30 Bruno Cerella 0 0 0 Head coach: Jasmin Repeša

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 0 Banco di Sardegna Sassari Italian Cup MVP Ricky Hickman Game rules Game played under FIBA rules. 2017 Italian Cup Winners EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 6th title

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 5 David Bell 5 1 1 SG 7 Trevor Lacey 15 2 1 SF 8 Giacomo Devecchi 3 2 1 PF 14 Brian Sacchetti 3 3 4 C 16 Tautvydas Lydeka 9 9 2 Reserves: PG 10 Lorenzo D'Ercole 0 0 1 PF 20 Duško Savanović 7 6 0 SF 23 Josh Carter 8 3 2 SG 24 Rok Stipčević 11 1 2 C 31 Gani Lawal 13 7 0 PG 32 Diego Monaldi DNP PF 99 Michele Ebeling DNP Head coach: Federico Pasquini

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