2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four

The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall hosted the final tournament for the first time.

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File:Mike Green (basketball).jpg won the Final Four MVP award]]

Ludwigsburg qualified for its first ever final phase of a European competition, as in the 2016–17 season they were eliminated by Banvit on a buzzer-beater. In the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), Riesen was having a solid year as it was battling for playoff position. In the BCL play-offs, Riesen eliminated two German sides, EWE Baskets Oldenburg and medi Bayreuth in order to advance to the final four.

Monaco was at the top of the standings in its domestic Pro A season. In February, Monaco won the Leaders Cup for its third consecutive time. In the previous season, the team also qualified for the Final Four but was eliminated in the semi-finals, by runners-up Banvit.

AEK was having a successful season as well, as the team captured its fourth Greek Cup title, while beating EuroLeague teams Olympiacos and Panathinaikos on the way. AEK had a remarkable path to the final four, as it was nearly eliminated in the round of 16 but was saved by a three-pointer by Kevin Punter to defeat Czech side ČEZ Nymburk. In the quarter-finals, AEK eliminated French side SIG Strasbourg.

Guard Manny Harris was named the Basketball Champions League MVP as well.[http://www.championsleague.basketball/17-18/news/harris-named-mvp-of-the-season Harris named MVP of the season]

In its first BCL season, and just its second year ever playing in European competitions, Murcia eliminated the defending champions Iberostar Tenerife in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals, Pınar Karşıyaka was defeated. In the 2017–18 ACB season, Murcia was close to qualifying to the playoffs.

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|4 May|{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg}} |65|{{flagicon|FRA}} Monaco|87

|4 May|{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens |77|{{flagicon|ESP}} UCAM Murcia|75

|6 May|{{flagicon|FRA}} Monaco|94|{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens|100

|6 May|{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg}} |74|{{flagicon|ESP}} UCAM Murcia|85

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| date = 4 May 2018

| time = 17:30 (UTC+3)

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| teamA = MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg {{flagicon|GER}}

| scoreA = 65

| scoreB = 87

| teamB = {{flagicon|FRA}} Monaco

| Q1 = 20–11

| Q2 = 18–25

| Q3 = 16–25

| Q4 = 9–26

| points1 = Johnson 12

| rebounds1 = Evans 7

| assist1 = Johnson, Walkup 2

| otherstat1 = Eff: Walkup 14

| points2 = Kikanović 19

| rebounds2 = Evans 8

| assist2 = Cooper 9

| otherstat2 = Eff: Evans 24

| arena = O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall

| place = Athens, Greece

| attendance = 5,862

| referee = Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)

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| date = 4 May 2018

| time = 20:30 (UTC+3)

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| teamA = AEK Athens {{flagicon|GRE}}

| scoreA = 77

| scoreB = 75

| teamB = {{flagicon|ESP}} UCAM Murcia

| Q1 = 18–17

| Q2 = 22–17

| Q3 = 15–20

| Q4 = 22–21

| points1 = Harris 20

| rebounds1 = Hunter 6

| assist1 = Xanthopoulos 7

| otherstat1 = Eff: Harris 20

| points2 = Benite 19

| rebounds2 = Rojas 12

| assist2 = Hannah 6

| otherstat2 = Eff: Rojas 19

| arena = O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall

| place = Athens, Greece

| attendance = 16,191

| referee = Srđan Dožai (CRO), Tolga Sahin (ITA), Marius Ciulin (ROU)

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| date = 6 May 2018

| time = 16:30 (UTC+3)

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| teamA = MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg {{flagicon|GER}}

| scoreA = 74

| scoreB = 85

| teamB = {{flagicon|ESP}} UCAM Murcia

| Q1 = 17–18

| Q2 = 15–24

| Q3 = 21–18

| Q4 = 21–25

| points1 = Johnson 17

| rebounds1 = Evans 5

| assist1 = Johnson 9

| rating1 = Eff: Johnson 27

| points2 = Rojas 18

| rebounds2 = Soko 10

| assist2 = Urtasun 4

| rating2 = Eff: Rojas 21

| arena = O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall

| place = Athens, Greece

| attendance = 8,221

| referee = Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Petar Obradović (BIH), Marius Ciulin (ROU)

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| date = 6 May 2018

| time = 19:30 (UTC+3)

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| scoreA = 94

| scoreB = 100

| teamB = {{flagicon|Greece}} AEK Athens

| Q1 = 20–29

| Q2 = 24–24

| Q3 = 26–20

| Q4 = 24–27

| points1 = Gladyr 18

| rebounds1 = Kikanović, Lacombe 6

| assist1 = Cooper 9

| rating1 = Eff: Gladyr 22

| points2 = Green 19

| rebounds2 = Harris 10

| assist2 = Xanthopoulos 6

| rating2 = Eff: James 18

| arena = O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall

| place = Athens, Greece

| attendance = 17,984

| referee = Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

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• [http://www.championsleague.basketball/ Basketball Champions League] (official website)

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