2018 VTB United League Final Four

2018 VTB United League Final Four

The VTB Ice Palace in Moscow hosted the Final Four
Season	2017–18 VTB United League
Tournament details
Arena	VTB Ice Palace Moscow, Russia
Dates	8–10 June 2018
Final positions
Champions	CSKA Moscow
Runners-up	Khimki
Third place	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Fourth place	UNICS
Awards and statistics
MVP	Sergio Rodríguez
2019 →

The 2018 VTB United League Final Four was the 4th final four tournament of the VTB United League, a regional European club basketball competition. The tournament is held in the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia.^[1] The four winners of the play-offs during the 2017–18 VTB United League qualified for the Final Four. The tournament will be hosted between 8 June and 10 June 2018.^[2]

The last final four was held in 2012, as the league was decided through playoff series in the previous years. Khimki, the runners-up of the Final Four, qualified for the 2018–19 EuroLeague (as CSKA Moscow was already qualified).

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	8 June
	CSKA Moscow	84
					10 June
	Zenit Saint Petersburg	67
					CSKA Moscow	95
	8 June
					Khimki	84
	UNICS	71
	Khimki	76
					Third place game
					10 June
					UNICS	79
					Zenit Saint Petersburg	93

Semifinals

CSKA Moscow v Zenit Saint Petersburg

8 June 2018	CSKA Moscow	84–67	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Moscow
18:00 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 30–20, 19–11, 21–26
	Pts: Rodríguez 21 Rebs: Clyburn 5 Asts: Rodríguez 5 Eff: Rodríguez 29	Boxscore	Pts: Harper 16 Rebs: Harper 7 Asts: Harper 4 Eff: Harper 18	Arena: VTB Ice Palace Attendance: 5,700 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Alexey Davydov (RUS)

UNICS v Khimki

8 June 2018	UNICS	71–76	Khimki	Moscow
21:00 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 14–15, 15–14, 24–24
	Pts: Smith 23 Rebs: Lasme 12 Asts: Smith 4 Eff: Lasme, Smith 22	Boxscore	Pts: Shved 36 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: Shved 5 Eff: Shved 24	Arena: VTB Ice Palace Attendance: 5,350 Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Petri Mäntylä (FIN)

Third place game

UNICS v Zenit Saint Petersburg

10 June 2018	UNICS	79–93	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Moscow
16:00 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 26–26, 20–18, 18–23
	Pts: Smith 16 Rebs: Ponkrashov 9 Asts: Ponkrashov 4 Eff: three players 18	Boxscore	Pts: Kuric 29 Rebs: Whittington 7 Asts: Karasev 3 Eff: Kuric 28	Arena: VTB Ice Palace Attendance: 6,230 Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Robert Vyklický (CZE), Semen Ovinov (RUS)

Final

CSKA Moscow v Khimki

10 June 2018	CSKA Moscow	95–84	Khimki	Moscow
19:00 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 27–23, 25–28, 16–15
	Pts: Higgins 20 Rebs: Hines 8 Asts: Rodríguez 8 Eff: Hines 22	Boxscore	Pts: Shved 21 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Shved 9 Eff: Thomas 19	Arena: VTB Ice Palace Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Fernando Rocha (POR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

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