# 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs

2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup play-offs will begin on 7 March and conclude on 25 April and 2 May 2018 with the 2018 FIBA Europe Cup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup. A total of 16 teams will compete in the play-offs.

## Format

The play-offs involves 16 teams which qualified as winners or second placed of each one of the four groups in the second round.
Each tie in the knockout phase, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home.
The draw will be made without any restriction or seeding, being decided all the bracket by the luck of the draw in the round of 16. If two teams from the same previous round are paired, the team with the best record in the last round would play the second leg at home. If a FIBA Europe Cup team is drawn against a Basketball Champions League team, the FIBA Europe Cup side would have the home-court advantage in the second leg. This rule apply for all the rounds of the play-offs.

## Qualified teams
### Teams from the second round

The four group winners and second-placed teams from the second round advanced to the play-offs. In case of vacants due to opt-out options of teams transferred from the Basketball Champions League, these places would be filled with the best third-qualified teams.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third |
| I | ESSM Le Portel | Nizhny Novgorod | |
| J | Alba Fehérvár | Egis Körmend | |
| K | Bakken Bears | Tsmoki-Minsk | Mornar |
| L | Donar | U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Keravnos |

#### Standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 1 | I | ESSM Le Portel | 6 | 6 | 0 | 496 | 403 | +93 |
| 2 | J | Alba Fehérvár | 6 | 5 | 1 | 500 | 462 | +38 |
| 3 | L | Donar | 6 | 4 | 2 | 511 | 444 | +67 |
| 4 | K | Bakken Bears | 6 | 4 | 2 | 509 | 536 | −27 |
| 5 | K | Tsmoki-Minsk | 6 | 3 | 3 | 472 | 429 | +43 |
| 6 | I | Nizhny Novgorod | 6 | 3 | 3 | 491 | 478 | +13 |
| 7 | L | U-BT Cluj-Napoca | 6 | 3 | 3 | 455 | 468 | −13 |
| 8 | J | Egis Körmend | 6 | 3 | 3 | 461 | 483 | −22 |
| 9 | L | Keravnos | 6 | 3 | 3 | 437 | 463 | −26 |
| 10 | K | Mornar | 6 | 3 | 3 | 461 | 497 | −36 |

### Transfers from Champions League regular season

Eight teams from the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League Regular season transfer to the FIBA Europe Cup. These include the fifth and sixth-placed teams. Movistar Estudiantes, Élan Chalon, AEK Athens and SIG Strasbourg, had opt-out clauses from playing in the FIBA Europe Cup and in the event of them claiming fifth or sixth place, their spot would be filled by the best-ranked third-placed teams from the second round.
| Group | Fifth place | Sixth place |
| A | Dinamo Sassari | Juventus |
| B | Ventspils | Élan Chalon |
| C | Movistar Estudiantes | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| D | Sidigas Scandone | Oostende |

#### Standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 1 | C | Umana Reyer Venezia | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1146 | 1140 | +6 |
| 2 | A | Dinamo Sassari | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1158 | 1174 | −16 |
| 3 | D | Sidigas Scandone | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1049 | 1028 | +21 |
| 4 | B | Ventspils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1034 | 1085 | −51 |
| 5 | D | Oostende | 14 | 6 | 8 | 975 | 1050 | −75 |
| 6 | A | Juventus | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1105 | 1193 | −88 |

## Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Juventus | 87 | 76 | 163 | | | | | | | | |
| Alba Fehérvár | 74 | 78 | 152 | | | | | | | | |
| Alba Fehérvár | 74 | 78 | 152 | Juventus | 77 | 68 | 145 | | | | |
| | | | | Sidigas Scandone | 77 | 85 | 162 | | | | |
| Sidigas Scandone | 70 | 81 | 151 | Sidigas Scandone | 77 | 85 | 162 | | | | |
| Tsmoki-Minsk | 70 | 72 | 142 | | | | | | | | |
| Tsmoki-Minsk | 70 | 72 | 142 | | | | | Sidigas Scandone | 75 | 82 | 157 |
| | | | | | | | | Bakken Bears | 72 | 72 | 144 |
| Ventspils | 73 | 81 | 154 | | | | | Bakken Bears | 72 | 72 | 144 |
| Bakken Bears | 93 | 75 | 168 | | | | | | | | |
| Bakken Bears | 93 | 75 | 168 | Bakken Bears | 76 | 80 | 156 | | | | |
| | | | | ESSM Le Portel | 62 | 86 | 148 | | | | |
| Dinamo Sassari | 72 | 81 | 153 | ESSM Le Portel | 62 | 86 | 148 | | | | |
| ESSM Le Portel | 55 | 100 | 155 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ESSM Le Portel | 55 | 100 | 155 | | | | | | | | | Sidigas Scandone | 69 | 79 | 148 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Reyer Venezia | 77 | 81 | 158 |
| Reyer Venezia | 83 | 86 | 169 | | | | | | | | | Reyer Venezia | 77 | 81 | 158 |
| Egis Körmend | 51 | 88 | 139 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Egis Körmend | 51 | 88 | 139 | Reyer Venezia | 86 | 90 | 176 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nizhny Novgorod | 76 | 94 | 170 | | | | | | | | |
| Keravnos | 62 | 61 | 123 | Nizhny Novgorod | 76 | 94 | 170 | | | | | | | | |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 77 | 71 | 148 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 77 | 71 | 148 | | | | | Reyer Venezia | 82 | 80 | 162 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Donar | 72 | 83 | 155 |
| Oostende | 84 | 63 | 147 | | | | | Donar | 72 | 83 | 155 |
| Mornar | 71 | 90 | 161 | | | | | | | | |
| Mornar | 71 | 90 | 161 | Mornar | 73 | 74 | 147 | | | | |
| | | | | Donar | 67 | 101 | 168 | | | | |
| Donar | 103 | 76 | 179 | Donar | 67 | 101 | 168 | | | | |
| U-BT Cluj-Napoca | 76 | 69 | 145 | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

The first legs will be played on 6 and 7 March, and the second legs will be played on 13 and 14 March 2017. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Keravnos | 123–148 | Nizhny Novgorod | 62–77 | 61–71 |
| Sidigas Scandone | 151–142 | Tsmoki-Minsk | 70–70 | 81–72 |
| Dinamo Sassari | 153–155 | ESSM Le Portel | 72–55 | 81–100 |
| Oostende | 147–161 | Mornar | 84–71 | 63–90 |
| Donar | 179–145 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca | 103–76 | 76–69 |
| Ventspils | 154–168 | Bakken Bears | 73–93 | 81–75 |
| Juventus | 163–152 | Alba Fehérvár | 87–74 | 76–78 |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 169–139 | Egis Körmend | 83–51 | 86–88 |

### Notes

* ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw, requested by Donar due to the no availability of their home arena for the second leg.

### Second leg
## Quarterfinals

The first legs will be played on 20 and 21 March, and the second legs will be played on 27 and 28 March 2018. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 176–170 | Nizhny Novgorod | 86–76 | 90–94 |
| Juventus | 145–162 | Sidigas Scandone | 77–77 | 68–85 |
| Bakken Bears | 156–148 | ESSM Le Portel | 76–62 | 80–86 |
| Mornar | 147–168 | Donar | 73–67 | 74–101 |

### Second leg
## Semifinals

The first legs will be played on 11 April, and the second legs will be played on 18 and 19 April 2018. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 162–155 | Donar | 82–72 | 80–83 |
| Sidigas Scandone | 157–144 | Bakken Bears | 75–72 | 82–72 |

### Second leg
## Finals

The first legs will be played on 25 April, and the second legs will be played on 2 May 2018. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sidigas Scandone | 148–158 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 69–77 | 79–81 |