2016 Italian Basketball Supercup
Tournament details | |
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Arena | Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy |
Dates | 24 September 2016 25 September 2016 | –
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Champions | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (1st title) |
Runners-up | Sidigas Avellino |
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The 2016 Italian Basketball Supercup (Italian: Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2016) was the 22nd edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A. It was also called Macron Supercoppa 2016 for sponsorship reasons.
It was played in the Mediolanum Forum in Milan on 24 and 25 September.[1]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won its first title after beating Vanoli Cremona in the semifinal and Sidigas Avellino in the final.[2]
Participant teams
Qualified for the tournament were EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, Sidigas Avellino, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia and Vanoli Cremona.[3]
Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Qualification date |
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 2015–16 season champion 2016 Cup champion |
4th | 21 February 2016 |
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 2015–16 season runner-up | 2nd | 13 June 2016 |
Sidigas Avellino | 2016 Cup runner-up | 2nd | 21 February 2016 |
Vanoli Cremona | 2016 Cup semi-finalist | 1st | 29 May 2016 |
Bracket
Semi-finals 24 September | Final 25 September | ||||||||
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 72 | ||||||||
Sidigas Avellino | 74 | ||||||||
Sidigas Avellino | 72 | ||||||||
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 90 | ||||||||
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 109 | ||||||||
Vanoli Cremona | 87 |
Semi-finals
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia vs. Sidigas Avellino
24 September 2016 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 72–74 | Sidigas Avellino | Milan |
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18:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 19–21, 17–11, 14–23 | |||
Sky Sport | Pts: Polonara 18 Rebs: Polonara 7 Asts: Gentile 4 PIR: Polonara 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ragland 18 Rebs: Leunen 8 Asts: Green 6 PIR: Ragland 19 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Dino Seghetti, Alessandro Vicino, Michele Rossi |
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Vanoli Cremona
24 September 2016 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 109–87 | Vanoli Cremona | Milan |
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20:45 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 21–24, 27–9, 32–26 | |||
Sky Sport | Pts: Simon 18 Rebs: Pascolo 7 Asts: Kalnietis 6 PIR: Hickman 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Turner 18 Rebs: Biligha 5 Asts: Turner, Holloway 3 PIR: Mian 17 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Luca Weidmann, Gabriele Bettini, Lorenzo Baldini |
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Final
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano lifted the Supercup trophy by downing Sidigas Avellino 72-90. Krunoslav Simon led the winners with 25 points on 5-of-7 three-point shots. Ricky Hickman added 15 while Zoran Dragić had 11 for Milan. Hickman had 9 points in the second quarter to make Milan get a double-digit lead, 34-44, at halftime. Dragić, Simon and Davide Pascolo allowed Milan to extend their margin to 51-67 after 30 minutes, enough to control the game until the final buzzer and lift its first Supercup trophy.[4]
Sidigas Avellino vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
25 September 2016 | Sidigas Avellino | 72–90 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Milan |
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18:15 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 15–21, 17–23, 21–23 | |||
Sky Sport | Pts: Ragland 18 Rebs: Cusin, Obasohan 5 Asts: five players 2 PIR: Obasohan 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Simon 25 Rebs: Dragić 7 Asts: Simon 8 PIR: Simon 30 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Dino Seghetti, Luca Weidmann, Gabriele Bettini |
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References
- ^ "Decise le date e la sede della Supercoppa 2016: si giocherà al Forum di Assago" [The Supercoppa 2016 dates and location are confirmed: it will be contested at Forum of Assago]. basketuniverso.it (in Italian). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Turkish Airlines EuroLeague preseason results: September 25". euroleague.net. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Supercoppa 2016: parteciperanno Milano, Reggio Emilia, Avellino e Cremona" [Supercup 2016: Milano, Reggio Emilia, Avellino and Cremona are qualified]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Turkish Airlines EuroLeague preseason results: September 25". euroleague.net. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links
- Lega Basket website (in Italian) Retrieved 23 June 2016