May 25, 2012
2011-12 Season, Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals will be the last stage on the way to the 2011-12 Eurocup Finals in Khimki, Russia. As always, the Quarterfinals festure four two-way series and those teams with a better point differential will advance to the Finals. Last 16 group champions earned the right to play Game 2 at home. Valencia Basket faces KK Buducnost Voli in one of the series. Valencia is fighting for an unprecedentes third Eurocup title and Buducnost wants to break its 14-game losing streak against Spanish teams. BC Donetsk takes Lietuvos Rytas in a very interesting battle between a newcomer and a two-time champ, respectively. In an all-Russian showdown, Lokomotiv Kuban takes BC Khimki. Loko has the home court advantage but Khimki hosts the Finals and can let that opportunity go away. Last but not least, Spartak St. Petersburg takes CEZ Nymburk. Spartak has won its regular season and Top 16 groups but Nymburk is in its second Quarterfinals appearance in three years and will try to go one step higher.
Quarterfinals, Game 1
Patrick Beverley - Spartak St. Petersburg (photo CEZ Nymburk)
One team is already knocking on the door of the Eurocup Finals after the first games of the quarterfinals series were played. But the other three series were won by home teams to set up exciting return legs of the two-game, home-and-away, total points series next week. For the aggregate winners, tickets to the 2012 Eurocup Finals at Khimki will be awarded. But the losing sides will go home. MORE
Quarterfinals, Game 2
Players BC Khimki celebrates (photo bckhimki.ru)
The lineup for the Eurocup Finals was set Tuesday with the return legs of the quarterfinals played out in front of frenzied crowd across the continent. Series victories for Valencia Basket, Lietuvos Rytas , Spartak St. Petersburg and BC Khimki Moscow Region secured tickets to the next stage for those four teams, one of which will be crowned 2012 Eurocup king! Valencia and Rytas will meet in the first semifinal on April 14, while Spartak and Khimki clash in the second. MORE
SERIES A
Valencia Basket Club
Valencia Basket
71
85
KK Buducnost VOLI
KK Buducnost Voli
75
63
SERIES B
BC Donetsk
BC Donetsk
65
80
Lietuvos Rytas
Lietuvos Rytas
76
78
SERIES C
Spartak St. Petersburg
Spartak SPB
68
86
CEZ Nymburk
CEZ Nymburk
64
71
SERIES D
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban
Lokomotiv Kuban
72
81
BC Khimki
BC Khimki
81
77