Four formula. Barcelona,
Maccabi, Aris and Nashua repeated among the last eight teams.
Meanwhile, Scavolini replaced Tracer, Jugoplastika did the same with
Partizan, Limoges came instead of Pau-Orthez and CSKA debuted in
round before the Final Four. Maccabi finished first (12-2),
Barcelona second (11-3), while Jugoplastika and Aris arrived to the
FInal Four as the third and fourth qualifiers, both with 8-6. The
final tournament was played in Munich, Germany from April 6 to 8.
Maccabi beat Aris in the first semifinal with 28 points by Doron
Jamchy and 20 each by Kevin Magee and Kenny Barlow. In the second
semifinal, Jugoplastika defeated Barca behind 24 points by Toni
Kukoc, 21 by Dusko Ivanovic and 18 by Dino Radja. In the big final,
and for the second year in a row, favored Maccabi said goodbye to
the Final Four without the title. Like Barcelona before, Maccabi
surrendered to 24 points from Radja and 18 from Kukoc in the final.
The talented youngsters from Split were a revelation.
By Euroleague
FINAL FOUR: Munich,
Germany FINAL: Jugoplastika Split - Maccabi Tel-Aviv 75-69
(36-35)
Jugoplastika: Radja 20, Kukoc 18, Ivanovic 12, Sobin 11, Sretenovic
7; Pavicevic 4, Tabak 2, Perasovic 1
Maccabi: Jamchy 25, Barlow 13, Marcer 10, Magee 10, Lippin 2; Simms
9, Daniel 0 THIRD PLACE: Aris Thessaloniki - FC Barcelona 88-71 (48-38)
Aris: N. Galis 36, P. Yannakis 22, L. Subotic 16, M. Katsoulis 9, V.
Lipiridis 3, G. Wiltjer 2, M. Romanidis, N. Filipou, Y. Dokakis.
Head coach: Iannis Ioannidis
Barcelona: A. Norris 18, A. Jimenez 17, X. Crespo 9, JA. San
Epifanio 7, G. Waiters 7, J. Costa 5, I. Solozabal 3, J. Soler 3, S.
Abad 2, C. Sibilio. Head coach: Aito Garcia Reneses
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEMIFINALS Maccabi Tel Aviv - Aris Thessaloniki 99-86 (50-48)
Maccabi: K. Magee 29, D. Jamchi 28, K. Barlow 20, M. Daniel 8, W.
Sims 7, L. Mercer 5, C. Lipin 2, G. Katz, I. Cohen, E. Gordon. Head
Coach: Zvika Sherf
Aris: P. Yannakis 25, L. Subotic 22, N. Galis 21, G. Wiltjer 12, M.
Katsoulis 4, V. Lipiridis 2, M. Romanidis, N. Filipou, Y. Dokakis.
Head Coach: Iannis Ioannidis Jugoplastika Split - FC Barcelona 87-77 (50-41)
Jugoplastika: T. Kukoc 24, D. Ivanovic 21, D. Radja 18, L. Pavicevic
9, Z. Sretenovic 5, G. Sobin 4, V. Perasovic 4, Z. Tabak 2, T.
Cizmic, I. Buric. Head coach: Bozidar Maljkovic
Barcelona: JA. San Epifanio 16, C. Sibilio 15, A. Norris 15, A.
Jiménez 14, I. Solozabal 7, X. Crespo 5, J. Costa 5, G. Waiters, S.
Abad, J. Soler. Head Coach: Aito Garcia Reneses
