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| Tournament details | |
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| Arena | Nelson Mandela Forum Florence, Italy |
| Dates | 14–17 February 2019[1] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vanoli Cremona (1st title) |
| Runners-up | New Basket Brindisi |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP |  Drew Crawford |
The 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the 43rd edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 14 to 17 February 2019 in Florence, at the end of the first half of the 2018–19 LBA season.[3]
Fiat Torino were the defending champions.[4]
Vanoli Cremona went to win its first Cup ever by beating New Basket Brindisi 83–74 in the Finals.[5] Drew Crawford was named Panasonic MVP of the competition.[6]
Qualification
Qualified for the tournament were selected based on their position on the league table at the end of the first half of the 2018–19 LBA regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1359 | 1196 | +163 | Qualified as seeded teams |
| 2 | Sidigas Avellino | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1251 | 1225 | +26 | |
| 3 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1218 | 1061 | +157 | |
| 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1333 | 1254 | +79 | |
| 5 | Openjobmetis Varese | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1167 | 1104 | +63 | Qualified as non-seeded teams |
| 6 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1345 | 1257 | +88 | |
| 7 | New Basket Brindisi | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1175 | 1144 | +31 | |
| 8 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1222 | 1238 | −16 |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals 14–15 February | Semifinals 16 February | Final 17 February | ||||||||||||
| 1 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Openjobmetis Varese | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | New Basket Brindisi | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | New Basket Brindisi | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sidigas Avellino | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | New Basket Brindisi | 95 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Vanoli Cremona vs. Openjobmetis Varese
| 14 February 2018 Quarterfinal A
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Vanoli Cremona | 82–73 | Openjobmetis Varese | Florence |
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| 18:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 25–25, 16–12, 22–21 | |||
| Eurosport RAI |
Pts: Crawford 22 Rebs: Mathiang 11 Asts: Diener 9 PIR: Saunders 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Avramović, Scrubb 15 Rebs: Cain 12 Asts: Avramović, Tambone 3 PIR: Cain 22 |
Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum Referees: Tolga Sahin, Maurizio Biggi, Valerio Grigioni |
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AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna
| 14 February 2018 Quarterfinal B
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AX Armani Exchange Milano | 84–86 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | Florence |
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| 21:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 14–24, 18–22, 30–23 | |||
| Eurosport RAI |
Pts: Nunnally 19 Rebs: Brooks 13 Asts: James 5 PIR: Brooks 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Taylor 23 Rebs: Moreira 10 Asts: six players 1 PIR: Taylor, M'Baye 19 |
Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Alessandro Martolini, Denny Borgioni |